Tamil leaders in Sri Lanka wanted a political solution to the ethnic problem within the framework of united Sri Lanka and no one raised the issue of a separate Tamil Eelam, said CPI(M) MP T.K. Rangarajan, who was part of the Indian Parliamentary dele

A popular singer Satish Perera has passed away this morning at a private hospital, family sources said. The son of late musician Shelton Perera was 43, at the time of his death.

A major search operation is underway in the eastern region in search of ex-LTTE cadres, who had not gone through government rehabilitation programs as well as cadres, who had returned from overseas, informed police sources said.

Actress Angela Seneviratne has been questioned by Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) officials for over four hours in connection with the parcel containing hashish which was addressed to her.

Two persons were drowned this evening in the Kiran-Thuriyadi River area when they lost balance while standing on a log, this happened while they were trying to take some photographs of the River.

Public Relations Minister Mervyn Silva today said that despite a large number of problems in the country, the main opposition UNP leaders squabbling with each other over the venue to hold the party’s May Day rally.

Former national cricketer Jehan Mubarak has been taken into custody following a fatal accident that killed one person at Maikkulam in Chilaw on the Chilaw-Colombo main road today, police said. PHOTOS

A vehicle belonging to a local officer of the Switzerland demining NGO in Vavuniya was extensively damaged following a petrol bomb attack last night, police said.

More than ten inmates of the Sri Lankan refugee camp at Chengalpattu in Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu are on an indefinite hunger strike seeking a transfer to ‘open camps’.

Terming as 'fruitful' talks with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on issues including devolution of powers to Tamil-speaking areas, a Congress MP, who was part of the parliamentary team that visited the island republic, yesterday said a

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Frontline Socialist Party leader Kumar Gunaratnam said his party was encouraging former LTTE members to embrace leftist politics instead of racism.

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The opposition leader of India Sushma Swaraj rebuked Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha Jeyaram over the latter’s remarks about the visit by the Indian parliamentary delegation to Sri Lanka 

The Indian parliamentary  delegation, upon conclusion of its visit to Sri Lanka , said that India is ‘very  serious’ about a political solution to the Tamil national question , and urged the government of Sri Lanka and the

Actress Angela Seneviratne yesterday denied the allegations saying that even she was unaware of such a thing, and therefore, disappointed about adverse media publicity given without verifying details. She said that she only knew it through some

Operation of the Kelanithissa power station was temporarily suspended after a fire broke out in a power circuit. However, the Ministry said that the temporary suspension would have no impact on the power supply.

The first ever bilateral consultations between the Ministry of External Affairs of Sri Lanka and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel were held at the Ministry of External Affairs yesterday, the external affairs ministry said.

Delhi Daredevils vice-captain Mahela Jayawardene Friday brushed off former Sri Lankan captain Arjuna Ranatunga's take on the Indian Premier League (IPL) as being his own opinion.

Private bus owners yesterday said they might request for an increase in bus fares later this year as the cost of repairs had doubled due to the escalating prices of items.

Sri Lankan aviation authorities will meet Chinese and Russian aviation officials to negotiate for an increase in flights to Sri Lanka and to request that these flights land at the Hambantota Mattala Airport to be opened in November.

Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) officials said a statement from actress Angela Senerviratne would be recorded after verifying details regarding the arrest of a Britisher who came to the Central Mail Exchange with a letter said to be from her to collect

The six Sri Lankan Fishermen who were rescued on Wednesday by a Spanish Naval Ship, from the detention of Somali pirates were handed over to the European Union Mission in Darussalam, Tunisia yesterday and will travel to Sri Lanka shortly, the Departm

Opposition British Parliamentarian (Labour) Siobhain McDonagh on Thursday had questioned the British government at the House of Commons about the war crimes allegations leveled against the defence attaché at Sri Lanka’s high commission i

A Pakistani airplane carrying 127 people has crashed near Islamabad's international airport, Fox News confirms.

Minister Douglas Devananda said that he was planning to go to India by boats with some 5,000 fishermen in 1000 boats to talk to the Indian fishermen, who were regularly intruding into the territorial waters of Sri Lanka.

Tension prevailed in Dambulla town today when Buddhist monks and residents staged a protest demanding that the Dambulla Sacred Area Development Project be implemented without further delay.

Customs seized two containers of textiles, tiles and shoes worth around Rs.30 million imported under the pretext of importing PVC doors from China today, officials said PICTURES, VIDEO

A gas pipeline connected to a chlorine tank exploded at the Kalutara Industrial Zone factory this morning leaving 11 people including three employees injured, the police said

The Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj, spoke with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa at a breakfast meeting on Friday morning