Britain said on Saturday it was deploying its warship HMS Dragon to the Middle East in preparation for a potential multinational effort to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz once conditions allow. MORE..
10 May 2026 (8:25 AM)
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president C. Joseph Vijay was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on Sunday (May 10, 2026), putting an end to almost six decades of alternating rule by the State s two dominant Dravidian parties � DMK and AIADMK. MORE..
10 May 2026 (11:57 AM)
A Sri Lankan passenger who had arrived in the country carrying a consignment of the narcotic hashish has been arrested by officers of the Airport Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) earlier today (10). MORE..
10 May 2026 (9:16 AM)
Iran s Islamic Revolutionary Guards threatened on Saturday (May 9) to target US sites in the Middle East if its tankers come under fire, Iranian media reported, as Washington was left waiting for Tehran s response to its latest negotiating position. MORE..
10 May 2026 (2:25 PM)
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has extended its congratulations to C. Joseph Vijay following his swearing-in as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, highlighting the deep-rooted historical, cultural, and people-to-people ties between Sri Lanka and Tamil Nadu. MORE..
10 May 2026 (12:22 PM)
The Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education has appointed a special expert committee to draft a national policy on medical education in the country. MORE..
10 May 2026 (12:58 PM)