Chennai Super Kings are starting to lose control of their fortress. For the second time this season, a visiting team that hadn’t tasted victory against them at Chepauk in 15 years was able to utterly dominate them. This resulted...
Rejection of LG nominations
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed over 50 petitions challenging the rejection of nomination papers for the upcoming 2025 Local Government Elections.
A total of 53 writ applications and six Fundamental Rights (FR) petitions, filed by political...
By Portia Conrad – Head of international Division, International Buddhist confederation
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Sri Lanka on a three-day visit with a grand welcome ceremony, it is worth reflecting on the Buddhist connection between the two...
Hardik Pandya claimed his maiden T20 five-fer and scored an unbeaten 16-ball 28 but was powerless to prevent Mumbai Indians’ third loss in four games. They lost to a spirited Lucknow Super Giants side, who had Mitchell...
A wave of nostalgia swept through a recent musical event when veteran singer SamanJayanath Jinadasa performed the beloved 90s hit “Thumula Namunukula Giri Hisa.” The audience was in for a touching surprise when the original muse of the music...
Six minors and a 19-year-old youth, including a student alleged to be the boyfriend of a 15-year-old schoolgirl, have been arrested in connection with the gang rape of the teenager in the Homagama area.
The arrests followed a complaint filed...
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi has been appointed as the Chairman of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) replacing Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Chairman Shammi Silva.
Silva, who was recently re-elected, took over as ACC Chairman just three months...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the announcement in a special statement in Thailand on Thursday, saying that India had sent relics of Lord Buddha, which were discovered in Gujarat’s Aravalli in the 1960s, during a meeting with Prime...
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday that closes a trade loophole used to allow duty-free low-value package shipments from China, known as “de minimis.” The order, which takes effect on May 2, aims to combat...
The Court of Appeal has ordered the relevant Returning Officers to re-accept nearly 37 nomination papers that were previously rejected for several Local Government (LG) institutions across the island.
This directive was issued by the two-member Appeals Court bench comprising...