India may be the world s most populous country, with 1.42 billion people and challenges like high youth unemployment, but powerful allies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi are championing larger families to counter a declining fertility rate. MORE..
18 May 2026 (4:29 PM)
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18 May 2026 (4:55 PM)
US President Donald Trump has warned Iran the 'clock is ticking' as talks to bring the war to an end have stalled. MORE..
18 May 2026 (10:51 AM)
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya left for the United Kingdom this afternoon (18). MORE..
18 May 2026 (3:22 PM)
The selling rate of the US dollar has exceeded Rs. 334, according to the latest daily exchange rates issued by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka today (18). MORE..
18 May 2026 (4:37 PM)
The National Victory Day Commemoration Ceremony, marking 17 years since the defeat of terrorism, is scheduled to be held tomorrow (19) as in previous years. MORE..
18 May 2026 (10:41 AM)