News Room : Why we should worry about a nuclear winter
On 16 July 1945, the world witnessed the mind-boggling destructive power hidden inside a nuclear bomb. After seeing the catastrophic might of the bomb,...
News Room : Trousers and robes in tussle over sari – The Island
Some news stories published in the front page of our stablemate, The Island, on Friday together with a letter to the editor on an...
News Room : New research reveals human tendency to hit the snooze button –...
Greed is a burning desire, unquenchable thirst, a craving and lust. People who are greedy want the objects of their desire to provide them...
News Room : Police arrest Krrish CEO over financial fraud links
ECONOMYNEXT –The head of the controversial Krrish development, Janaki Siriwardhana, was arrested Friday in connection with a multi-billion-rupee fraud that also involved sex, lies,...
News Room : Women and children the most affected by Lanka’s economic crisis –...
Women and children are the most affected by the economic crisis in Sri Lanka, according to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for...
News Room : Rulers thrive while people starve, says Cardinal – The Island
BY S VENKAT NARAYAN Our Special Correspondent
NEW DELHI, November 5:Sri Lankan singer-songwriter-rapper Yohani has shifted her base to Mumbai. She is focussing on...
News Room : What next for Wanindu? – The Island
Fifa has written to all 32 teams competing at the World Cup telling them to “now focus on the football” following a controversial build-up.Host...
News Room : Yohani shifts base to Mumbai, learning Hindi, but misses her family...
BY S VENKAT NARAYAN Our Special Correspondent
NEW DELHI, November 5:Sri Lankan singer-songwriter-rapper Yohani has shifted her base to Mumbai. She is focussing on...
News Room : India’s Defence ministry is world’s biggest employer:‘Statista’ report – The Island
ANI: India’s Ministry of Defence is the world’s biggest employer with 2.92 million people, which includes combined active service personnel, reservists and civilian staff,...
News Room : Bankrupt Sri Lanka’s inflation dips to 66 percent
By Amal Jayasinghe
Inflation in crisis-hit Sri Lanka dipped marginally for the first time in 12 months but prices were still an eye-watering 66 percent higher than a...