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The Indian Army Chief, General Upendra Dwivedi, is scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka on January 7, according to an announcement by the Indian Ministry of Defence. General Dwivedi will undertake a two-day official visit to the country, during which...

In the wake of the recent flood disaster that affected several parts of Sri Lanka, the Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT) reaffirmed its commitment to national recovery and community development through a series of impactful initiatives aimed at...

 President Donald Trump threatened Sunday that Venezuela’s new leader will pay a “big price” if she does not cooperate with the United States, after US forces seized and jailed her former boss Nicolas Maduro. If interim president Delcy Rodriguez “doesn’t...

We strongly condemn the military intervention carried out by the United States against Venezuela, a free and sovereign nation, by forcibly intruding into the country and abducting the democratically elected President, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife. As with any free...

Before J. R. Jayewardene left on a state visit to the United States at the invitation of then President Ronald Reagan, he received a questionnaire from Washington. It asked about his favourite food and his favourite song. J. R. named...

After a massive audio launch in Malaysia for his film Jana Nayagan, advance bookings have now begun for ‘Thalapathy’ Vijay’s upcoming political actioner.  According to industry tracker Sacnilk, the film, still a week away from release and without an official...

US strike and Maduro’s capture trigger sharp global backlash as rivals condemn and allies rally behind Washington The United States bombed Caracas, the capital of Venezuela US President Donald Trump: 'We are going to run the country until such time...

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges linked to what prosecutors describe as his role in a scheme to import "thousands of tons" of cocaine into the United States, enriching himself, his family,...

The Attorney General (AG) has instructed the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to submit extracts of further investigations carried out by a CID team that travelled to the United Kingdom as part of the probe into the alleged misappropriation of Rs....

The Office of the Leader of the Opposition in Parliament has sought clarification from the Secretary-General of Parliament, Kushani Rohanadheera, on whether it is constitutionally permissible for the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) and the Committee on Public Accounts (COPA)...