Mohammad Yunus: The Nobel laureate Prof who will head new Bangladesh govt

Life has come full circle for Nobel laureate Professor Mohammad Yunus, who faced persecution during Sheikh Hasina's regime for embezzlement, is now all set to head of the interim government in......

SM Krishna in Sri Lanka on four-day visit

External Affairs Minister S M Krishna arrived in Colombo on Monday on a four-day visit to Sri Lanka during which he will meet the country's top leadership and tour the war-ravaged northern areas.......

When Namal Met NaMo...

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was supposed to be on the first flight to land at Kushinagar airport on Wednesday, October 20, 2021 -- at least so the buzz went -- for an India-Sri Lanka......

Obama inks landmark anti-tobacco law

United States President Barack Obama is fighting hard to stub the butt. Though not a chain smoker, he reportedly does manage to sneak in a quick smoke often. On Monday, the US......

Airtel sees big business in Sri Lanka

Indian telecom giant Bharti Airtel is looking to establish itself as a major player in the island nation's mobile telephony space as it prepares to launch its $200 million operation in Colombo......

BSNL, Sri Lanka Tele in pact

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd has signed three agreements with Sri Lanka Telecom, including one for direct connectivity in international voice traffic, which would enable the Indian company to offer......

VSNL gets license for ILD services in Sri Lanka

VSNL Lanka Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd, on Tuesday said that it has been granted an external gateway operator license by the Telecom Regulatory Commission of Sri......

Mobile speed: India ranks above Japan, UK, Brazil

The launch of 5G services in India turbocharged mobile download speeds here, pushing the country's ranking 72 notches higher to 47th spot in Speedtest Global Index, ahead of nations like Japan, the......

All hail twinkletoes Swayze

Dirty Dancing was never supposed to be a hit. Made on a tiny budget, the producers intended to show it in theatres for just one weekend and take it to the video stores, but something magical......

Taylor Swift, Beyonce win big at MTV awards

Singer Taylor Swift won the Best Female Video award at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards in New York on Sunday. The 19-year-old songtress won the Best Female Video award for You Belong With Me.......

SL cricket chief on trial for fraud

Sri Lankan cricket board president Thilanga Sumathipala went on trial on Tuesday for an alleged breach of the country's Immigration and Emigration Act.Sumathipala, who has been held in police......

COVID-19 mayhem: What do we do? wonder fans...

IMAGE: A fan attempts to look inside a the stadium before a match. Photograph: Pedro Vilela/Getty Images "What am I supposed to do now?" was a question many sports fans were asking on social......

'India is the top favourite for the World Cup'

It was a momentous occasion as all the previous World Cup-winning captains, except Ricky Ponting, came under a single roof. Rarely has cricket seen such a gathering......