Yashasvi Jaiswal scored an excellent 104* off 60 – his second IPL ton and his second against Mumbai Indians – to backup an excellent five-fer from Sandeep Sharma as Rajasthan Royals thumped a hapless Mumbai Indians at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur for their seventh of the season, a drubbing of the five-time champions […]

The Israeli military’s intelligence chief has resigned, saying he took responsibility for the failures before Hamas’s attack on Israel on 7 October. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Major General Aharon Haliva would retire once his successor was selected. He acknowledged in a letter that his intelligence directorate “did not live up to the task […]

President Ranil Wickremesinghe called on the Chief Prelates of the Malwathu and Asgiri Chapters on Sunday (21) to seek their blessings. First, the President visited the Malwathu Maha Viharaya and paid his respects to the Chief Prelate of the Malwathu Chapter, Most Ven. Thibbatuwawe Sri Sumangala Nayaka Thera after which he visited the Asgiri Maha […]

German authorities say they have arrested three people on suspicion of spying for China. The main suspect, named as Thomas R, is accused of spying for the Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS). Prosecutors allege his network operated a front company which co-operated with German research organisations. The accused are said to have collected sensitive […]

It has been reported that former Minister of Health Keheliya Rambukwella and eight others, who were implicated in the alleged import of substandard human Immunoglobulin vials, have been further remanded until May 06, 2024.  

The Veyangoda warehouse complex has only issued rice stocks deemed suitable for human consumption by the expert committee appointed by the Gampaha Divisional Health Services Director for distribution in the school meal program, says the Presidential Secretariat.

Three persons, including an eight-year-old boy, from Sri Lanka reached the Dhanushkodi islet in India in the early hours of Monday. On information, the marine police brought them to the shore and conducted inquiries, The Hindu reported.

A historic milestone in the Indo-Sri Lankan cultural and religious bond was marked yesterday (21) with the official launch of the Sri Ramayan Trails project at Taj Samudra in Colombo, the President s Media Division (PMD) reported.

President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Dr. Ebrahim Raisi is scheduled to make an official bilateral visit to Sri Lanka at the invitation of President Ranil Wickremesinghe to jointly declare open the Uma Oya Multipurpose Development Project on 24 April (Wednesday), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed.

The Israeli military s intelligence chief has resigned, saying he took responsibility for the failures before Hamas s attack on Israel on 7 October.

Former Minister of Health Keheliya Rambukwella and eight others, who were implicated in the alleged import of substandard human immunoglobulin vials, have been further remanded until May 06, 2024.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe called on the Chief Prelates of the Malwathu and Asgiri Chapters yesterday (21) to seek their blessings.

Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia is among six bidders for Sri Lanka s state-run carrier SriLankan Airlines as the island nation looks to reduce losses incurred by government-owned enterprises under a US$2.9 billion (RM13.8 billion) International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme.

The overall rate of inflation as measured by the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) on Year-on-Year basis has been decreased to 2.5% in March 2024, compared to 5.1% in February 2024, the Department of Census and Statistics (DCS) revealed in its latest report.

Maldives voters handed President Mohamed Muizzu s party a landslide win at parlimentary elections, media said on Monday, an outcome set to shift the Indian Ocean archipelago closer to China and away from traditional partner India.

The organisers of the Fox Hill Super Cross 2024 motorsport racing event claim that they had assured the safety of the spectators at the event and that yesterday s tragic accident was caused by the carelessness of the spectators themselves.

Seven persons including a child were killed while 23 others were injured following a tragic accident during the ÂFox Hill Super Cross 2024Â racing event held in Diyatalawa on Sunday (21).

The convenor of the Teacher-Principal Trade Union Alliance, Ven. Ulapane Sumangala Thero, and another person have been remanded until April 26.