Cyclone Fengal killed at least 19 people in India and Sri Lanka and caused flooding in Tamil Nadu state and the Puducherry region after crossing India鈥檚 southern coast from the Bay of Bengal on Saturday, reports South China Morning Post...
A cyclone that smashed into India鈥檚 southern coastline killed at least three people but otherwise did not cause widespread damage, officials said.
THE ITAK endorsement of opposition leader Sajith Premadasa will give a significant boost to his campaign for the presidency which has been steadily growing stronger, drawing massive crowds and reflected in improvements in public opinion polls in Sri Lanka. As the main component party of the Tamil National Alliance, ITAK commands considerable...
THE question mark that hangs over the presidential election due in October this year is not going away. The answer to it keeps getting put off. The latest is the government鈥檚 proposed constitutional amendment to eliminate ambiguity in the term of the president from six to five years. The Supreme Court has thrice...
Sri Lanka鈥檚 minority Tamil community marked 15 years since the end of the island nation鈥檚 civil war on Saturday in an emotional ceremony that proceeded despite fears authorities would attempt to prevent its staging....