India s top court has rejected a petition seeking menstrual leave for working women and female students with the judges saying if they were to make such a law, "no-one will hire women". MORE..
13 Mar 2026 (11:37 PM)
The American military has ordered 2,500 Marines and an amphibious assault ship to the Middle East, a U.S. official said Friday, in a major addition of forces in the region after nearly two weeks of war with Iran. MORE..
14 Mar 2026 (8:08 AM)
An individual has stolen a box containing several rubies from a gem merchant at E.L. Senanayake Veediya in Kandy this afternoon (13). MORE..
13 Mar 2026 (6:25 PM)
The Committee on Economic Surveillance, established to safeguard Sri Lanka s economic stability and protect the welfare of citizens amid external pressures, has met at the Presidential Secretariat under the chairmanship of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. MORE..
13 Mar 2026 (7:07 PM)
A meeting was held between the Russian Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Levan S. Dzhagaryan, and Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism this afternoon (13). MORE..
13 Mar 2026 (5:33 PM)
Iranian state television reports a large explosion in a Tehran square where demonstrations were supposed to be happening. MORE..
13 Mar 2026 (4:15 PM)