News Room : Mobitel extends rewards package to journalists on President’s directive – The Island
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday said the US is committed to deeper relations with Africa despite global crises as he...
News Room : Manhunt as seven found dead in two homes in Illinois
Seven people have been found shot dead in two houses in Illinois, US police say, and a manhunt for a suspected gunman is under...
News Room : PM Modi to open Hindu temple on razed Babri mosque site
India’s PM Narendra Modi is due to inaugurate a grand temple to popular Hindu god Ram in the city of Ayodhya. It replaces a 16th-Century...
News Room : New Zealand brush Nepal aside, Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe in rain-hit game
Snehith Reddy slammed an unbeaten 147 off 125 balls, the highest score of the 2024 Under-19 World Cup so far, as New Zealand began...
News Room : Showers may occur in North-central, Central, Sabaragamuwa, Eastern and Uva provinces and in Galle and Matara districts – The Island
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 20 January 2024 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Western,...
News Room : Japan’s ‘Moon Sniper’ makes historic lunar landing
Japan’s high-precision “Moon Sniper” lander has touched down on the lunar surface in a first for the country, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)...
News Room : Pakistan, Iran agree to ‘de-escalate’ tensions after tit-for-tat attacks
Pakistan and Iran have agreed to “de-escalate” tensions after an exchange of missile and drone attacks this week raised fears of further instability in...
News Room : Fairly heavy showers likely at some places in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces – The Island
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 20 January 2024 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Western,...
News Room : Palestine boost Asian Cup knockout hopes after draw with UAE
It was a night to remember at Al Janoub Stadium – a night that belonged to Palestine irrespective of the result on the pitch. The...
News Room : COPF ticks off Finance Ministry, IRD for failure to collect taxes from sugar scammers – The Island
The Committee on Public Finance (COPF) has expressed strong displeasure at the Ministry of Finance and the Inland Revenue Department’s failure to collect foregone...