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Ranil Wickremesinghe has expressed hope that the country will be able to shed its bankruptcy status by September and boost its economy. Wickremesinghe’s remark came in the backdrop of Lanka's parliament approving a domestic debt restructuring plan on Saturday that is crucial to continue a $2.9 billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The plan was passed with a majority of 122 votes in the 225-member parliament.

Djokovic says he is still «hungry» for Grand Slam glory as Wimbledon rivals queue up to hail him as the «greatest» and his achievements as «phenomenal». Having wrapped up a men's record 23rd Grand Slam title at the French Open, Djokovic now targets an eighth Wimbledon title to equal Roger Federer's mark. The 36-year-old Serb has won the title at the All England Club on the last four occasions.

Uniform civil code is not meant to target any religion or caste, Uttar Pradesh Minister for Minorities Welfare Danish Azad Ansari said on Sunday and accused the opposition parties of misleading people on the issue. He also dismissed objections raised by the All India Muslim Personal Law Board and other Muslim organisations, saying, «Our responsibility is towards the Muslim society, not towards any organisation.» Criticising the stance of the opposition parties on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), he alleged that the Opposition has always worked to mislead society.

PDP and the CPI(M) on Sunday said the BJP was trying to cover its alleged failures on the governance front by «engineering splits» in regional parties. The remarks came after NCP leader Ajit Pawar and eight others were inducted into the Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government. PDP spokesman Mohit Bhan said whenever the BJP has «failed», it has targeted regional parties including its former allies.

The crisis posed a new challenge to President Emmanuel Macron's leadership and exposed deep-seated discontent in low-income neighborhoods over discrimination and lack of opportunity. The 17-year-old whose death on Tuesday spawned the anger was laid to rest Saturday in a Muslim ceremony in Nanterre, a Paris suburb where emotions over his loss remain raw. He has been identified publicly only by his first name, Nahel.

Kejriwal on Sunday alleged the amount of «loot» by the Narendra Modi government in the last nine years surpassed the loot of India committed by Britishers in 250 years during their rule. Addressing a public rally at Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh, where Assembly elections are due by this year-end, Kejriwal also targeted the Congress for «looting» the country over 75 years. He appealed to people to vote Aam Aadmi Party to power to rid Chhattisgarh of corruption.

Pathum Nissanka scored an unbeaten 101 as Sri Lanka booked their place at the 50-over Cricket World Cup in India with a comprehensive nine wicket victory over hosts Zimbabwe in their qualifier in Bulawayo on Sunday. Sri Lanka move to eight points in the Super Six stage of the preliminary tournament and cannot finish outside of the top two teams, who both earn a place at finals which will be played from Oct. 5-Nov.

Russia launched a drone attack early Sunday on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, officials said. It was the first such attack of the war in 12 days. All of the Iranian-made Shahed exploding drones were detected and shot down, according to Serhii Popko, the head of the Kyiv city administration.

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PARIS (Reuters) — The home of a Paris suburb mayor was ram-raided and set alight while his wife and children were asleep inside during the unrest that has gripped the country following Tuesday's shooting of a teenager by a police officer, the official said on Sunday.

Stocks on Wall Street are on pace to end June on an upbeat note as a recent batch of strong economic data helped ease recession fears.

PTC India Ltd has clocked 16 per cent growth in its power trading volumes during the first quarter of this fiscal and hopes for around 20 per cent rise in the entire 2023-24, driven by targeted segment wise trade and innovative products, according to CMD Rajib Kumar Mishra. PTC India's trading activities include long-term trading of power generated from large power projects and short-term trading arising from supply and demand mismatches, which inevitably occur in various regions of the country. The company also has a mandate to trade electricity with Bhutan, Nepal, and Bangladesh.

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Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Aazad have told police that they were «hurt» by his recent remarks, a senior police officer said on Sunday. Aazad was injured when assailants opened fire on his car in Deoband in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur district on Wednesday and the four people were arrested from Ambala in Haryana on Saturday and brought to Saharanpur. In a statement issued here on Sunday, Special Director General of Police (Law and Order) Prashant Kumar identified the arrested accused as Vikas alias Vikky, Prashant and Lavish — all residents of Rankhandi in Deoband — and Vikas, a resident of Karnal district in Haryana. He said two country-made pistols used in the crime and ammunition have been recovered from them. During interrogation, the accused told the police that they were «hurt» by Aazad's recent remarks made in Delhi and other places. They carried out the attack on Aazad as they were upset by his «inappropriate remarks» (ulta sidhe bayano)," the police said in the statement, without giving out any specific remarks.

Sectorally, buying was seen in IT, auto, capital goods, and the public sector. Stocks that were in focus include names like Nippon Life AMC which rose nearly 15%, HDFC Asset Management Company rose over 12% and M&M closed with gains of over 4% to hit a fresh 52-week high on Friday. We have collated a list of three stocks that either hit a fresh 52-week high or saw a volume or a price breakout.

Sensex and Nifty have hit record peak levels, some investors are still having FOMO because the stocks in their portfolios have not yet performed well enough. Sumeet Bagadia, Executive Director, of Choice Broking, says that there are opportunities in IT and pharma stocks which have yet to perform.

agriculture department is planning to increase the area under basmati crop by over 20 per cent in the current sowing season, with the state government pushing for alternative crops to wean away growers from water-guzzling paddy. As sowing of the aromatic crop is set to commence this month, the agriculture department has targeted to bring six lakh hectares under the aromatic crop, up from 4.94 lakh hectares last year, an agriculture department senior official said. The state government also has plans to fix a support price of Rs 2,600 to Rs 2,800 a quintal for basmati crop.

Ajanta Pharma is looking to enhance its presence across select geographies with high growth potential in Asia and Africa. In its Annual Report for 2022-23, the Mumbai-based drug maker stated that it intends to rely on its strengths to grow faster in countries where it has a presence with its range of branded generics.

Comex gold prices moved between gains and losses during the week and are poised to close relatively flat near $1,975 per troy ounce. The yellow metal declined during the first half of the week, as investors remained wary ahead of the June FOMC meeting. Despite a 1% decline in the dollar index, gold prices have not risen, as US short-term treasury yields inched higher.

Israel carried out airstrikes on areas near the central Syrian city of Homs early Sunday causing material damage but no casualties, the Syrian military said in a statement. Syrian state media quoted an unnamed military official as saying the air defences shot down some of the missiles fired by Israeli warplanes flying over neighbouring Lebanon.