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September 17, 2024 4:07 PM
The campaigning in Sri Lanka has reached a crescendo as the race towards the executive Presidency nears. The front runners have been finishing their campaigns outside Colombo before their last meetings in the capital tomorrow. As per several surveys and experts, it appears to be a close fight with N...
September 17, 2024 5:41 PM
High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka, Santosh Jha, presented a statue of Lord Buddha in Dharmachakra Mudra to the Dharmayatana Temple in Colombo. The ceremony, attended by Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena, coincided with Binara Poya and the 160th Birth Anniversary of Srimath Anagarika...
September 17, 2024 11:02 AM
In Sri Lanka, arrangements are being ensured for safe and peaceful conduct of the Presidential elections. Public Security Minister Tiran Alles told a newspaper that Police have been permitted to use their firearms if unrest occurs at polling stations, during the upcoming Presidential electio...
September 17, 2024 8:28 AM
The 2024 Booker Prize shortlist has been announced, with the largest number of women represented in its 55-year history. The list includes former Women's Prize winner Anne Michaels, American writer Percival Everett and British author Samantha Harvey. Five of the six-strong shortlist are wome...
September 16, 2024 8:23 PM
In the flood-hit central Europe, the death toll has risen as more casualties have been recorded in the Czech Republic, Poland and Austria. As per the media reports, in the Czech Republic, one person drowned in a stream close to the town of Bruntal in the northeast of the country, while seven people ...
September 16, 2024 9:26 PM
Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that the island has gained the support of friendly nations, including India and Japan, in its journey towards progress. Speaking at an election rally in the eastern part of the island, he emphasized that in partnership with the Indian government, Tri...
September 16, 2024 7:19 PM
The United Nations (UN) today announced that the Taliban has suspended all polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan. UN agencies said that they were notified about the suspension just days before the scheduled September immunisation campaign, though no official reason was provided. Representatives...
September 16, 2024 12:06 PM
Flooding in Europe has claimed eight lives as heavy rains from Storm Boris battered central and eastern regions of the continent. In Romania, the floods had claimed six lives. In Austria, a fireman died while responding to the floods, and in Poland, one person drowned in the southwestern part of th...
September 16, 2024 9:42 AM
Former US President Donald Trump has said that he is safe and well after gunshots were reported in his vicinity at Trump National Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, last night. Trump's Campaign Communications Director, Steven Cheung, has said that Mr. Trump was on the golf course when the shots ...
September 15, 2024 9:30 PM
Israel dropped leaflets over a Lebanon border village on Sunday urging residents to leave. It was the first time Israelis had instructed south Lebanon citizens to evacuate during the 11-month cross-border conflict between Hezbollah and Israel over the Gaza war. According to the official National Ne...
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