An allround performance from young Alice Capsey was instrumental in Delhi Capitals sealing a direct passage to the final of the inaugural WPL. Following MI’s win over RCB earlier in the day, DC needed to win to ensure they finish on top of the points table. Their bowlers were clinical right from the start, setting […]

Aljazeera reported that a magnitude 6.5 earthquake has rattled Afghanistan and northern Pakistan, and tremors were felt as far away as India. The quake epicentre is 40km (25 miles) south-southeast of the Afghan town of Jurm, near the borders with Pakistan and Tajikistan, according to the United States Geological Survey. Rezcue officials have confirmed that […]

Aljazeera reported that   based on the expected sighting of the crescent moon,  authorities in Qatar and Saudi Arabia have announced, that the holy month of Ramadan will start on Thursday, Saudi Arabia’s supreme court declared on Tuesday evening that Wednesday would be the last day of the Islamic calendar month of Shaban, which precedes Ramadan, […]

BBC reported that Journalists across Ecuador have been targeted by explosive devices sent through the post. One presenter, Lenin Artieda, was injured when he opened the envelope in the middle of the newsroom. He said the explosive device looked like a USB drive. He plugged it into his computer and it detonated. The Ecuadorean attorney-general’s […]

India and Bangladesh on Saturday inaugurated a cross-border pipeline that will have the capacity to supply one million metric tonnes of diesel a year from Assam’s Numaligarh refinery to the northern parts of the neighbouring country. The India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline (IBFP), inaugurated during a virtual ceremony by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his counterpart Sheikh […]

A powerful earthquake has been felt in parts of Afghanistan, Pakistan and India, sending panicked residents into the streets, according to witnesses.

MP Gamini Lokuge has been unanimously appointed as the chairperson of the Standing Committee on Banking Financial Services today (March 21).

The Third Meeting of the Indian Ocean Rim Association s (IORA) Working Group on Maritime Safety and Security (WGMSS) chaired by Sri Lanka was held in Colombo on Monday (March 20) with the participation of the 23 IORA member states.

Sri Lanka s High Commissioner to India Milinda Moragoda met with the Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs of India Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi today (March 21).

At a meeting with representatives of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Heads of Government institutions, Senior Adviser to the President on National Security and Chief of the Presidential Staff Sagala Ratnayake said that public officials should pay significant emphasis  to financial control, anti-corruption measures, and adherence to the rule of law for the country […]

Amelia Kerr’s all-round efforts helped Mumbai Indians end the league stage of the Women’s Premier League with six wins out of eight as they defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by 4 wickets at the DY Patil stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday (March 21). Kerr’s three-wicket haul, along with two wickets apiece for Nat Sciver-Brunt and Issy […]

An explosive 54-ball hundred from Heinrich Klaasen powered South Africa to a crushing four-wicket win in the third and final ODI against West Indies at Senwes Park, Potchefstroom on Tuesday (March 21). The result meant that the three-match series ended 1-1. Brief scores: South Africa 264/6 in 29.3 overs (Heinrich Klaasen 119*, Marco Jansen 43*, […]

The transfers of national school teachers on ten-year and annual basis will be effective from April 17, 2023, except for the teachers attached to Ordinary Level and Advanced Level classes, the Education Ministry says.

The National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) for the month of February 2023 was recorded at 53.6%, as measured by the Year-on-Year change, the Department of Census and Statistics (DCS) revealed in its latest report.

A school student in Panadura has passed away this afternoon (March 21) after suddenly collapsing at school due to an illness, police said.

Senior Advisor to the President on National Security and Chief of the Presidential Staff Sagala Ratnayake has emphasised on the need to hold public officials accountable in matters such as financial control, anti-corruption measures, and adherence to the rule of law, if Sri Lanka is to recover from its ongoing crisis.

Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena has instructed all relevant officials to suspend the issuance of excise licenses for liquor sales in areas within the Maharagama Divisional Secretariat.

Sri Lanka has a difficult road ahead irrespective of how much funding it receives from multilateral and global financial agencies, a senior economist at Moody s Analytics told Reuters on Tuesday.

Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera has hinted at a possible reduction in fuel prices while addressing the Parliament this morning (21 March).

The General Secretary of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Ranith Madduma Bandara has filed a petition before the Supreme Court against the Secretary to the Ministry of Finance.