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Haryana, one of the wealthiest states in India with the third-highest per capita income in 2014-2015 [32] of 147,076 rupees (USD 2,293), is a destination state for the molki brides. [7] An unintended consequence of Haryana's economic development is the advancement of medical technology and accessibility of its health care system which offer ...
A map of the concept of Akhand Bharat, depicting Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Tibet. [ 1 ] Akhand Bharat ( transl. Undivided India ), also known as Akhand Hindustan , is a term for the concept of a unified Greater India .
The President of India is the ceremonial head of state, [247] who is elected indirectly for a five-year term by an electoral college comprising members of national and state legislatures. [ 248 ] [ 249 ] The Prime Minister of India is the head of government and exercises most executive power . [ 250 ]
Topographic map of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka, an island in South Asia shaped as a teardrop or a pear/mango, [167] lies on the Indian Plate, a major tectonic plate that was formerly part of the Indo-Australian Plate. [168] It is in the Indian Ocean southwest of the Bay of Bengal, between latitudes 5° and 10° N, and longitudes 79° and 82° E. [169]
Sri Lanka Freedom Party: Attanagalla: 22 March 1965-20 December 1988 Elected to the office of Prime Minister of Sri Lanka on 21 July 1960, 29 May 1970, 22 May 1972 and 14 November 1994. Gampaha: 15 February 1989-24 June 1994 National List: 16 August 1994-18 August 2000 Sivagamie Obeyesekere: Sri Lanka Freedom Party: Mirigama: 22 March 1965-18 ...
About 60 percent of Americans across political parties think that people mostly get along, but that politics drives them apart, according to a 2021 CBS News and YouGov poll. Still, 33 percent say ...
Wijikala Nanthan and Sivamani Sinnathamby Weerakon were aged 24 and 22 years when they arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy in Mannar and accused of being members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. Wijikala who was pregnant, her husband, Sivamani Sinnathamby Weerakon and her child were arrested at 11.00 PM and allegedly tortured in custody.
Sri Lanka is a unitary multi-party semi-presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Sri Lanka is both head of state and head of government. Executive power is exercised by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister and the Cabinet of Ministers. Legislative power is vested in the Parliament.