President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, in his message for the 2024 Diwali Festival, says that Hindu devotees globally celebrate Diwali with deep reverence, marking the victory of light over darkness. MORE..

31 Oct 2024 (9:33 AM)

Spain is enduring its worst flooding disaster in decades, with at least 95 people dead and dozens more missing, after huge rains swept the eastern province of Valencia and beyond. MORE..

31 Oct 2024 (9:25 AM)

The Meteorology Department says the atmospheric conditions are getting favorable for afternoon thundershowers in most parts of the island for the next few days starting from today (31). MORE..

31 Oct 2024 (9:14 AM)

Railway Station Masters have decided to temporarily call off their strike action from midnight today (October 30). MORE..

31 Oct 2024 (12:45 AM)

In yet another drug bust in Tamil Nadu, India s Narcotics Control Bureau seized crystal methamphetamine, also known as Ice , worth 270 million Indian rupees in Chennai. The drugs were meant to be trafficked to Sri Lanka, the investigators said. MORE..

30 Oct 2024 (11:51 PM)

A group of suspects has been arrested in Elpitiya for allegedly attempting to sell a large stock of Ambergris , estimated to be worth around Rs. 50 million, police said. MORE..

30 Oct 2024 (11:10 PM)