UPFA Crisis: Two Separate National List Nominees; MR Faction to Go To Courts

UPFA Crisis: Two Separate National List Nominees; MR Faction to Go To Courts

Aug 19, 2015

  The United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA) is set to handover two separate national list nominees to the elections commissioner ... Read More

Parrot arrested in India for ‘swearing at 85-year-old woman’

Parrot arrested in India for ‘swearing at 85-year-old woman’

Aug 19, 2015

  Police detained a parrot in Maharashtra, India on Tuesday after an 85-year-old woman filed a complaint against it for ... Read More

13 Celebrities Who Were Arrested as Teens and Turned Out Okay

13 Celebrities Who Were Arrested as Teens and Turned Out Okay

Aug 19, 2015

  They started out in handcuffs, but ended up at the top of their field If you had known Jon ... Read More

Japan rocket set to blast off for International Space Station

Japan rocket set to blast off for International Space Station

Aug 19, 2015

  A Japanese rocket is set to blast off later Wednesday, carrying emergency supplies and an unmanned cargo vessel bound ... Read More

Preity Zinta denies making match-fixing allegations against King XI Punjab

Preity Zinta denies making match-fixing allegations against King XI Punjab

Aug 19, 2015

  Kings XI Punjab co-owner Preity Zinta denied reports that she had accused multiple players of the Indian Premier League ... Read More

British Olympian Sebastian Coe to lead IAAF as it battles doping claims

British Olympian Sebastian Coe to lead IAAF as it battles doping claims

Aug 19, 2015

  British former Olympian Sebastian Coe has been named as the new head of world athletics governing body, the International ... Read More

Susil Vishwa clash over National List

Susil Vishwa clash over National List

Aug 19, 2015

  Prof. Vishwa Warnapala said that as the General Secretary of the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) he will be ... Read More

UNP, SLFP to form national Govt; TNA offers support

UNP, SLFP to form national Govt; TNA offers support

Aug 19, 2015

  The formation of a National government had to be discussed with all likeminded parties, the UNP said yesterday. Public ... Read More

“I will continue to engage in politics” – Mahinda Rajapakse

“I will continue to engage in politics” – Mahinda Rajapakse

Aug 19, 2015

  I will continue to engage in politics in keeping with the people’s mandate and I will function within parliament ... Read More

Ban Ki-moon congratulates new SL government

Ban Ki-moon congratulates new SL government

Aug 19, 2015

  UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon today called on the new government in Sri Lanka under United National Front (UNF) ... Read More

No repents & I am overjoyed: Rosy Senanayake

No repents & I am overjoyed: Rosy Senanayake

Aug 19, 2015

  Former State Minister and United National Party (UNP) Colombo district candidate Rosy Senanayake, who failed in her bid for ... Read More

White House hires first openly transgender staff member

White House hires first openly transgender staff member

Aug 19, 2015

  The White House has hired its first openly transgender staff member, officials said on Tuesday, marking the latest step ... Read More

Over 30 Former MPs Fail To Win Seats at 2015 General Election [FULL LIST]

Over 30 Former MPs Fail To Win Seats at 2015 General Election [FULL LIST]

Aug 19, 2015

  More than 30 parliamentarians from several parties lost their seats in the 2015 General Election held on August 17. ... Read More

“None lost or Won, We need to work as a family” – Ranil Wickramasinghe

“None lost or Won, We need to work as a family” – Ranil Wickramasinghe

Aug 19, 2015

  Prime Minister (PM) Ranil Wickremesinghe called upon all parties representing the parliament to form a consensus government. Giving a ... Read More

President Appoints Sangakkara as the Ambassador

President Appoints Sangakkara as the Ambassador

Aug 19, 2015

  President appointed Kumar Sangakkara as the Ambassador for the National Anti-Narcotics Program. Read More