Eastern India experienced its hottest April on record as a heatwave scorched parts of the country amid a general election, killing at least nine people, and the weather office on Wednesday forecast above normal temperatures for May too. MORE..

1 May 2024 (9:00 PM)

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) leader Sajith Premadasa has reiterated that Sri Lanka s debt agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) would be amended under an SJB government in the future. MORE..

1 May 2024 (7:58 PM)

President Ranil Wickremesinghe called upon the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), the Samagi Jana Balavegaya (SJB) and other political parties to extend their support to the government in safeguarding the agreements forged with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). MORE..

1 May 2024 (7:51 PM)

Thousands of students have been evacuated from nearly 100 schools in and around India s capital Delhi after fake bomb threats were emailed to them. MORE..

1 May 2024 (6:39 PM)

Labour Tribunal of Kalutara, Sri Lanka has ruled that the British Broadcasting Corporation s (BBC) decision to prematurely terminate the contract of top journalist Azzam Ameen was unreasonable and unjustifiable . MORE..

1 May 2024 (6:34 PM)

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Parliamentarian Dr. Gayashan Nawananda has reportedly joined the May Day rally of the United National Party (UNP) in Colombo. MORE..

1 May 2024 (6:32 PM)