An Amber advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for severe lightning in the Central, Sabaragamuwa, Uva, North-Western and North-Central provinces and in the Ampara Mannar and Vavuniya districts. MORE..
6 May 2026 (2:19 PM)
The High Commissioner of Pakistan to Sri Lanka, Major General Nayyar Naseer, HI (M), (Retd), has paid a courtesy call on Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd), at the Ministry of Defence. MORE..
6 May 2026 (12:32 PM)
The Colombo High Court has fixed June 17 to hear the corruption case filed against former Minister Kumara Jayakody by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption. MORE..
6 May 2026 (1:22 PM)
The United States and Iran are closing in on a one-page memo to end their war, a Pakistani source involved in the peace efforts told Reuters on Wednesday, confirming an Axios report citing two US officials. MORE..
6 May 2026 (6:23 PM)
The Indian National Congress (INC) on Wednesday formally extended support to actor-politician Vijay s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) to form the next government in Tamil Nadu, while making it clear that the backing hinges on keeping �communal forces� out of the alliance. MORE..
6 May 2026 (3:24 PM)
Actor-turned-politician Vijay, who made a memorable debut in politics by breaking the (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) DMK and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam s (AIADMK) traditional duopoly in the Tamil Nadu state, is likely to form a government as early as May 7, sources said. MORE..
6 May 2026 (11:02 AM)