Old cases are revived, but arrests seen as witch-hunt and hurried moves; Govt. leaders react to Yoshitha’s release on bail, vow to pursue the cases; Yoshitha relates his remand ...

Four months after being elected president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake must fix multiple unresolved issues of corruption, rights abuses and long-term displacement.

Namal Rajapaksa, former Sri Lankan president's son, has been indicted for misappropriating funds from an Indian investment ...

In September, 2005, two months before that year’s Presidential election, then Prime Minister and UPFA candidate Mahinda Rajapaksa signed a policy agreement with the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) ...

The pre-dawn stampede at the Sangam area of the Maha Kumbh broke out as crores of pilgrims jostled for space to take a holy dip on the occasion of Mauni Amavasya, one of the most auspicious days.

Multiple casualties as stampede broke out at Maha Kumbh; JPC adopts amended Waqf bill, and more in The Hindu’s top news of ...

The Krrish hotel project located in the heart of Colombo commercial district was aborted and the unfinished construction ...

The SLPP is girding up its loins for the upcoming local government (LG) polls. Its National Organiser Namal Rajapaksa yesterday launched the SLPP LG Councillors’ Forum, in Colombo, and among those ...