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NLFP leader Kumara warns Gotabaya against re-joining active politics
Colombo: The leader of the New Lanka Freedom Party (NLFP) has warned former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who has returned to the country after fleeing in July following massive protests, against taking to politics once again.
Kumara…
Asia Cup: India have a must-win encounter against Sri Lanka in Super 4 today
Dubai: After the last over defeat against Pakistan on Sunday, India will not only crave to field the best Playing XI, but also get the best out of an apparently lacklustre bowling unit as they face Sri Lanka in a must-win Super 4 encounter…
FM Sitharaman: India has weathered all fears of recession
Hyderabad: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that as per economic reports India is not on verge of recession.
Talking to the reporters at BJP state headquarters here on Saturday to a question that the India’s Gross…
Gotabaya likely to return to Colombo today?
Colombo: Former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the country in July following mass protests against the economic crisis, may return to Colombo on Saturday, a media report said on Friday. Rajapaksa is now in in Thailand,…
Tendulkar to lead Indian Legends in Road Safety World Series Season 2
Mumbai: Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar will lead defending champions India Legends in the second edition of the Road Safety World Series (RSWS) scheduled to be played from September 10 to October 1 in Kanpur, Raipur, Indore and Dehradun.…
Motto for Today: ‘There are two kinds of people, those who do the work and those who take the…
As each day is a new beginning in one's life, it brings new opportunities, opens new avenues, to perform and make a mark, to write a Page in history Book !
Motto for Today: ‘You have detractors? That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in…
This is Your Day-TODAY: Take a Determined Step Forward and Make History!
On this day, August 29 ....
1612 - Battle at Surat: English fleet beats Portuguese.
1828 - The first U.S. patent for a brake of any kind was issued to Robert…
Chinese spy vessel docks at Sri Lanka port
Colombo: The Chinese scientific research vessel 'Yuan Wang 5' arrived at the Hambantota port in Sri Lanka
on Tuesday morning amid concerns raised by India.
Sri Lanka on Saturday granted permission to the Chinese “research and…
Sri Lankan ex-president in Thailand for temporary stay: Thai govt
Bangkok: Thailand's foreign ministry confirmed on Friday that Sri Lanka's former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa has arrived in
Thailand for a temporary stay.
Immigration authorities of Singapore said on a website that Rajapaksa…
Bangla FM warns against loan from China through the BRI projects
Dhaka: Bangladesh Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has warned the developing countries from taking loans through the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) of China. In an interview to the Financial Times (FT), Finance Minister Mustafa Kamal said…
Kohli, KL Rahul return to squad for Asia Cup 2022
Mumbai: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday announced the 15-member squad for the 2022 Asia Cup, to be played from August 27 to September 11 in the UAE.
Former skipper Virat Kohli returned to the side having last…
Motto of the Day: ‘Leaders don’t inflict pain, they share pain’
This is Your Day-TODAY: Take a Determined Step Forward and Make History !
On this day, 29 July...............
1588 - Attacking Spanish Armada defeated and scattered by English defenders.
1870 - America's first asphalt pavement was…
EU wants Sri Lanka to uphold individual rights during democratic transition
Brussels: The High Representative on behalf of the European Union urged on Friday Sri Lankan authorities to uphold freedom of expression and individual rights in the democratic transition process.
"The EU underlines the need of upholding…
Ranil Wickremesinghe is President of Sri Lanka, sworn among protests on roads
Colombo: Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as the new Sri Lankan President on Thursday amid continuing agitation by anti-government protesters who rally against him for being a Rajapaksa ally and raise slogans "Go back, Ranil".
The…
Sri Lanka: Parliament to elect new president today
Colombo: Sri Lankan MPs are set to vote on Wednesday to elect a new president after former president Gotabaya Rajapakse fled the country and quit amid protests over the country's economic crisis, BBC reported.
Prime Minister Ranil…
Sri Lanka: Mahinda, Basil Rajapaksa banned from overseas travel
Colombo: Sri Lanka's Supreme Court on Friday issued orders barring ex-Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and former finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa from leaving the island nation until July 28.
On June 17, a petition was filed calling on…
Aviation Min. Scindia praises Trivandrum and Kochi airports
New Delhi: Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday praised Trivandrum and Kochi airports for allowing technical landing of more than 120 aircrafts bound for Sri Lanka.
"Kudos Trivandrum & Kochi airports for…
Sri Lanka: PM Wikremesinghe calls upon military to restore law and order
Sri Lanka on fire, UN agency requests restraint from protesters
Gotabaya hands over resignation to Speaker and flees out
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fled the country on a military jet, hours before he was due to step down, media reported on Wednesday.
According to BBC, he arrived in the capital of the Maldives, Male, at around 3 am…
Sri Lanka to elect new president on July 20, avers speaker
Colombo: All cabinet ministers in Sri Lanka have resigned, Wijedasa Rajapaksa said on Monday saying it paves the way to establish an all-party government even as they awaited Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation.
Minister Wijedasa Rajapaksa…