Breakaway Taliban faction names new leader
A breakaway Taliban faction in Afghanistan has appointed a new leader for the group, the nephew of the faction’s longtime leader who was killed in fighting with rivals last year.
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Establish gender recognition, HRW tells SL
The New York-based global rights organization, Human Rights Watch (HRW) Monday called on the Sri Lankan government to abolish anti-LGBTI Laws and establish gender recognition policy to protect the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) community.
Namal arrested again
Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) of police Monday arrested the former President Parliamentarian Mahinda Rajapaksa’s eldest son and Hambantota District United People’s Freedom Alliance Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa on suspicion of financial fraud. He was remanded by the Fort Additional Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne until August 22.
French Naval ship arrives at Trinco
Sri Lanka Navy welcomed a French naval ship arrived at the Port of Trincomalee on Monday. The French naval vessel “Revi” arrived at the Port of Trincomalee Monday morning (15) on a goodwill visit, the Navy said.
‘Prabhakaran’s former deputy was RAW agent’
An LTTE leader who was once a deputy to its supreme leader Velupillai Prabhakaran was a RAW agent, recruited as early as 1989, a new book says. Journalist Neena Gopal, who interviewed former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi moments before he was assassinated in 1991, says that Gopalaswamy Mahendrarajah alias Mahattaya was a Research and Analysis Wing Read More
Usain Bolt wins 100m gold in 9.81 seconds
Usain Bolt became the first man in history to win the Olympic gold medal thrice in men’s 100m as he surged to the win in Rio 2016 Olympics on Sunday.
At least 31 killed in Nepal road accident
At least 31 people were killed on Monday and several others injured when a crowded bus skidded off the road and fell some 300 meters down the hill in central Nepal. The incident took place as the bus with 85 passengers, heading for Kattike Deurali from Kathmandu, skidded off the road at Birta Deurali-7 in Read More
Dipa targets gold at 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Path-breaking Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar is not disappointed at missing out on a historic bronze in the vault final of the Rio Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and instead she is aiming for a gold in the next edition of the Summers Games in Tokyo.
South Korea tells North Korea to abandon nuclear weapons
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye on Monday urged North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapon programme and defended the deployment of a US anti-missile system in the face of repeated “provocations” by Pyongyang.