The niece of Qasem Soleimani, a high-ranking Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander who was killed by the US in 2020, has been arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement along with her daughter, with both facing deportation, the State Department announced today. MORE..
4 Apr 2026 (11:10 PM)
US President Donald Trump said on Saturday (local time) that many of Iran s military leaders were killed in a huge strike on the Islamic republic s capital. MORE..
5 Apr 2026 (10:11 AM)
Filling station owners across the island have announced a silent protest to be held tomorrow (06) from 9-30 a.m. in front of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC), citing several unresolved issues, according to the Fuel Distributors Association. MORE..
5 Apr 2026 (1:40 PM)
The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) has announced a 12-hour water cut in the Padukka area and its surroundings, from 8-00 p.m. today (05) until 8-00 a.m. tomorrow (06). MORE..
5 Apr 2026 (12:45 PM)
Pope Leo led the world s Catholics into Easter at a Saturday night vigil Mass in St. Peter s Basilica and urged people not to feel numbed by the scope of the conflicts raging across the world but to work for peace. MORE..
5 Apr 2026 (8:56 AM)
Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Southern, Uva, Eastern and Northcentral provinces after 2.00 p.m, today (05), the Department of Meteorology said. MORE..
5 Apr 2026 (8:07 AM)