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A Kolkata-bound Air India Express plane has returned to Bengaluru due to a technical issue. The flight IX2718, operated with an Airbus A320 aircraft, returned after being airborne for over two hours, according to information available on…

Thundershowers accompanied by severe lightning are likely to occur at several places in the Northern, North-central and Eastern provinces, the Department of Meteorology warns. There may be temporary localized strong winds during…

Concerns pertaining to e-commerce platform taxation that affected products that were purchased through websites such as AliExpress, Amazon and Temu have been resolved, according to officials who were present during a meeting of the…

Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan is currently busy promoting his upcoming movie War 2. Ahead of the film's release, the actor was seen attending an event in Sri Lanka where he interacted with fans and also grooved to the film's latest track,…

Sri Lanka’s pharmaceutical sector is facing an unprecedented crisis. A deadly combination of foreign exchange shortages, inflation, and overdependence on imports—currently covering 80–85% of national pharmaceutical needs—has triggered…

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has officially announced that the sixth edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) will be held from November 27 to December 23, 2025. The matches will be played across three premier international venues: •  R.…

Flooding triggered by heavy rain has left at least 14 people dead or missing in Vietnam’s northern province of Dien Bien, state media reported on Friday. Floodwater rose quickly on Thursday night after hours of heavy rain, inundating…

World shares retreated Friday after President Donald Trump issued a new set of import duties that will apply to dozens of countries as of Aug. 7. U.S. futures fell 0.9% after Trump announced tariff rates of up to 41% for imports from 68…

The United National Party (UNP) has welcomed the recent executive order issued by U.S. President Donald Trump, which further reduces the reciprocal tariff rates on Sri Lankan exports. In a statement, the UNP commended the Sri Lankan…

The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) has commended the Government of Sri Lanka and the national negotiation team for securing a further reduction in the reciprocal tariff rate imposed by the United States on Sri Lankan exports—from 30% to…