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The Supreme Court of Pakistan has ordered an urgent medical evaluation for jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan following a report highlighting severe vision loss in his right eye. An amicus curiae report submitted to the court stated that Khan...

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), led by Tarique Rahman, has announced that it has secured a majority in Thursday’s landmark parliamentary election and is poised to form the next government. According to Jamuna TV, which cited provisional results, the BNP...

Mr. Tilvin Silva, General Secretary of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, undertook an official visit to India from 5–12 February 2026 under the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) Distinguished Visitors Programme. This marked his first visit to India. He was...

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has raised serious concern over incidents where residents in Sri Lanka are conducting domestic transactions in foreign currencies instead of Sri Lankan Rupees. Clarifying the legal position, the CBSL stated that under the...

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party won a landslide parliamentary election on Friday, local TV stations showed, securing a resounding mandate in a pivotal vote that is expected to restore political stability in the South Asian nation. The parliamentary election held on...

Venerable Balangoda Kassapa Thero, who was remanded for 29 days, stated that the Trincomalee Prison is a torture chamber.

Buddhist monks participating in the Peace March, which has drawn participants from across the United States and around the world, received a grand welcome from the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Washington, D.C., on February 10, 2026, during their visit...

The Ministry of Human Resource Development of the Government of India has announced a fully funded scholarship programme for Sri Lankan nationals to study Hindi at the Kendriya Hindi Sansthan (Central Institute of Hindi), Agra, for the academic year 2026–2027....

The Supreme Court has directed the petitioner to take steps to issue notices to several respondents, including the Attorney General representing former Presidents Maithripala Sirisena and Ranil Wickremesinghe, as well as the incumbent President, who have been named in a...

Sri Lanka’s leading businessman, Mr. Mithrapala Lankeshwara, owner of the Ratna Group of Companies, recently attended the Singapore Airshow 2026 to explore the possibility of acquiring a new helicopter to expand his aviation operations. During the event, Mr. Lankeshwara and...