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US Senate advances resolution to block Trump from further military action in Venezuela

Washington DC, Jan. 8 -- The US Senate on Thursday advanced a resolution that would prohibit President Donald Trump from taking further military action against Venezuela, days after his military actio... Read More


Verdict on Sarana Gunawardena misappropriation case fixed

Sri Lanka, Jan. 8 -- A verdict regarding the case filed against former Deputy Minister Sarana Gunawardena concerning the alleged misappropriation of over Rs. 120 million is set to be delivered on Febr... Read More


Vijay starrer 'Jana Nayagan' release postponed amid censor row: 'Circumstances beyond our control'

India, Jan. 8 -- Producers of actor-politician Vijay's film Jana Nayagan on Wednesday deferred its January 9 release after the Madras high court reserved its judgment on their petition against the Cen... Read More


Echoes of Twelfth Night in colonial Poona

India, Jan. 8 -- Diaspora communities often become preservers of cultural elements, including rituals that may have faded or become extinct in their original homelands due to modernisation, political ... Read More


High Court sets trial date for former Petroleum Minister

Sri Lanka, Jan. 8 -- The case filed against former Minister of Petroleum Resources Development Anura Priyadarshana Yapa and several others regarding the alleged misappropriation of state funds is set ... Read More


Nearly fifty MPs sign no-confidence motion against PM

Sri Lanka, Jan. 8 -- Chief Opposition Whip Gayantha Karunathillekahas announced that nearly fifty opposition members of Parliament have already signed the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister D... Read More


Sewage, potholed roads irk South City 1 residents

India, Jan. 8 -- Residents of South City-1, Sector 41, have raised concerns due to the deteriorating condition of a road in the main market area. The road has worsened over the past five to six years,... Read More


Agartala: Contraband Codeine seized at Churaibari; 2 arrested in Joint Operation

Agartala, Jan. 8 -- In a major crackdown on drug trafficking, a joint team of North Tripura Police and the GST Enforcement Wing, North Tripura, on Wednesday evening, seized a large consignment of cont... Read More


Uttarakhand CM meets parents of Anikta Bhandari, police question actress Urmila Sanawar in case

Dehradun, Jan. 8 -- The Uttarakhand police have questioned actress Urmila Sanawar, wife of former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Suresh Rathore, amid the controversy surrounding an audio clip relate... Read More


Delhi: Court discharges man of rape allegations, victim was in relationship despite marriage of accused

New Delhi, Jan. 8 -- A Delhi court has discharged a man of rape allegations. While discharging the accused, the court noted that the complainant was in a sexual relationship with the accused despite t... Read More