An Indian rocket carrying 16 loads of equipment and experiments including an earth surveillance satellite went off track after liftoff on Monday in a fresh setback to the workhorse launch vehicle of the Indian Space Research Organisation. MORE..
12 Jan 2026 (7:27 PM)
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12 Jan 2026 (10:05 PM)
Representatives of community-based financial societies have opposed the move to bring all microfinance and credit-providing institutions under a single regulatory authority through the enactment of the Microfinance and Credit Regulatory Authority Bill. MORE..
12 Jan 2026 (4:46 PM)
The Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) has decided not to support the no-confidence motion that is expected to be brought against Minister of Education Dr. Harini Amarasuriya. MORE..
12 Jan 2026 (4:16 PM)
Four persons have died in a road accident along the Paranthan-Mullaitivu road in Murasumoddai, Kilinochchi, this evening (12), police stated. MORE..
12 Jan 2026 (8:02 PM)
Approximately 4,800 landslides have been identified through satellite-based assessments conducted following Cyclone Ditwah, the Director General of the Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies, Kumari Meegahakotuwa stated. MORE..
12 Jan 2026 (10:41 PM)