By Vishvanath
Politicians are very enthusiastic about the upcoming local government (LG) polls—naturally. More than 80,000 candidates are in the fray. Most of them and their leaders are doing their damnedest to muster votes. But the question is whether voters...
While Pooja Shakun Pandey of the Hindu Maha Sabha called for a genocide of Muslims at the Dharam Sansad in Hardwar in 2021, Shiv Sena (Shinde) leader Sanjay Nirupam recently threated to unleash another Jallianwala Bagh massacre targeting Muslim...
By P.K.Balachandran
Colombo, April 3: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Sri Lanka from April 4 to 6 to bolster economic and strategic ties with New Delhi’s southern neighbor. The visit comes at a critical juncture as India navigates...
Professional politicians and public personalities vie for leadership, potentially weakening the campaign to restore monarchy
By P.K. Balachandran
Colombo, March 31
– The movement to restore the monarchical system in Nepal is gaining popular support due to the repeated failure of...
By P.K.Balachandran
Colombo, September 6: On Tuesday, September 3, the West Bengal State Assembly unanimously passed the “Aparajita Women and Child Bill” which provides for the death penalty when rape is followed by the death of the victim. The All...
By P.K.Balachandran
Colombo, May 20:
The tragic death of the Iranian President Dr.Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash in his country on May 19, will be mourned in India, Sri Lanka, and even Pakistan, with which he had serious differences...
Pathfinder Foundation renews call for establishing a marine research station
Now and then, Kachchativu island, lying halfway between the islands of Rameswaram (India) and Delft (Neduntheevu -Sri Lanka), has been hitting the news headlines. Mainly, such interests are evinced when...
By P.K.Balachandran
March 8 2024 :Colombo
Colombo, March 8: The principal villains in former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s book entitled: The Conspiracy to oust me from the Presidency releases on Thursday, are the Western powers, foreign-funded NGOs, the Janatha...
By Vishvanath
The Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) is going to elect its leader for the first time in its 74-year history, according to media reports. The contest for party leadership, to be held on Jan. 21, will be...
Never has the convention of a political party in Sri Lanka evoked so much interest as that of the ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) did last Friday when its faithful gathered at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium in Colombo.
The...
