Ms. Swaraj and her Sri Lankan counterpart Mangala Samaraweera will co-chair the 9th Joint Commission meeting to discuss key bilateral and regional issues in Colombo later today. The discussions will cover the entire gamut of relationship pertaining to economic cooper ....

Mr. Jaitley will announce in his budget speech a new centrally sponsored scheme for irrigation. On the expenditure side, the big outgo will be on account of the implementation of the 7th Central Pay Commission recommendations for pay and pension hikes with effect fro ....

“Demise of soldiers in Siachen is very tragic. I salute the brave soldiers who gave their lives to the nation. Condolences to their families,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted late in the day. The soldiers belong to the Madras regiment of the Army and ....

Raj Bhavan sources said Mr. Rao gave his consent on Thursday to prosecute Mr. Chavan for offences under Section 120-B (criminal conspiracy) and 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code. “By letter dated October 8, 2015, the Joint Director CBI, Mumbai had sought ....

In his first interview on the Pathankot attacks that occurred at the same time as the attack on the Indian mission in Mazar-e-Sharif in early January, Dr. Abdullah said he could not rule out both attacks being launched by the Jaish-e-Mohammad, but said it was “too ....

The ruling by the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention that will be formally communicated to Mr. Assange tomorrow will be a major boost to the long fight mounted by Mr. Assange and his supporters against the Swedish and British governments’ efforts ....

 The Northern Province, where Tamils constitute a predominant section of the population, may soon get a new Governor. The incumbent, H.M.G.S. Palihakkara, has conveyed to the government about his willingness to leave the post. Enquiries made in Colombo and Jaffna re ....

The Democratic Party, founded by former SLA Commander Sarath Fonseka, on Wednesday became part of the United National Party (UNP)-led coalition, United National Front for Good Governance. As a mark of the decision, Mr. Fonseka, who was conferred by the present regime l ....

I had no doubt that little Jose, born in September, had the condition that many experts believe is linked to the Zika virus. His head was notably small, his skull practically flat. “Everybody says he has a small head, but I don’t know what’s going o ....

As in the previous years, the might of security forces of the country was demonstrated at the event on the Galle Face Green which lasted nearly two and a half hours. Around 8-50 a.m., the celebration got off to a colourful start as the Sinhala version of the anthem w ....