MDMK general secretary Vaiko has intensified his tirade against Prime Minister Narandra Modi and the BJP leadership for their open support to Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to field Maithripala Sisirsena as the common Opposition candidate at the forthcoming Presidential Election had been signed by several political parties and civic groups today.

A Sri Lankan housemaid in Kuwait filed a case against her male compatriot who also works as a driver in her sponsor’s house and accused him of rape.

One student was killed and another 44 were injured after a private bus skidded off the road and toppled in Bulathkohupitiya this morning,Police said.

JJVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said the JVP would have no objection to Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe being appointed Prime Minister as planned by the common opposition, if SLFP stalwart and former minister Maithripala Sirisena won t

While claiming that former minister Maithripala Sirisena left the government without informing to anyone in the alliance or party, Youth Affairs Minister Dullas Allahapperuma said that Democratic Party Leader Sarath Fonseka, who contested at the l

President Mahinda Rajapaksa has said that his cabinet no longer holds any Ministers who can be bought over by dollars or pounds.

Common candidate Maithripala Sirisena today said that more members of the government were due to defect and pledge support to him in the run-up to the Presidential polls.

Taking a dig at the Uva Provincial Council’s decision to adjourn session till January 15, a resolution was passed at the Embilipitiya Urban Council on Friday (28) to issue woolen clothes to the Chief Minister and the ruling party members of

Common Opposition Candidate Maithripala Sirisena's election campaign commenced this evening with a public rally in Polonnaruwa with the participation of a large number of supporters.

An umpire and former captain of Israel's national cricket team died on Saturday after being hit in the jaw by a ball, the country's cricket association said.

Three Chinese Nationals were arrested by the police on charges of assault and causing damage to the property at a Bar and Restaurant in Kirulapona on Saturday night, the Police said

Former editor of Silumina newspaper Sujeewa Dissanayake has passed away at the age of 55.

The Australian government was on Saturday accused of secrecy over an operation with Sri Lankan authorities in which a boat carrying asylum-seekers was intercepted and all but one of its passengers sent back.

Minister of Public Management Reforms Navin Dissanayake has resigned from his Ministerial portfolio and said he had decided to support Common Opposition Candidate Maithripala Sirisena in the forthcoming Presidential Election.

The Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) today announced it is due to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Common candidate Maithripala Sirisena within the next few days, after which they would be actively involved in his campaign.

India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval who is due to arrive in Sri Lanka tomorrow to attend a conference, has requested to meet common candidate Maithripala Sirisena during his visit to the country.

A Swiss couple who had been assaulted at a nightclub located in Cinnamon Gardens last night, has lodged a complaint with the Mirihana Police.

At least three Indian fishermen were rescued by Navy off the seas in Madagal area in Jaffna last night, Navy Spokesman Kosala Warnakulasuriya said.

Sri Lankan national and suspected ISI agent, Zahir Hussain, whose arrest in April had led to the unearthing of a Pakistan spy network in India, was convicted for five years by a special court for smuggling counterfeit currency.

President Mahinda Rajapaksa today said only he could abolish the Executive Presidency because his government already possessed the two-thirds majority in Parliament.

A body of an unidentified male aged between 50 and 55 years was found floating on the Beira Lake near the Floating Market at Bastian Mawatha in Pettah this morning, police said.

Canada’s public safety minister Steven Blaney said Thursday he was “shocked and appalled” after a New Democratic Party MP rose in the House of Commons to commemorate Tamil Heroes Day, which honours fallen Tamil Tigers rebels.

Common opposition candidate Maithripala Sirisena said today that he would not allow international forces or the Tamil diaspora to drag incumbent President Mahinda Rajapaksa, his family or anyone in the security forces to an International War Crime

The United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) has decided to appoint All Ceylon Muslim Congress (ACMC) Eastern Provincial Councillor Amir Ali to parliament through the national list to fill the vacancy created by A.H.M. Azwer’s resignati