Sri Lankan court bars Rajapaksa from acting as PM

A Sri Lankan court on Monday barred Mahinda Rajapaksa from acting as prime minister, in a major setback to President Maithripala Sirisena who had installed his former rival in place of Ranil......

Sri Lankans on edge ahead of President's promised resignation

Sri Lankans were on the edge on Tuesday as they waited whether embattled Gotabaya Rajapaksa will honour his offer to resign as president, amid signs that key members of the erstwhile powerful......

Is Tamil Nadu Heading For A Jallikattu 2.0 Moment?

The recent 'revelation' by TN fishers freed by Sri Lanka after they had paid up Lankan rupees 50,000 each in fines, that their hair was tonsured in prison and they were forced to remove their......

Sri Lankan Navy arrests 13 Tamil Nadu fishermen, CM writes to Modi

Thirteen Indian fishermen were on Thursday arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy, prompting the Tamil Nadu government to dash off a letter to the Centre seeking its intervention. Taking up the matter......

Now Maran, Essar too under CBI scanner in 2G scam

Union Textile Minister Dayanidhi Maran has come under the scanner in the 2G scam probe, with the Central Bureau of Investigation telling the Supreme Court on Wednesday that he had misused his......

Saluting the sexiest woman of all

It is said that a particular Brigitte Bardot postcard, with her in a white corset, outsold those picturing the Eiffel Tower. There's never been a sex symbol quite like Brigitte. Today, as she......

John: Nothing's wrong with Madras Cafe; respect our opinion too

Actor-producer John Abraham, whose upcoming release Madras Cafe has run into trouble with several pro-Tamil outfits, is determined to take his film to the theatres on its scheduled release......

SHOCKING! Sex bribe scandal rocks Sri Lankan women's cricket

‘Report found evidence of sexual harassment by members of the Sri Lanka cricket women's management against several members of the Sri Lanka cricket women's team’ Picture for......

Sri Lanka's Gunathilaka denied bail over alleged sexual assault

IMAGE: Sri Lanka cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka was arrested on Sunday morning following an investigation into alleged sexual assault of a woman on November 2.. Photograph: Danushka......

Former Lanka opener Dilshan takes up politics

Joins Rajapaksa's newly-formed Sri Lanka People's Party Former Sri Lankan cricketer Tillakaratne Dilshan on Wednesday joined the party of Mahinda Rajapaksa, on a day when the premier's......

High Court delays Bangladesh tour of Pakistan

Bangladesh's cricket team will not go to Pakistan as planned later this month after the Dhaka High Court upheld a legal challenge to their tour and ordered a four-week delay, a lawyer said on......

India vs Bangla T20: Delhi's post-Diwali air pollution a cause of concern

The BCCI and DDCA officials are now hoping that the city's poor air quality doesn't become an issue during Sunday's first T20 International. IMAGE: Sri Lanka's players wear masks during the third......