British politician John Prescott, a former merchant seaman who rose to the post of deputy prime minister, has died at age 86. MORE..
21 Nov 2024 (4:18 PM)
The National People s Power (NPP) Colombo District Member of Parliament, Dr. Rizvie Salih has been unanimously elected as the new Deputy Speaker of Parliament. MORE..
21 Nov 2024 (12:09 PM)
Ukraine fired a volley of British Storm Shadow cruise missiles into Russia on Wednesday, the latest new Western weapon it has been permitted to use on Russian targets a day after it fired U.S. ATACMS missiles. MORE..
21 Nov 2024 (1:19 PM)
Former Ministers Ramesh Pathirana, Roshan Ranasinghe and Prasanna Ranatunga have arrived at the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) this morning (21), in order to provide statements pertaining to the alleged importation of substandard human immunoglobulin vials. MORE..
21 Nov 2024 (12:49 PM)
Gautam Adani, the billionaire chair of Indian conglomerate Adani Group and one of the world s richest people, has been indicted in New York over his role in a $265 million bribery scheme, according to U.S. prosecutors. MORE..
21 Nov 2024 (11:30 AM)
The ceremonial opening of the First Session of the Tenth Parliament commenced a short while ago. MORE..
21 Nov 2024 (11:27 AM)