More than the truth based on proper investigation and analysis, conspiracy theories about the cause of an unpleasant or ugly event get popular attention. This is so the world over, research reveals.
Conspiracy theories excite the public imagination because they...
In the Maldivian Presidential election held on September 9, neither incumbent President Ibrahim Solih nor his principal challenger, Dr.Mohamad Muizzu, got 50% plus votes to be elected President.
Therefore there is to be a run-off, which is earmarked for September...
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Hong Kong and southern Chinese cities are battling widespread flooding as the region endures some of its heaviest rainfall on record.
On Friday, streets and subway stations were under water in Hong Kong as officials shut schools and workplaces.
The...
The Veddas, generally known as the original inhabitants of Sri Lanka, are presently found in the Hunnasgiriya hills in central Sri Lanka down to the coastal areas of the island's east. However, according to ethnographers and social anthropologists, the...
Studying the barnacles on a piece of plane debris could help investigators finally figure out where flight MH370 crashed, a researcher said
A four-year search for the plane failed to locate its final resting place, but pieces of...
With India and China at loggerheads on critical issues, with opinion divided on Russia, and with a hostile West looking at it with disfavour, BRICS, which is holding a summit in Johannesburg from August 22 to 24, faces a...
The Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka put together an imaginatively curated and impressively executed show to celebrate the 77th.Anniversary of India’s independence on Tuesday.
Dance performances choreographed by Sri Lankan Guru Vasuki Jagadeeswaran and performed by the students of...
Former Judge of the Supreme Court and parliamentarian and former Chief Minister of the North Justice C.V Wigneswaran has traced the history of the Sinhalese and Tamils and the roots of the two communities and the different cultural backgrounds...
According to Sunday Times, the Sri Lankan government has decided to cancel a tender awarded to Engro, a China-Pakistan consortium, to supply Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and give the contract to a Petronet LNG Ltd., an Indian public sector...
Dr.Rohan Ratnayake of the Sri Lankan National Institute of Mental Health is quoted in the media as saying that 15.6 out of every 100,000 of population in Sri Lanka had died by suicide in 2020, 2021 and 2022. And,...
The Meo Muslims of Haryana, who are now facing unprecedented hate speech and violence unleashed by Hindutwa outfits like the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and the Bajrang Dal, have had excellent relations with the Hindu majority right through history.
Till...
I’m fine with a little discomfort. Sitting shoulder to shoulder, a slight awkwardness here and there. Even the subtle wafts of a fellow passenger’s body odour don’t deter my mood as I’m preoccupied with other things. Hardly staring into...
