The Centre on Thursday asserted in the Supreme Court that the assassination of the former Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi, in 1991 was a very serious and heinous crime which could not be forgotten so easily or brushed aside

A twenty-one-year-old German woman, who had been in an intoxicated state while at a night club, had allegedly been taken a house owned by a millionaire businessman in his car and abused

University of Western Australia - Professor of Coastal Oceanography Charitha Pattiaratchi, who is playing a leading role on the Australian side, which is engaging in finding the missing Malaysian Airline, said that the ill-fated plane is in the botto

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) opposed India for its decision to abstain from the US sponsored resolution in UNHRC which was passed today

A religious ceremony organized by Sri Lankan students studied in China was held last evening at Kotte Raja Maha Viharaya in memorial of passengers on missing Malaysian flight MH370. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana

Sri Lanka today described the resolution and its content which calls for an international investigation on Sri Lanka as a serious breach of international law and added it ‘poses a grave threat to the sovereign independence of the states in the

The US sponsored resolution on Sri Lanka at the 25th session of the UNHRC in Geneva was adopted short while ago with 23 countries voting for, 12 against and 12 abstained.

UNP General Secretary and parliamentarian Tissa Attanayake said today the President would violate election laws if he attempted to gain political advantage by going ahead with the planned address to the nation on the Geneva issue

The US sponsored resolution on Sri Lanka at the 25th session of the UNHRC in Geneva was adopted short while ago with 23 countries voting for, 12 against and 12 abstained

India has decided to abstain from voting for the US-backed resolution at the 25th session of the UNHRC in Geneva against Sri Lanka claiming that an external investigation mechanism hinders the efforts of the Sri Lanka to promote reconciliation rather

Minister Wimal Weerawansa today said that the United States backed resolution against Sri Lanka would ultimately lead to an Interim Administration in the North and East (N/E) Provinces under the supervision of the United Nations (UN).

A Police Sergeant attached to the Maharagama Police Traffic Division has been arrested for verbally abusing the Colombo Fort Magistrate Thilina Gamage and blocking his official vehicle at Pamunuwa Junction in Maharagama today

Ten suspects found guilty of killing a person in Nagala, Rattota, were sentenced to death by the Kandy High Court Judge today

During the second day of cross examination yesterday, murdered British aid worker Khuram Shaikh’s girlfriend requested Court to consider her frame of mind when giving her statement in the immediate aftermath of the killing

The Sri Lankan Navy denied Indian media reports that it had attacked fifty fishermen with stones and bottles, fired into the air, cut-up the fishing nets and damaged 30 boats off the Island of Kachchativu

Ahead of the Geneva meeting on Friday, the Indian Congress party revealed its stance on Sri Lanka, saying it would push for a "credible, objective, time-bound" probe into allegations of human rights violations and war crimes by Sri Lanka.

Nineteen Indian fishermen were arrested and four trawlers taken into custody by the Navy attached to the North-Central Naval Command, navy spokesman Kosala Warnakulasuriya said

Mount Laviniya District Judge Gihan Chandraranawana today granted leave to proceed with the defamation case filed by Leader of the Democratic Party Sarath Fonseka against Deputy Minister Sarana Gunawardena demanding compensation of Rs.1billion

Police spokesman Ajith Rohana holds a genuine Rs. 5,000 note in his right hand and a counterfeit 5,000 rupee note on his left hand today, at a media briefing at the Police Headquarters. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja

Several countries including Russia and China criticised the report compiled by UN Human Rights Chief Navi Pillay, during the interactive dialogue held at the UNHRC sessions in Geneva yesterday while a majority of countries including the US, UK and Fr

Students of the Visual and Performing Arts University today staged a protest in front of the Fort Railway station urging the authorities not reduce the duration of the degree course from four years to three. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana

Sri Lanka today told UN Human Rights Council that the draft resolution on Sri Lanka being mooted by some members of the Council is reflective of the same partisan politicised agenda through its request to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human

A room in the Government Press caught fire this evening and the fire brigade managed to douse the fire before it spread, fire brigade said.

Victoria Alexandrona the girlfriend of murdered British national Khuram Shaikh said although she identified the suspect who assaulted her at the poolside of the resort at the Tangalle Magistrate’s Court, she did not point him out during the ide

Twelve students of Kelaniya University, who had been earlier issued warrants over protesting against a court order, were released on two sureties of Rs. 100,000 each when they appeared in the Mahara Magistrate’s Court today

The Ministerial Security Division provides security to the girlfriend of murdered British tourist Khuram Shaikh, who appeared  at the Colombo High Court today. Pix by Waruna Wanniarachchi

Heavy Traffic congestion is reported along the Galle Road leading up to the Embassy of United States in Kollupitiya due to a protest march carried out against the US-backed resolution on Sri Lanka at the ongoing UNHRC sessions in Geneva

A group of elephant owners accompanied by about 25 elephants today staged a demonstration opposite the Wildlife Resources Conservation Ministry at Battaramulla and handed over a memorandum to Minister Vijith Vijeyamuni Soysa. Pix by Nisal Baduge, S

British aid worker Khuram Shaikh’s Russian girlfriend was present at the Colombo High Court today when it took up the inquiry into the killing of Mr. Shaikh at a holiday resort in Tangalle two years ago

An old couple living in a remote village in Sri Lanka is pleading for the mercy of an Indian family to save the life of their son who is facing the gallows in the UAE after being found guilty of murder