The Karnataka High Court heard the bail petition filed by former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa in a disproportionate assets case and rejected her plea.

Four Indian fishermen were rescued by the Sri Lankan Navy in the Sri Lankan waters off the Delft Island yesterday while their boat had developed an engine trouble, Navy Spokesman Commander Kosala Warnakulasuriya said.

Harin Fernando, who topped the list of provincial votes in Uva is seen receiving his letter of appointment as the Opposition leader of the Provincial Council. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana

A rare black Rhinoceros calf, known to be an endangered species, was born in the Dehiwela zoo this morning, a Zoological Garden official said.

With the acceptance of the resignation of Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Chris Nonis, the External Affairs Ministry has asked the country’s Deputy High Commissioner to the Maldives Chanaka H. Talpahewa to take over

Fifteen Sri Lankan fishermen and their five fishing boats were taken into Myanmar custody yesterday on charges of illegal fishing within the territorial waters of Myanmar, the Sri Lanka Fisheries Department said.

Prison guards and several other prison officials attached to the Welikada prison have refrained from work and launched a trade union action from this morning.Pictures

Sri Lanka must stop making empty promises to the international community and the Sri Lankan people on improving the country’s still desperate human rights situation, Amnesty International said, ahead of a UN review of the country’s rights

The Karnataka high court will on Tuesday hear the bail petitions filed by former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa and her three associates convicted in a disproportionate assets case.

The whole country is bound to get assaulted by the present regime, United National Party Leadership Council Chairman Karu Jayasuriya said yesterday.

A circular, which permits principals of State Schools to admit international and private school students who had successfully completed their GCE O/L will be issued this week putting an end to the uncertainty and heated arguments on this matter, a Se

Bus owners today warned that they would stop bus services if the illegally issued route permits were not withdrawn or cancelled. The Lanka Private bus Owners Association (LPBOA) said that about 250 route permits were illegal.

Police arrested a man who allegedly posed as First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa’s driver and cheated another man of Rs.190,000 on the promise of securing employment at Bank of Ceylon.

Law Faculty student Achala Priyadarshani whose left hand was amputated due to the alleged negligence on the part of the medical staff of two government hospitals, filed a lawsuit before the Colombo District Court against the medical staff and state c

The United National Party (UNP) does not see the incumbent President Mahinda Rajapaksa contesting for a third term at a future presidential election as a major issue, General Secretary Tissa Attanayake said today.

Two Sri Lankan players who took part in the just-concluded Asian Games in South Korea have gone missing in a purported bid to find jobs, officials said on Monday.

The 3rd death anniversary of Presidential Advisor Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra was held at his statue in Kolonnawa today. Pix by Kithsiri De Mel

The External Affairs Ministry today said the Sri Lankan Government had not made an official statement on the meeting which took place between President Mahinda Rajapaksa and the US State Secretary in New York and that the government, however, appreci

Muslims gathered around the country to celebrate the Hajj festival. Seen here are Muslims gathered at Galle Face green to celebrate the Hajj this morning.  Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana

Seventeen passengers were hospitalised following a bus accident in Rakwana this morning, the Police said.

The Australian government had paid US $ 23 million for advertising campaigns in last year to discourage people from countries such as Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Afghanistan from seeking asylum in Australia.

Sri Lanka’s former permanent representative to the UN in Geneva, Tamara Kunanayakam said the assault of High Commissioner Chris Nonis is only one in a series of acts in a tragedy that opened in Geneva in 2009 with the same cast of villains, fol

The results of the investigation into the imported milk powder for DCD by the Industrial Technological Institute of Sri Lanka (ITI) would be out tomorrow, Health Ministry officials said yesterday.

Kajeepan Sarmila, the widow of Ponniah Selvanayagam Kajeepan (alias Gobi), was detained at the Bandaranaike International Airport yesterday, when she was about to leave for Switzerland, informed sources said.

With the acceptance of the resignation of Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Chris Nonis, the External Affairs Ministry has asked the country’s Deputy High Commissioner to the Maldives Chanaka H. Talpahewa to take over

President Mahinda Rajapaksa met the Sri Lankan community in Milan, Italy during his visit to Vatican and Italy. Picture courtesy President Media

Mahanayaka of the Kalyani Samagri Dharma Maha Sangha Sabha the Most Reverend Bellana Gnanawimala Maha Nayaka Thera passed away on Saturday at the age of 94.

President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Saturday said that his government was planning to reintroduce the granting of dual citizenship from January.

The Sabaragamuwa University would be closed until further notice, the University announced this evening.

BCCI’s decision to not send Indian teams for the Asian Games on Saturday drew sharp criticism from the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), which accused the influential cricket board of treating the sport just as a business venture.