'Ranil's views are same as Rajapaksas'

'While parliament has elected him, the people are demanding that he goes home.' IMAGE: Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya swears Ranil Wickremesinghe in as Sri Lanka's new president, July 21, 2022.......

Wickremesinghe sworn in as Lanka interim Prez

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was on Friday sworn in as Sri Lanka's interim president until Parliament elects a successor to Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who resigned after protests against his......

Gotabaya quits, new Lanka Prez within 7 days: Speaker

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has resigned, Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena officially announced on Friday, two days after the embattled leader fled the country in the face of......

Court orders special criminal case against Yediyurappa for corruption

A special court in Bengaluru has ordered the registration of a 'special criminal case' against former Karnataka chief minister B S Yediyurappa regarding alleged corruption in a land denotification......

Review: Pirivom Sandhippom

Music director Vidyasagar has waved his magic wand again and created a melodious album for the Tamil love story, Pirivom Sandhippom starring Cheran and Autograph heroine Sneha, and directed by Karu......

Pakistan, WI in ICC's executive committee but no place for SA

West Indies cricket president James Cameron and Pakistan board chairman Najam Sethi have been awarded seats on the International Cricket Council's new executive committee, but South Africa has been......

Undisciplined Malinga likely to face axe from Bangladesh tour

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is likely to drop pacer Lasith Malinga from the national squad to tour Bangladesh as a means of sending a strong signal to the star bowler over his indifferent attitude......

Sangakkara meets with SLC, thrashes out CLT20 row

Senior batsman Kumar Sangakkara and officials of Sri Lanka Cricket met on Monday to sort out differences arising after the board questioned the former captain's loyalty towards the country ahead of......

SLC fines cricketer for flight incident

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has fined cricketer Ramith Rambukwella 50 per cent of his tour fee for causing a mid-air panic while on a British flight recently. The Sri Lanka A cricketer will also......

Lanka minister slams media for Rambukwella incident

Sri Lanka's Minister of Media and Information, Keheliya Rambukwella on Wednesday blamed the local press for blowing out of proportion the incident involving his son Ramith Rambukwella, who......