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IPL 2026: Results, Scores & Match by Match Summary

Sri Lanka, April 24 -- The IPL 2026 season is officially underway, running from March 28 to May 31, 2026, featuring 10 teams competing across 70 league matches followed by playoffs and the final. Thi... Read More


Johnston Fernando granted bail

Sri Lanka, April 24 -- Former Minister Johnston Fernando was granted bail by the Wattala Magistrate's Court after spending four months in remand custody over a case involving the alleged misuse of a L... Read More


High Court to recall Yoshitha Rajapaksa's case on June 10

Sri Lanka, April 24 -- Colombo High Court Judge Rashmi Singappuli today ordered that the case filed by the Attorney General against Yoshitha Rajapaksa, son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, and h... Read More


Report on Cardinal's resignation fake: Sri Lankan Catholic Church

Sri Lanka, April 24 -- The news which is being circulated with the headline Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malclom Ranjith is to resign, is fake, spokesman for the Sri Lankan Catholic Church Fr. Jude ... Read More


Australia offers support over Finance Ministry system fraud: PM

Sri Lanka, April 24 -- The government is taking necessary legal action over a recent financial fraud involving unauthorized access to the computer system of the Department of External Resources under ... Read More


Colombo High Court Trial-at-Bar rejects Pujith Jayasundara's request to amend dock statement

Sri Lanka, April 24 -- The Colombo High Court Trial-at-Bar today rejected a request by former Inspector General of Police Pujith Jayasundara, an accused in the Easter Sunday bomb attacks case, seeking... Read More


ID office warns of financial fraud using its name

Sri Lanka, April 24 -- The Department for Registration of Person (ID Office) warned that a certain party is misappropriating the name of the Department to obtain personal information and commit financ... Read More


Liquor shops to close for three days in May

Sri Lanka, April 24 -- All liquor shops islandwide will be closed for three days in May in view of International Workers' Day and the Vesak festival, the Department of Excise said. Accordingly, liquo... Read More


Wadduwa derailment: Partial line clearance underway, services still disrupted

Sri Lanka, April 24 -- The efforts are underway to clear the obstruction caused by the derailment of the "Sagarika" train near Wadduwa Railway Station today (24), with plans to restore at least one tr... Read More


Microsoft and Meta announce large staff reductions as they spend big on AI

Sri Lanka, April 24 -- Meta and Microsoft are trimming their workforces by thousands as they make heavy investments in AI and executives claim that the technology is meeting their companies' productiv... Read More