An Indian court has sentenced four men to death for the gang rape and murder of a student in the capital Delhi

100 kilograms of TNT explosives were found in a lorry which was seized by the Kotahena Police way back in 1996, police said.

UNP parliamentarian Eran Wickramaratne rejected claims made by the UPFA that the clashes among its candidates were to maintain the enthusiasm during the upcoming election because the opposition was too weak to politically challenge the UPFA

The Ministry of Health today decided to remove from the market two brands of bottled water -- ‘Amaron’ and ‘Ceylon Water’ because they were not registered

The Disaster Management Centre warned people living in low lying areas of the Kelani River to be vigilant of the water in the river rising to flood level

External Affairs Ministry Secretary K. Amunugama today said Sri Lanka was pleased with British Prime Minister David Cameron’s decision to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) to be held in Colombo in November.

Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa said that the United States had given its fullest support to destroy LTTE’s floating armouries in the deep sea between 2006 and 2008.

Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa said that the United States given its fullest support to destroy LTTE’s floating armouries in the deep sea between 2006 and 2008

A group of 22 Sri Lankan nationals who arrived by boat to Australia were transferred to Papua New Guinea (PNG) on Thursday, the Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) said.

The heads of Commonwealth governments should not attend the 2013 Commonwealth summit in Sri Lanka in November because of the government’s unwillingness to address ongoing human rights concerns, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to the 5

A Colombo Court today ordered the Kollupitiya police to conduct a comprehensive investigation regarding a complaint received against popular teledrama actress Maneesha Shyamali alleging that she had withdrawn Rs.120, 000 deceitfully from a bank accou

The PAFFEREL today requested the Human Rights Commission to send its representatives to the North as poll observers to look into the incidents where military personnel were allegedly engaged in election campaign

While special police investigations into the recent incident at the Kattankudy Police station have concluded and a report to IGP N.K Ilangakone was due soon, questions have been raised within the Police Department over allegations made against Senior

About Rs.2.3 million was robbed from a group of people who went to Anamaduwa to buy a vehicle today, police said

All schools in the North Western, Central and Northern Provinces will be closed on September 20 in view of the Provincial Council elections on September 21, the education ministry announced

The 3rd Regiment of Sri Lanka Army began purchasing paddy for consumption directly from the farmers in the Ampara District today. The Regiment would purchase 35,000 kilos a day at a price of Rs. 35 a kilo. The programme was inaugurated today with t

Britain has said that the participation at the forthcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Colombo is the right thing for the Commonwealth.

The government of Sri Lanka has approved a hotel and leisure resort deal with Australian gambling tycoon James Packer's Crown Ltd, but the investment is likely to increase from the original $350 million, the country's investment promotion min

A millionaire businessman alias 'Malu Sarath' who is alleged to have played a major role in smuggling people to Australia by boat was arrested today at Kiribathgoda by the Matara police

Channel 4 News and documentary maker Callum Macrae are to travel to Sri Lanka to cover the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) as they continue to highlight war crimes committed against the country’s minority Tamil population.

Voicing opposition to Centre's proposal to supply two naval warships to Sri Lanka, Shipping Minister of India G.K. Vasan has said he would urge Prime Minister Manmohan Singh not to sell the vessels.

The Ministry of Health today said that the 104 samples of food products containing Whey protein which were inspected by the Medical Research Institute (MRI), did not contain Clostridium Botulinum bacteria

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) yesterday informed the Tangalle Magistrate that the DNA samples found at the crime scene in the Tangalle tourist resort where British Red Cross worker Khuram Shaikh was murdered and his girlfriend gang rape

The four Mahanayake Theras of the Tri-Nikayas have come together to push for the government and other concerned parties to have the gazette advocating tobacco companies to place anti-tobacco warnings over 80 per cent of cigarette packets, issued with

A recent report issued by the Industrial Technology Institute (ITI) reveals that four brands of milk powder imported from New Zealand were contaminated with DCD

Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa,who is in China on Tuesday said that Sri Lanka hopes to draw on China's experience and constantly expand exchanges with China

Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa expressed shock over media reports quoting Union minister for state in Prime Minister's Office, V Narayansamy that the Union government was in the process of supplying two naval warships to Sri Lanka

The ‘Ravana Balaya’ organisation today handed over a petition to the Election Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya at the Elections Secretariat in protest over theTamil National Alliance (TNA).  ‘Ravana Balaya’ said the TNA

Sri Lanka has been ranked 137 among 156 nations in the UN-sponsored World Happiness Report, in which Denmark was deemed to be the happiest nation in the world

A thick fog had enveloped Beragala along the Badulla – Colombo road and Haggala along the Weligama-Nuwara Eliya road in the morning and in the evening. Drivers have been warned by police to be cautious for possible dangers. Pix by Rathnam Kog