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National Program distributes 500,000 coconut plants

Colombo, Nov. 9 -- A national program to distribute 500,000 coconut plants for homestead cultivation was launched this morning (09) in Uhana, Ampara, with the aim of reducing poverty and promoting coc... Read More


Budget neglect may drive young doctors abroad: Dr. Chamal Sanjeewa

Colombo, Nov. 9 -- The government's failure to address salary discrepancies and welfare issues of doctors could accelerate the migration of young medical professionals, Specialist Dr. Chamal Sanjeewa,... Read More


Seven Sri Lankan drug suspects abroad to surrender: Minister

Colombo, Nov. 9 -- Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala said that seven Sri Lankan drug traffickers who are currently hiding in Middle Eastern countries have conveyed their willingness to surrende... Read More


Imports outpace exports, FLSP challenges President's forex stability claim

Colombo, Nov. 9 -- Sri Lanka's imports have grown in excess of its export earnings, widening the balance of payments deficit,and therefore, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's claim of stability in f... Read More


Fossil resembling 3-horned dinosaur, Triceratops, found in UP's Saharanpur

Saharanpur, Nov. 9 -- A fossil believed to be of a Triceratops, the three-horned dinosaur, has been excavated along the banks of the Sahansara River in the Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh, accord... Read More


Rugby Bosses Blow Up League in Foul Start

Sri Lanka, Nov. 9 -- In a lightning move the newly elected administration of Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR) has gone against tradition and possible fair play and converted the Premier League, giving it a knock... Read More


Guillermo del Toro's fave movies: 15 titles the 'Frankenstein' director wants you to watch

India, Nov. 8 -- Guillermo del Toro is like your cinephile grandpa with a smartphone. His taste in pop culture is immaculate, and he's wonderfully generous in sharing it with the world - regularly sug... Read More


Republican US lawmakers applaud Trump for holding back Nvidia chips from China

Srilanka, Nov. 8 -- A group of eight Republican U.S. senators in a letter on Thursday applauded President Donald Trump's decision to continue denying China access to Nvidia's (NVDA.O), opens new tab m... Read More


Thousands of US flights cancelled or delayed over government shutdown cuts

Srilanka, Nov. 8 -- More than 5,000 US flights were cancelled or delayed on Friday, in the first day of new mandates forcing airlines to reduce air traffic during the government shutdown. The new rul... Read More


DNA pioneer James Watson dies at 97

Srilanka, Nov. 8 -- Nobel Prize-winning American scientist James Watson, one of the co-discoverers of the structure of DNA, has died aged 97. In one of the greatest breakthroughs of the 20th century,... Read More