Police say a key suspect linked to organized crime gang leader ‘Kanjipani Imran’ has been arrested by the Counter‑Terrorism andContinue Reading The post Suspect linked to ‘Kanjipani Imran’ arrested appeared first on News

In a landmark announcement, Indian Vice President Shri C.P. Radhakrishnan has extended Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) Card eligibility toContinue Reading The post India extends OCI card eligibility to 5th and 6th ge

Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe has dismissed parts of the Auditor General’s report on the controversial coal import incident, saying certain factsContinue Reading The post Minister Samarasinghe rejects sections of Audito

The Meteorology Department says showers or thundershowers will occur in most parts of the island after 1.00 p.m. today (21).

Former Member of Parliament Premalal Jayasekara, known as ’’Choka Malli,’’ has been arrested by the Nuwara Eliya Police.

A 22-year-old suspect from Minuwangoda has been arrested over an alleged financial fraud involving a counterfeit website imitating a private bank, Sri Lanka Police said.

Sri Lanka is expected to experience a mix of wet and warm conditions, creating a hybrid climate across the island, the Department of Meteorology said.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake should intervene and get the assistance of any foreign Central Bank to carry out a forensic audit to conduct a probe on Rs 13.2 billion fraud at the National Development Bank (NDB), Dem

Spain has kicked off a program aimed at granting legal status to 500,000 undocumented migrants, in a move that goesContinue Reading The post Spain starts program to legalize up to half a million migrants appeared first o

Former Member of Parliament Premalal Jayasekara has been arrested by the Nuwara Eliya Police.  According to Police Media Spokesman ASPContinue Reading The post Former MP Premalal Jayasekara arrested over firearm threat a

The Sri Lankan Rupee has depreciated further against the US Dollar today (21), compared to Monday.  According to the CentralContinue Reading The post CBSL rates: Rupee depreciates further against USD appeared first on Ne

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Namal Rajapaksa has accused the government of politicising investigations into the Easter Sunday attacks,Continue Reading The post Namal accuses Govt of politicising Easter attacks p

The Animal Welfare Coalition (AWC) has issued an appeal to Vietnamese monk Venerable Pannakara Thera urging immediate intervention to expedite the long-delayed Animal Welfare Act, describing it as a critical step toward

Apostolic Nuncio (Vatican Ambassador to Sri Lanka) Monsignor Andrez Jozwowlez today stressed the need for forgiveness for the Easter Sunday attackers, while noting that forgiveness can come only after the truth behind th

The Agricultural and Agrarian Insurance Board says that Rs. 1,200 million has been allocated under the 2026 Budget to compensate farmers for crop damage caused by the saltwater barrier constructed along the Nilwala River

US Secretary of Labour Lori Chavez-DeRemer will be leaving her post in the administration of President Donald Trump, the White House has said.

Anura Kumara Dissanayake has expressed his full support for the “Walk for Peace” journey, which officially commenced in Sri Lanka today (April 21).

The Government of Japan has reaffirmed its commitment to Sri Lanka’s development journey by allocating USD 2.6 million under itsContinue Reading The post Japan funds two new development projects in Sri Lanka appeared fir

The Sri Lankan rupee has depreciated further against the US dollar across commercial banks in Sri Lanka today (21), comparedContinue Reading The post Dollar rate today : Selling rate edges towards Rs. 320 appeared first

Antyra Solutions (www.antyrasolutions.com) has once again been recognised as a Google Premier Partner in 2026, marking the third consecutive yearContinue Reading The post Antyra Solutions Secures Google Premier Partner S

Mumbai Indians (MI) needed something dramatic to scrape themselves off the bottom of the table, and Tilak Varma provided that with a record-breaking hundred to lift them from 103 for 4 in 14 overs. The momentum MI built

WEATHER FORECAST FOR 21 APRIL 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 21 April 2026 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some places in the Central, Sabaragamuwa, North-central and Uva provinces and

The National Development Bank PLC (NDB), in consultation with the Central Bank, will soon appoint an international firm to conduct a comprehensive forensic audit into the Rs 13.2 billion bank fraud, currently being inves

Archbishop of Colombo Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith and Bishop Anton Ranjith will preside over the Easter Sunday commemoration event at St. Anthony’s Church Kochchikade today (21). The event will begin at 8.45 am with the rin

Former Galle district lawmaker Piyasena Gamage is under investigation by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) over the recruitment of 134 minor employees from the Galle district to

The SJB has said that the government won’t be able to suppress the truth about the coal scam, thanks to the report issued by the National Audit Office (NAO). Party sources said that the proposed Presidential Commission t

Tuesday 21st April, 2026 ‘Mastermind’ has become a household term in this country since the Easter Sunday terror attacks (2019). The last seven years have seen several investigations, conducted by the police, committees

The Planters’ Association of Ceylon (PA), the apex body of Sri Lanka’s plantation industry, expressed growing concern over rising prices and limited availability of fertilizer amid the escalation of the crisis in the Mid

New Delhi has expressed its concern to the Iranian envoy over the firing on two India-bound vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri met Tehran’s envoy to New Delhi, Mohammad Fathali, on Saturday, a

The resignation of Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody comes after several weeks of controversy over his ministerial role. The controversy sharpened when the minister was indicted by the Commission on Bribery and Corruption

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has warned that the ongoing Middle East conflict could raise inflation, widen the trade deficit, and disrupt key foreign exchange inflows, even as macroeconomic

“Market is still very proportional to the Middle Eastern conflict,”

Stocks were trending down

Sri Lanka’s economic growth is expected to slow to 3.6% in 2026 as higher energy prices weigh on activity, although the economy will regain its pre-crisis size last seen in 2018, the World Bank said in its latest South A

The parliament has erred, and erred terribly, in giving 'independence' to a central bank that demands 5-pct inflation

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