New controversy erupts over missing USD 2.5 mn: Public interest activist Nagananda Kodituwakku has sought citizenship details of Finance Ministry...
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake handing over a sapling of the Sri Maha Bodhiya in Anuradhapura to Ven Bhikku Pannakara (Sue...
Federal authorities in the United States have charged the suspect who allegedly shot a US Secret Service agent as he...
On Saturday, Delhi served up a belter of a pitch on which 265 played 264. Two days later, the adjacent...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 27 April 2026, valid...
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has arrived in Russia for talks with President Vladimir Putin, as Teheran intensifies diplomatic efforts...
In a battle between the bottom-placed teams, momentum shifted hands multiple times before Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) beat Lucknow Super...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 26 April 2026, valid...
United States President Donald Trump was evacuated from the White House correspondents’ dinner in Washington, DC, after shots were fired...
Twelve days after defeating Rajasthan Royals [RR] by nullifying Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Sunrisers Hyderabad [SRH] defeated them in spite of an...
Punjab Kings (PBKS) overpowered Delhi Capitals (DC) and pulled off the highest successful T20 chase in an IPL bash where...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 25 April 2026, valid...
Spinner Damesh Mathishan continued his remarkable run with the ball, claiming another impressive match haul of 13 wickets, but St. Joseph Vaz’s College had to settle...
Over the past year, the Chamber of Lankan Entrepreneurs (COYLE) continued its journey under the theme “Vision to Reality,” demonstrating how ideas can be transformed into...
Advisory for Severe Lightning Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre at 12.30 noon 12 March 2026 valid for the period until 11.00 p.m. 12...
India’s players swept all the women’s categories in ESPNcricinfo’s annual awards for individual performances in 2025, reflecting a year in which the team won their first...
China has approved a sweeping new law which claims to help promote “ethnic unity” – but critics say it will further erode the rights of minority...
A Van Allen Probe spacecraft weighing more than 1,300lb (600kg) is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere almost 14 years after its launch, Nasa says. The spacecraft...
A Chinese national has been arrested in Kenya’s main airport accused of attempting to smuggle more than 2,000 queen garden ants out of the country. Zhang...
Oil prices have risen, reaching $100 a barrel at one point, as three more cargo ships are attacked in the Gulf The price rise comes despite...
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya visited the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) headquarters in Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines, on 11 March 2026, and held bilateral discussions...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre of the Department of Meteorology at 3.30 p.m. on 11 March 2026, valid for 12...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 12 MARCH 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 12 March 2026 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some...
The government’s sweeping electricity sector restructuring programme ran into fresh turbulence yesterday, with authorities warning that meeting a 40 percent salary increase, demanded by striking power...
