Pro-Palestinian protests continue at major US universities, where several schools have called police on protesters, leading to the arrests of hundreds across the country. Follow for live updates.

In the thick of T20 season, in a time of strategic timeouts and blink-and-miss-it innings breaks, the languorous pace of Test cricket punctuated by leisurely tea breaks feels like a distant memory. We throw back to the days before nutrition bars and protein shakes, when tea was a full silver service onfield, when rickety trollies

President Ranil Wickremesinghe joined the ‘Wasath Siriya 2024’ Sinhala and Tamil New Year celebration which commenced at the Shangri-La green grounds in Colombo this morning. The celebration saw the participation of a large number of locals and foreigners in the numerous competitions being conducted. In the 2024 Wasath Siriya Marathon for Men, Sri Lanka Army’s

Pro-Palestinian protests continue at major US universities where several schools have called police on protesters, leading to the arrests of hundreds across the country. Follow for live updates.

The Pentagon says it will “rush” Patriot air defence missiles and artillery ammunition to Ukraine as part of its new military aid package. The US will utilise $6bn (£4.8bn) for this purpose, Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin revealed on Friday. Patriot air defence batteries are not included. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Patriots were “urgently” needed

Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 27 April 2024 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and Uva provinces during the morning. Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places over the coastal areas from Galle to Hambantota via Matara during the morning

By Rathindra Kuruwita The problems facing 17,000 families, affected by the negative environmental impacts of the Uma Oya project, have not yet been solved, Sajeewa Chamikara of the Movement for Land and Agricultural Reform (MONLAR) told The Island. In December 2014, a leak sprang up in its 15.2 km tunnel and due to that thousands of houses

By Saman Indrajith Those who are responsible for the Easter Sunday carnage should be given the death sentence instead of being fined, SJB MP Sarath Fonseka told Parliament on Friday (26). “A few months ago, a driver who was responsible for a serious accident was given the death penalty. Why are people, responsible for the

By Rathindra Kuruwita President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s past attempts to privatise medical education led to disastrous consequences, spokesperson for the Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA), Dr. Chamil Wijesinghe said, commenting on the fee-paying medical degree programmes at the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University. KDU will offer a paid medical degree programme to students who qualify