Beyond Kotak, is there a China connection to the Hindenburg exposé on Adani?Social media is rife with claims that the wife of Mark Elliot Kingdon, the man on whom the spotlight fell following Sebi's revelations, has...
05 Jul, 2024, 03.26 PM IST
Maldivian President Muizzu secures 'supermajority' in parliamentary pollsA total of 368 candidates were in the fray, including 130 independent candidates, 10 candidates from Jumhoory Party (JP), 39 from The Democ...
22 Apr, 2024, 05.43 PM IST
Why Tim Draper is betting on Sri Lanka’s unlikely startup sceneOver the last decade, the South Asian nation has increased the number of startups from a few dozen to over 550. Even with that progress, Ma...
29 Mar, 2023, 10.44 AM IST
Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as Sri Lanka's acting president after Gotabaya Rajapaksa resignsRajapaksa, who fled to the Maldives on Wednesday and then landed in Singapore on Thursday, has formally resigned, Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abey...
15 Jul, 2022, 08.12 PM IST
Sri Lanka deploys troops in capital after violence, protestsNationwide protests have been calling for the resignations of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his brother, who stepped down as prime minis...
11 May, 2022, 12.54 PM IST
West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels retires from all forms of cricketThe 39-year-old played 71 Tests, 207 ODIs and 67 T20Is for the West Indies. He scored over 11,000 international runs and also picked more t...
04 Nov, 2020, 03.37 PM IST
Maldives Parliament extends emergency for 30 daysOnly 38 MPs were present for the vote, which took place hours before the state of emergency was due to expire, despite 43 lawmakers being n...
20 Feb, 2018, 08.12 PM IST
Colombo Port city project to be given special status: Sri Lanka PM Ranil WickramasingheColombo Port City Project funded by China will be accorded special status of "financial and business district" with its own laws, Wickramas...
05 Apr, 2016, 04.43 PM IST
China asks Sri Lanka to implement action plan to improve tiesChina said it wants an early implementation of an action plan to improve ties with Sri Lanka agreed to with the previous Mahinda Rajapaksa ...
09 Jun, 2015, 09.29 PM IST
Colombo project to continue after environmental analysis: Sri LankaSri Lanka said it will continue with the Beijing-funded $1.5 billion Colombo Port City project after the environmental assessments are met.
21 Jan, 2015, 09.23 PM IST
Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa loses power after decade as President, concedes defeat to Mithripala SirisenaRajapaksa was taken by surprise by the candidacy of former health minister Sirisena, who walked out of the government a day after polls wer...
09 Jan, 2015, 11.47 AM IST
2014: A politically eventful year for IndiaThe states of Jharkahand, Maharashtra and Haryana witnessed a regime change and Jammu and Kashmir saw a hung Parliament in the recent elect...
31 Dec, 2014, 12.23 PM IST
Sri Lanka opposition challenges Mahinda Rajapaksa's corruption chargesSri Lankas's main opposition party UNP today challenged President Mahinda Rajapaksa's claim of having files of corruption details by his de...
27 Nov, 2014, 07.53 PM IST
Corruption, policy paralysis may be common but government employees working efficiently is always a pleasant surpriseIt is always a pleasant surprise when we occasionally witness a polite, functioning and efficient segment of government employees.
26 May, 2012, 05.38 AM IST