The Rs 12,721 crore (Rs 127.21 billion) Coastal Road is expected to be ready by November 2023.

Russian attacks have intensified across Ukraine in recent days.

Former United States president Donald J Trump and family attended the funeral of Ivana Trump, Trump's first wife, at the St Vincent Ferrer Church in New York City, July 20, 2022.

Outside parliament, Sri Lankans continued their protests against their newly elected president, who they charge with being close to the Rajapaksa political dynasty.

Rishi Sunak on Wednesday clinched his place for the final leg of the race to succeed Boris Johnson as leader of Britain's Conservative party and prime minister, and will go head-to-head with Foreign Secretary Liz Truss.

Artist Santosh Kambli gives finishing touches to the Thailand Cha Raja idol of Lord Ganesh in Mumbai, July 19, 2022.

An ill woman being carried by her family members for 12 km to reach the nearest medical facility in the Badiyar area of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, July 19, 2022.

This is the first time in 44 years that Sri Lanka's parliament has directly elected a president.

A burning wheat field. Ukrainian soldiers fire a howitzer at Russian positions. A residential building destroyed by a Russian strike... Glimpses of the latest from Ukraine.

The protestors protest against interim President and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe demanding his resignation at the compound of the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Sri Lankans queued up to apply for fresh passports outside the department of immigration and emigration office in Colombo.

The British authorities declared a national emergency and for the first time issued a 'red extreme' heat warning for large parts of England.

An artist gives finishing touch to a wall mural depicting Tiger Hill and Indian Army personnel, ahead of Kargil Vijay Diwas on July 26, in Jammu district, July 18, 2022.

A teddy bear is seen alongside a swing next to buildings destroyed by Russian military strikes in Saltivka, one of the most damaged residential areas in Kharkiv.

Tourists take a boat ride on the Dal Lake in Srinagar, July 17, 2022, at sunset.

The Indian Army's Durga Battalion rescued a man stranded in the Betar river in Poonch on Sunday, July 17, 2022.

Sri Lankans celebrated Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation as president, but they will understandably be concerned about the outcome of Wednesday's presidential election.

Given the Bharatiya Janata Party and the NDA's legislative strength, Dhankar's election is considered a certainty.

Russia is preparing for the next stage of its offensive in Ukraine, a Ukrainian military official said.

Glimpses of the aftermath of the Russian attack in Vinnytsia.