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SportsTags: Print EditionHarsha Samaranayake, Senior General Manager - Brand and Media, Group Marketing, Dialog Axiata PLC hands over the Warrior Trophy Rugby 7s 2021 sponsorship to Senior DIG Ranmal Kodituwakku, Chairman, Steering…

PoliticalShiromi AbhayasinghaTags: Print EditionUnited National Party Kandy District Leader Shanthini Kongahage said that everyone should join hands to suppress the violence against women in politics. Addressing a press conference at…

The Registration of Persons Department announced that it decided to recommence the One Day National Identity Cards (NICs) issuing Service only for those applicants who make prior appointments from October 25. The one day service…

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa emphasises that doing what's right is a grave challenge and added that despite the magnitude of a challenge, the desired goals can be achieved by moving forward together. The President made these…

Lanka IOC has increased the price of petrol (Octane 92) by Rs. 5 and Auto Diesel by Rs. 5 per litre with effect from midnight today.

A total of 555 COVID-19 positive cases were reported in Sri Lanka, stated the Department of Government Information. The total count of positive coronavirus cases found in Sri Lanka currently sits at 533,860.

WorldAryan Khan (L) is seen leaving a Court in Mumbai yesterday.Tags: Print EditionINDIA: The son of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has been denied bail 18 days after he was arrested for allegedly doing recreational drugs at a…

WorldSenior Leader at the WHO Dr Bruce AylwardTags: Print EditionSWITZERLAND: The COVID-19 pandemic will “go on for a year longer than it needs to” because poorer countries are not getting the vaccines they need, the World Health…

WorldThe NURI rocket on its launch pad.Tags: Print EditionSOUTH KOREA: South Korea has launched its first homegrown rocket Nuri in its bid to join the race for space exploration. Also known as the Korean Satellite Launch Vehicle II, it…

More than 50 per cent of the schools across the country were opened yesterday and the teachers’and students’ attendance was more satisfactory than expected, said Education Ministry Secretary Professor Kapila Perera yesterday (21).…