Sri Lanka's cabinet resigns en masse as crisis deepens

Sri Lanka's Cabinet of Ministers resigned with immediate effect late on Sunday night, as the country experiences its worst economic crisis of all time. IMAGE: People shout slogans and hold posters......

Protests intensify in Lanka despite nationwide curfew; over 600 held

Sri Lankan police fired tear gas and water cannons at hundreds of university students during a protest in the central province despite a curfew on Sunday, as demands grew for appointment of an......

215 killed as blasts rock Sri Lanka on Easter

Seven persons had been arrested in connection with the blasts. IMAGE: The blasts have been described as one of the deadliest attacks in the country's history. Photograph: Dinuka......

Hope fades for missing people in Lanka garbage mishap, toll 24

Hundreds of rescuers raced against time on Sunday to find survivors after a mountain of garbage collapsed on dozens of homes following a fire near the Sri Lankan capital two days ago, as the death......

PHL set to roll

A new chapter in Indian sport will unfold on Thursday when the much-awaited inaugural edition of the Premier Hockey League kicks-off at the floodlit Gachibowli stadium in Hyderabad.Among the many......

Thirteen foreign players for PHL

Thirteen foreign players, including short corner specialist Sohail Abbas of Pakistan, will take part in the Premier Hockey League, billed as the mega hockey event of the year, starting at the......

Indian colts enter World Cup semis

India beat Sri Lanka by 56 runs to enter the Super League semi-final of the Under-19 World Cup at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh,today.Batting first, Indian amassed a huge......

To sledge or not to sledge?

Rajesh: Nice article about sledging. I have only one complaint against the way sledging has been handled and that is the racist factor in all this. It has always been the case that the whites......