Iran says that the country’s institutions are fully prepared for its national football team’s participation in the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico. In a statement made to ...

The Olympic cricket stadium for LA 2028 could host Indian Premier League teams in the future as part of its global expansion plans, says Kolkata Knight Riders chief executive Venky Mysore.

The alleged diversion of Sri Lanka’s $2.5 million debt repayment is unlikely to be a simple “hack,” but rather a case of a compromised payment process, where weak verification layers, email-based ...

The government has suspended sand mining permits issued in March 2026 across the Mannar District following the launch of a Criminal Investigation Department (CID) probe into alleged large-scale ...

There is something about Avurudu that naturally fills every corner of Sri Lanka with energy and connection, and this year, that spirit extended to the shores of Pasikudah. At Sun Siyam Pasikudah, part ...

Payment made to new account number outside agreement Civil society group ‘Free Lawyers’, which exposed the payment of USD 2.5 mn loan instalment by the Treasury to a third party instead of Australia, ...

UAE captain Muhammad Waseem has been fined 15% of his match fee and handed one demerit point for saying the umpiring was biased during the second T20I against Nepal in Kirtipur. Waseem himself was ...

Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 23 April 2026, valid for 24 ...

WEATHER FORECAST FOR 24 APRIL 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 24 April 2026 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some places in the Central, Sabaragamuwa, North-central ...

On 25 April 1953, Watson and Crick published an article, in the acclaimed journal “Nature” titled “Molecular structure of nucleic acids: A structure for deoxyribonucleic acid”. The one-page article ...

Friday 24th April, 2026 The Opposition is intensely resentful that the government has thwarted its attempt to have President ...

REVIEWED BY Prof. Rajiva Wijesinha Earlier this year, I sent her most recent book by an old friend, Kamala Wijeratne. Death of the Sperm Whale is her first book of poetry in four years, though in ...