News Room : Wolvaardt, Brits in record stand as South Africa clinch series 2-1
South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Bits forged a record-breaking partnership to give their side a series victory in Benoni. After losing the...
News Room : Cargo ship attacked off Gujarat coast
A cargo ship was struck by a drone off the coast of the western Indian state of Gujarat on Saturday. The Liberia-flagged chemical products tanker...
News Room : Plane grounded in France over human trafficking fears
A plane carrying 303 Indian passengers has been grounded at an airport in north-eastern France on suspicion of human trafficking, French media report. The Airbus...
News Room : Procurement Committee headed by Health Secy. accepted forged registration – The Island
… suspect in touch with Health Ministry since 2013 By Shamindra Ferdinando Environment Minister Keheliya Rambukwella yesterday (22) said that in spite of the then Chief...
News Room : Corruption scandal threatens PM Kishida’s government
Japan is going through a “once in a generation” political crisis, analysts say, as the government fights to clean up its image in the...
News Room : National Action Plan for the Mitigation of Human-Elephant Conflict must be discussed further – Minister of Wildlife, Forest Resources Conservation and Irrigation – The Island
The AJ+ show, Eat This with Yara, has won “Outstanding Lifestyle Program” at the 50th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. Launched in 2018 by...
News Room : COP28: UN climate talks in jeopardy in fossil fuel backlash
The UN climate talks in Dubai could be in jeopardy after some nations reacted furiously to a draft deal on fossil fuels they call...
News Room : UAE stun Sri Lanka Under 19s at Asia Cup – The Island
Under 19 Division II Tier ‘B’ Cricket Asoka Vidyalaya Colombo will meet Kingswood College Kandy in the semi-final of the Under 19 Division II Tier...
News Room : Showers above 75mm are likely at some places in Central, Sabaragamuwa and Western provinces and in Galle and Matara districts – The Island
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 11 December 2023 by the Department of Meteorology Misty condition can be expected at some places in Western,...
News Room : Half of Gaza’s population is starving, warns UN
A senior UN aid official has warned that half of Gaza’s population is starving, as fighting there continues. Carl Skau, deputy director of the UN...