India’s IT ministry has unlawfully expanded censorship powers to allow the easier removal of online content and empowered “countless” government officials to execute such orders, Elon Musk’s X has alleged in a new lawsuit against New Delhi.

SJB MP Dayasiri Jayasekara and Minister of Industries Sunil Handunetti engaged in a verbal battle in Parliament during the oral question session.

Heathrow Airport is closing all day Friday because of a large fire at a nearby electrical substation that supplies it.

Thousands of Tesla Cybertrucks have been recalled in the US due to concerns about part of the electric car’s trim falling off in the model’s eighth and largest ever recall.

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education, fulfilling a campaign pledge and a long-cherished goal of some conservatives.

A Chinese K-8 trainer jet of the Sri Lanka Air Force crash-landed in Wariyapola a short while ago, the Sri Lanka Air Force reported.

New study from IPS indicates the absence of preferential tariff scheme could potentially result in a loss of 36.7 percent of exports to the EU

The Hambantota International Port (HIP) successfully discharged the second batch of vehicles for the domestic market last week.

The Tourism Ministry yesterday officially announced the appointment of a 13-member Tourism Advisory Committee, with no female representation.

In a momentous event for Sri Lanka’s automotive landscape, the first shipment of BYD’s cutting-edge new energy vehicles (NEVs) has arrived at the Hambantota Port.

Sri Lanka is experiencing a rapid spread of Chikungunya, a mosquito-borne viral disease, with cases reported from various parts of the country.

Sri Lanka has fallen to 133rd place in the World Happiness Report 2025, down from 128th in the 2024 edition.

SSP Buddhika Manathunga has resigned from his position as Police Media Spokesperson.

The inland Revenue (Amendment) Bill which makes provisions for levying a 15 percent tax on IT service exports was passed in Parliament without a vote.

President of the Vehicle Importers’ Association of Sri Lanka (VIASL) Prasad Manage claimed today that an issue has arisen at the Sri Lanka Customs Department, as the Nissan X-Trail and Toyota Raize, classified as hybrid SUVs by Japan Customs, have

The validity period of the gift vouchers for school shoes for the year 2025 has been extended till April 10, the Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education announced.

A Fundamental Rights petition filed by former CID Director Shani Abeysekara seeking an order preventing the CID from arresting him in respect of the allegations mentioned at the Kuliyapitiya Magistrate’s Court was today fixed for support by the Sup

An individual who had multiple warrants issued on him nationwide, for defrauding victims through a marriage advertisement scam by impersonating a CID officer, was further remanded till April 3 by Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali.

A heated argument broke out between registered and non-registered safari jeep owners in front of the Yala National Park, as the Wildlife Department continues its annual practice of registering new jeep batches, the Yala Safari Jeep Owners’ Associat

The Adani Group refuted media reports that they have offered to revise the pricing to 7 cents per kilowatt-hour in the wind power project in Sri Lanka.

Former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon was further remanded till April 3 by the Matara Magistrate today.

The United National Party (UNP) will decide on its mayoral candidate next week, its National Organizer Sagala Ratnayake said today.

The government’s decision to arrest deserters from the security forces on the basis of having links with underworld is unreasonable, SLPP MP Namal Rajapaksa said today.

The Election Commission has announced that the Local Government elections will be held on May 6.

The Commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM), Admiral Samuel J. Paparo, is in Sri Lanka on an official visit from March 19 to 21.

The Colombo High Court rejected a request made on behalf of former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella to lift the order freezing a bank account in the parliamentary branch of the former Minister.

The International Center for Foreign Studies (ICFS) is excited to announce an exclusive event, Ayubowan UK, designed for Sri Lankan students who dream of studying in the United Kingdom. This event will offer vital financial support, including sponsor

Perpetual Treasuries owned by Arjuna Aloysius had paid cheques worth Rs. 1.08 billion to 108 persons, Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe told Parliament today.

The price of a cup of milk tea will rise by Rs.10 from April 1 due to the increase in the price of a 400g imported milk powder packet, the All Island Canteen and Restaurant Owners’ Association (AICROA) said.

Opposition MP Harsha de Silva and Leader of the House Bimal Ratnayke engaged in an exchange of words in Parliament today over affairs of the Public Finance Committee.