Delhi-based photojournalist covering Lanka blasts arrested for trespass

An India-based photo journalist, who was in Sri Lanka to cover the aftermath of Easter Sunday bombings, was arrested by Sri Lankan police for alleged unauthorised entry into a school. Danish......

Protesters storm Lanka president's home, swim in Rajapaksa's pool

Thousands of irate anti-government protesters in Sri Lanka on Saturday stormed into embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's official residence in central Colombo's high-security Fort area after......

'Pieces of flesh thrown all over church after blast'

The St Sebastian's Church in the western coastal town of Negombo bore the brunt of a series of powerful blasts across Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, with a top priest saying pieces of flesh were......

87 bomb detonators found at bus station in Colombo

As many as 87 bomb detonators were found on Monday at a bus station in Colombo, police said, a day after a series of deadly blasts killed 290 people and wounded more than 500 others in the island......

Sri Lanka bomb blasts: Vaas, Herath call for unity

'I was tired, that morning, when I was at my house, I heard a sound, and then people were saying a bomb had gone off at the church. I rushed there, and I'll never forget the scene.' IMAGE: Police......

Prathiba replaces Nadig in the lead

Reigning silver medallist Y Prathiba shot into sole lead with a finely crafted victory over last round's joint leader and compatriot Kruttika Nadig in the fifth round of the girls' section inthe......

Magesh, Pratibha maintain lead

InternationalMaster P Magesh Chandran and Y Prathiba maintained their lead with contrasting victoriesin the eighth round of the 26th Asian Junior chess championships in Negombo, Sri Lanka, on......

Magesh Chandran in lead

Second seed International Master P Magesh Chandran rode on luck to end the dream run of Iranian Akbarnia Ahmed Saeed and emergejoint leader on 4.5 points after the sixthround inthe 26th Asian......

Indians shine in Asian junior chess

India's International Master Magesh Chandran and Woman International Master Dronavalli Harika continued to hold fort in the Asian Juniors Chess Championship at Negombo, Sri Lanka, maintaining their......