Former President of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), Upali Dharmadasa, has passed away at the age of 71.

India’s Union minister Pralhad Joshi has been given additional charge of the Ministry of Education, following the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan amid protest over exam paper leaks.

India’s ​youth protesters ‌have agreed to end ​their demonstration, ​a spokesperson of ⁠the ‘Cockroach Janata Party (CJP)’ ​movement told reporters ​after talks with the government ​on ​Saturday.

Two Sri Lankan fishermen were rescued alive from the Bay of Bengal by a group of fishermen from Moheshkhali upazila in Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh after reportedly drifting at sea for 36 days.

The authorities have evacuated more than 20,000 people and suspended railway services in southern China as the approaching Typhoon Noul threatens torrential rain and gale-force winds, according to state media outlets.

The Government of Sri Lanka has issued a Gazette Extraordinary revising the guidelines governing the appointment of President’s Counsel (PC).

Indian Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has sent his resignation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday.

Leaders and representatives of the six Tamil-speaking political parties that announced their decision earlier this month to work together met at the Parliament Complex and reaffirmed their commitment to engage collectively on issues of common concern affecting the Tamil-speaking communities.

The Iranian-backed Houthis have claimed a missile attack on Saudi Arabia, after Riyadh launched strikes on targets linked to the group on Friday.

The body of a 17-year-old girl who had been reported missing has been found in a quarry in the Kajuwatta area of Mahawalathenna, police said.

At least 19 people have been injured and hospitalised following a collision involving a bus and a motorcycle in the Weerawila area on the Matara–Tissamaharama main road.

Eight people, including six children, were found dead in a Michigan home after a fire, some with gunshot wounds, law enforcement said Friday.

The National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU) has stated that the number of dengue-related deaths reported in Sri Lanka has risen to 61.

Five people were killed and three injured after ​a loess collapse buried ‌a house in a village in northern China's Shanxi province, state-owned ​Xinhua News Agency said ​on Saturday.

A Chinese national has been arrested by Sri Lanka Customs officers at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today (25) for allegedly attempting to smuggle a consignment of foreign-manufactured cigarettes worth Rs. 630,000 into the country.