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 ...

Namal Rajapaksa indicted for misappropriation, facing political witch hunt, while Mahinda Rajapaksa battles government over ...

Colombo: Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa’s elder son has been indicted in the High Court here for alleged ...

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

The Attorney General has filed criminal proceedings in the High Court against Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) ...

A constitutional bar stands in the way of the government’s move to prune perks and benefits of former Presidents as observed ...

A constitutional bar stands in the way of the government’s move to prune perks and benefits of former Presidents as observed ...

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 ...

Rajapaksas are anathema in local politics. Not just in local politics, but the Rajapaksas are anathema all-round. The family is political poison except that they pretend they have not got the memo.For ...