The Financial Times plans to start a Middle East edition to serve what it sees as a growing demand for business news in the Gulf states and other parts of the region, the Reuters reported. The paper, which will be

Apr 27, Colombo: The United States has expressed its serious concerns to Sri Lanka over growing close ties and diplomatic relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran. This comes on the eve of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's scheduled state visit

Apr 27, Colombo: Reporters Without Borders (RSF), the Paris-based media watchdog, condemned the Sri Lanka government's moves to "prevent the media obtaining information following clashes in the Northern Province".

Apr 27, Colombo: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has announced that it is forced to cut down its rations to about one million Sri Lankans who are currently being fed in the North and East, as prices of

KAHAPOLA, Sri Lanka (AFP) - With both hands clasped, Pat Amarasinghe prays before a Buddha statue se..

Apr 27, Fort Wayne, IN- On Saturday, April 19th Indiana Buddhist Temple in Fort Wayne, Indiana hosted the Sinhala and Hindu New Year celebrations at the temple premises.

Apr 27, Colombo: Latest fighting in Sri Lanka's embattled North yesterday killed 41 Tamil Tiger rebels and seven soldiers, the military said.

Apr 27, Colombo: Mannar Bishop Rt. Rev. Rayappu Joseph has urged the Sri Lankan government and the LTTE to declare a two-kilometre demilitarized zone around the Madhu Church to allow the return of the statue of Our Lady of Madhu.

Apr 27, Colombo: Sri Lankan government said that there will be a 20 per cent pay hike for the private sector employees.

A superlative 52-ball 75 by Australian Simon Katich and aggressive 40 not out by captain Yuvraj Singh helped Kings XI Punjab beat Delhi Daredevils b

Observing that it's nothing new for celebrities to be at the receiving end, superstar Amitabh Bachchan has said he is not an exception to it and peopl

Mumbai: IPL Cricket: Mumbai Indians mustered a score of 154 at loss of 7 wickets. Shahid Afridi declares his bowling prowess again by taking Sri Lanka

Daughters of a Pakistani man killed in the 1991 bomb blast blamed on Sarabjit Singh, have threatened to fast unto death if the Indian prisoner, who is

The Ministry of Rural Development through State Governments and Union Territory Administrations implements a number of Centrally-Sponsored Schemes for Poverty Alleviation, employment generation, creation of rural infrastructure and providing basic amenities for people living in rural areas of the country.

Speaking at the inauguration of 'Agri-Biotech Day' at the eighth edition of Bangalore Bio 2008, Dr. V Prakash - Director, CFTRI, said, "Biotech industry and all other stake-holders related to food technologies should evolve more balanced approach while using food

Awarding winning actress Terri J. Vaughn ("The Steve Harvey Show" and "Daddy's Little Girls) and her husband, Karon Riley (Defensive Lineman for Arena Football League's Cleveland Gladiators) welcomed a son, Kal'El Joseph Riley. The 7lbs, 6 oz baby boy arrived

Germany apologises to Afghanistan for a spying incident which targeted an Afghan minister.

A homecoming parade is held for the Coldstream Guards who have returned from action in Afghanistan.