President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and the visiting Vice President of India, C. P. Radhakrishnan held discussions on the proposed project related to the energy hub in Trincomalee and the proposal to link India and Sri Lanka through an oil pipeline, according to Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri. MORE..
19 Apr 2026 (9:02 PM)
The second school term for the year 2026 in all government and government-approved private Sinhala and Tamil schools commences today (20). MORE..
20 Apr 2026 (7:51 AM)
India s Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan has undertaken a visit to Nuwara Eliya this morning (20). MORE..
20 Apr 2026 (12:01 PM)
The United States said on Sunday that it had seized an Iranian cargo ship that tried to run its blockade and Iran said it would retaliate, raising the possibility that the ceasefire between the two countries might not last for even the two days it is set to remain in force. MORE..
20 Apr 2026 (7:31 AM)
The world has lost over $50 billion worth of crude oil that has not been produced since the Iran war began nearly 50 days ago and the aftershock of the crisis will be felt for months and even years to come, according to analysts and Reuters calculations. MORE..
19 Apr 2026 (9:34 PM)
Showers or thundershowers will occur at most places of the island after 1.00 pm, today (20), the Department of Meteorology said. MORE..
20 Apr 2026 (7:32 AM)