Google has permitted its users to get rid of their embarrassing Gmail usernames in its recent update. In a post on March 31, the tech giant said that it has been working on the update since last year to ‘help your account grow with you’, and the feature is now available to all users in the US. MORE..
A tanker has been hit by an “unknown projectile” off the coast of Qatar’s capital of Doha, according to the UK Maritime Trade Operations. MORE..
Over 300 kilograms of heroin have been found aboard the multi-day fishing trawler seized by the Sri Lanka Navy in seas off Beruwala, according to the Sri Lanka Navy. MORE..
US President Donald Trump said the United States could end its military attacks on Iran within two to three weeks and Tehran did not have to make a deal as a prerequisite for the conflict to wind down. MORE..
India will, on Wednesday (April 1, 2026), begin the first phase of its Census 2027, marking the start of what is set to be the world’s largest population exercise and the first to be conducted digitally. MORE..
Iranian state media reported Tuesday that Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said his country is ready to stop fighting, provided it knows it won’t be attacked again. MORE..
India’s oil ministry said Wednesday (Apr 1) that domestic jet fuel prices would rise as the Middle East war pushed up energy costs, but that it had cushioned airlines from an expected 100 per cent jump. MORE..
Seven police officers attached to the Kotmale Police Station were injured in a wasp attack while conducting a raid on an illicit liquor distillery operating within a forest reserve in the Ramboda area of Wedamulla, Kotmale, today (01). MORE..
Owners of vehicles with number plates ending in both odd and even numbers will be able to obtain fuel from filling stations today (April 1), the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) announced. MORE..
Dubai-based airline Emirates’ website said on Wednesday that Iranian nationals were not allowed to enter or transit the United Arab Emirates. MORE..
Arrangements have been finalized to import fuel from Russia, the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation has confirmed. MORE..
Gold prices rose on Wednesday to their highest in nearly two weeks, supported by a weaker dollar following U.S. President Donald Trump’s statement that the war with Iran could wind down in weeks. MORE..
A warm weather advisory has been issued for residents of the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, Eastern, North-Western, Northern and North-Central provinces and in Monaragala district. MORE..
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that a society must be built in which all senior citizens can lead lives marked by safety, freedom, happiness, health, mobility, and spiritual well-being, with their rights duly safeguarded. MORE..
Sri Lanka Police have implemented a special security programme to ensure public safety during the Sinhala and Tamil New Year festive season. MORE..
Electricity tariffs for domestic and commercial consumers will increase with effect from today (01). MORE..
U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out Tuesday at allies who have been unwilling to do more to support the U.S. war effort against Iran, telling them to “go get your own oil” and saying it was not America’s job to secure the Strait of Hormuz. MORE..
The implementation of the standardized Value Added Tax (VAT) tax invoice format has been postponed once again, the Inland Revenue Department has announced. MORE..
A US judge has temporarily halted President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom construction project, ruling that proper procedures were not followed before the project began. MORE..
The Department of Examinations has officially released the names of the students who secured the highest ranks in the 2025 General Certificate of Education (GCE) Advanced Level Examination across all subject streams. MORE..
The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has alleged that the current government, led by Minister of Health Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, is attempting to compel doctors to provide services against their will. MORE..
The 24-hour token strike launched by the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) concluded at 8:00 a.m. today (01). MORE..
The prevailing dry weather conditions over the island are expected to change from tomorrow (02), the Department of Meteorology stated. MORE..
The vessel suspected of carrying narcotics intercepted by the Sri Lanka Navy in seas off southwest of Sri Lanka has been brought to the Dikkowita Harbour, the Department of Information stated. MORE..
Twenty-nine people, including six crew members and 23 passengers, were killed after a Russian military transport aircraft of the An-26 type crashed over the Crimean Peninsula due to a technical malfunction, according to preliminary reports. MORE..
A Bangladeshi expatriate has been killed by falling debris after the UAE intercepted a drone in Fujairah, reports Dubai-based daily Khaleej Times. MORE..
An Iranian drone attack struck fuel tanks at Kuwait International Airport on Wednesday, sparking a massive fire but causing no casualties, Kuwait’s state news agency KUNA said. MORE..
Iran has threatened to attack American tech firms if more of its leaders are killed, the semi-official outlet Fars reported. MORE..
Sky watchers can soon catch the spring season’s first full moon rising in the night sky. MORE..
The Sri Lanka rupee had depreciated by 1.6 per cent against the US dollar in 2026, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has confirmed. MORE..
President Donald Trump will give an update on the Iran war on Wednesday, April 1, according to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. MORE..
Six Sri Lankan fishermen who were held in Bangladeshi custody for six months have been released by the government of Bangladesh. MORE..
The results of the GCE Advanced Level Examinations 2025, have been released online, according to the Department of Examinations. MORE..
A total of 62.64 per cent of the total applicants who sat for the 2025 G.C.E. Advanced Level Examination have qualified for university admission, according to the Department of Examinations. MORE..
President Donald Trump rattled NATO allies on Wednesday morning, as he strongly suggested that the U.S. was weighing whether to pull out of the transatlantic military alliance. MORE..
Pope Leo urged U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday to look for an “off-ramp” to end the Iran war, in a rare direct appeal from the pontiff as the regional conflict expands. MORE..
Upcoming Grade 5 Scholarship, GCE Advanced Level, and GCE Ordinary Level examinations will be conducted as scheduled, the Commissioner General of Examinations, A. K. S. Indika Kumari Liyanage stated. MORE..
A man has died in a road accident in the Molagoda area of Kegalle, police said. MORE..
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told US TV company Newsmax that he doesn’t want to “put a schedule” on when the war with Iran is likely to end. MORE..
Israel’s parliament passed a law on Monday making death by hanging a default sentence for Palestinians convicted in military courts of deadly attacks, fulfilling a pledge by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right allies. MORE..
Warm weather conditions prevailing over the island are expected to continue, today (31), the Department of Meteorology said. MORE..
The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has decided to launch a nationwide token strike, today (31) at 8 a.m. based on several demands, including the alleged illegal transfers of doctors. MORE..
Kuwait says Iran has hit one of its giant crude oil tankers that is docked at a Dubai port. MORE..
The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has announced that its centralized electronic system for submitting asset and liability declarations will be open starting today (31). MORE..
A suspect has been arrested in connection with the incident in Batticaloa where remains of a woman’s body were discovered in an abandoned well, and another abducted woman was rescued alive from the same location. MORE..
Global Oil prices continued to climb in early trade in Asia on Tuesday. MORE..
A parliamentary committee in Iran has approved plans to impose tolls on traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, according to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)-affiliated Fars news agency. MORE..
Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government, Professor Chandana Abeyratne, stated that Cabinet Ministers and Deputy Ministers have voluntarily reduced their fuel quotas by more than one-third. MORE..
U.S. President Donald Trump told aides he is willing to end the military campaign against Iran even if the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed and leave a complex operation to reopen it for a later date, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing administration officials. MORE..
Canadian singer Celine Dion announced on Monday, her birthday, that she will return to the stage this fall with 10 concerts scheduled in Paris, spread out over September and October. MORE..
