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"No such meeting or visit taken place": MEA slams media report alluding to meeting between NSA Doval, Marco Rubio

New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday slammed the media report, alluding a meeting between National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, calli... Read More


"No such meeting or visit taken place": MEA slams media report alluding meeting between NSA Doval, Marco Rubio

New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday slammed the media report, alluding a meeting between National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, calli... Read More


Online applications open for teaching exams

Sri Lanka, Feb. 5 -- Graduates currently employed in the state sector can begin applying online today, February 5, for the competitive examination to fill teaching vacancies in national and provincial... Read More


Heavy rains is expected today

Sri Lanka, Feb. 5 -- Showers are expected to continue across the Northern, North-central, Eastern, Uva, and Central provinces, along with the Hambantota district. Heavy rainfall exceeding 75 mm is lik... Read More


Weather Bee: January 2026 only the fifth warmest January on record

India, Feb. 5 -- The high levels of global warming seen in 2023 and 2024 - the two warmest years on record so far - means that any relief, even if temporary, is welcome. Global temperature data for Ja... Read More


"Received information that Congress MPs can resort to unprecedented incident near PM's seat, urged him not to come to House": Lok Sabha Speaker

New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday said he had urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to come to the House yesterday to prevent any unpleasant incident as he received informat... Read More


Seven tourists rescued from drowning

Sri Lanka, Feb. 5 -- Police life-saving units and Navy coastguard officers successfully rescued seven individuals who were swept away by a sudden current while bathing at Nilaveli beach in Trincomalee... Read More


Government to replace century-old Mental Health Act

Sri Lanka, Feb. 5 -- The government plans to replace Sri Lanka's century-old Mental Health Act with a modern legislative framework tailored to contemporary needs, according to Deputy Minister of Healt... Read More


Businessman arrested for abusing underage boys

Sri Lanka, Feb. 5 -- Officers from the Police Children and Women's Bureau arrested a businessman and another suspect for the alleged abuse of 36 underage boys. Following a period of interrogation und... Read More


Allegations of "76-year curse" are a deception

Sri Lanka, Feb. 5 -- The narrative of a "76-year curse" is a complete fabrication intended to mislead the public, according to Nishantha Sri Warnasinghe, Executive Member of the "Dinana Dakuna" collec... Read More