Two women and a man were arrested on charges of operating a brothel at Minneriya, police said

Indian External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin on Tuesday said that India was pursuing the issue of release of 64 Indian fishermen held in captivity in Sri Lanka, using diplomatic channels

Sri Lanka players celebrate winning the series after they defeated England in the second cricket test match at Headingley cricket ground in Leeds, England yesterday. Reuters

England fell two balls short of a remarkable escape as Sri Lanka won the second Test by 100 runs to secure a 1-0 series victory

The Kalawanchikudi Magistrate has issued a court order to dig up a mass grave which is suspected to contain bodies of some 100 Muslims who were alleged to have been abducted and killed by the LTTE in 1990

United National Party (UNP) parliamentarian Mangala Samaraweera yesterday charged that it was the Government which was responsible for the communal clashes in the country and not the United States or Saudi Arabia.

BJP leader Subramanian Swamy today urged Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa to meet Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa in Colombo to work out a compromise to resolve the recurring issue of the arrest of Indian fishermen by the island nation

The National Movement for Protection of Seed Rights (NMPSR) today staged a protest march from Battaramulla to Ministry of Agriculture to hand over a petition against the proposed seed act. Later they held a ‘satyagraha’ in front of the

Asgiriya Chapter Mahanayake the Most Ven. Udugama Sri Buddharakkitha Thera said today he would allow the night races to be held in Kandy this weekend for the last time after considering a plea made by the organisers on the heavy costs of organizing s

The Prisons Department said today it had changed the name of the prison hangman from that of ‘Wadhakaya’ to ‘Jeewa Harana’.

A court in Andhra Pradesh Tuesday issued an arrest warrant against Indian cricket team captain MS Dhoni for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of Hindus

The army said today it had received information about some politicians who are attempting to destabilize the country’s intelligence units by divulging information using their parliamentary privileges

Police will impose fines of not less than Rs.3,000 and not more than Rs.5,000 on vehicles which produce high sounds with the use of subwoofers or audio sound systems and causing disturbance to the public with immediate effect

Inter University Students Federation (IUSF) Convener Najith Indika said student leaders were subjected to a witch hunt by the Government and this had led to the arbitrary arrest of former IUSF convener Sanjeewa Bandara

Sri Lankan naval personnel today arrested 11 fishermen for fishing in Sri Lankan waters. The fishermen belonged to Kottaipattinam in Pudukottai district

Sri Lanka batsman Mahela Jayawardene said England failed to handle the pressure on the fourth day of the second and final test on Monday and questioned the way home captain Alastair Cook had handled recent criticism.

The makers of the Sri Lankan movie "With You, Without You" have sought the intervention of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa to assure the theatres screening the film of adequate security so that it could be viewed by those who want

Sri Lanka's Dhammika Prasad celebrates after dismissing England's Ian Bell during the second cricket test match at Headingley cricket ground in Leeds, England.Reuters

A fire has broken out at a store of a shirt factory in the Katunayake Free Trade Zone a short while ago, police said

Madras High Court today ordered issuance of notice to authorities on a criminal revision petition by Sri Lankan Minister Douglas Devananda to recall a non-bailable warrant issued by a lower court in a shootout case registered in 1986.

A Malaysian pilgrim from Kuala Berang, Terengganu passed away on her way back from Saudi Arabia as the flight was passing through the Sri Lanka air space, forcing the flight to make an emergency landing at the Colombo International Airport.

The Auditor General has warned of a possible fuel crisis in the country because of the dilapidated condition of the network of pipelines which are being used by the Ceylon Petroleum Storage Terminals Ltd (CPSTL) to carry refined petroleum products, D

The judge who sentenced former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein to death has been captured and executed by ISIS militants.

Sri Lanka today ‘strongly rejected’ a statement made by the Canadian delegation at the ongoing UN Human Rights Council sessions in Geneva that referred to the military presence in the conflict affected zones in Sri Lanka contributing t

A letter signed by four Maha Nayake Theras has been sent to the President Mahinda Rajapaksa requesting him to stop the Night Motor Races to be held in the Kandy during this weekend

Indian Police on Monday have busted a fake passport and visa racket with the arrest of six Sri Lankans residing in Chennai

Cricketer Mahela Jayawardene is seen chasing a pigeon from the wicket on the fourth day of the second Test cricket match between England and Sri Lanka at Headingley in Leeds, England today. In what could be his last Test innings in England, Jayawarde

Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, issuing a statement on the incidents in Aluthgama, said the law enforcement authorities had failed to deal with hate mongering and the violation of the Law.

A Hingurakgoda Pradeshiya Sabha member was arrested at Arangala last night on charges of having sold vehicles using forged documents in Mirihana, Mount Lavinia and Kandy.

The United National Party (UNP) said today that the number of Government-sponsored opening ceremonies at the Hambantota Harbour was higher than the ships that arrived there