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Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Alexis Taylor, paid a courtesy call on President Ranil Wickremesinghe. During the discussions, the Sri Lankan leader was briefed on the ongoing dairy modernization program supported by the US. In response, Wickremesinghe welcomed the program, stating it would complement the island-wide dairy expansion projects. Further, the President has outlined the government’s agriculture modernization efforts, emphasizing the…

Keells Food Products PLC, is delighted to announce the launch of Elephant House range of Sausages to the vibrant culinary landscape of Australia through an esteemed partnership with Millennium Imports Pty Ltd, a leading importer and distributor of premium food products. This Partnership is a first for both Elephant House, the iconic Sri Lankan household brand renowned for its premium products and unparalleled taste and Millennium Imports Pty Ltd as this range is being fully manufactured in Australia with 95% of the raw…

Jake Fraser-McGurk and Tristan Stubbs' heavy hitting helped the Delhi Capitals hold off Mumbai Indians by 10 runs in a high-scoring Indian Premier League game. In the second game of the day, Sanju Samson powered league leaders the Rajasthan Royals to a seven-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants. Fraser-McGurk lashed 84 runs off only 27 balls, and Stubbs contributed an unbeaten 48 off 25 as Delhi amassed 257-4 in 20 overs. Tilak Varma led Mumbai’s reply with 63 off 32, but the visitors fell short at 247-9. Delhi…

Skipper Babar Azam scored a solid half-century, while spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi took four wickets. Pakistan overcame New Zealand by nine runs in the fifth and final Twenty20 international in Lahore. Azam's 44-ball 69 and Fakhar Zaman's 33-ball 43 took Pakistan to 178-5 in their 20 overs before Shaheen claimed 4-30 to restrict New Zealand to 169 in 19.2 overs, squaring the series at 2-2. Pakistan's win came only in the final over, with 12 needed. Josh Clarkson, 38 not out, threatened to pull off a heist, but two…

Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau conducted a roadshow in Turkey, the first roadshow organized by SLTPB in Turkey, in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Mission in Turkey and the National Carrier that has direct connectivity from Istanbul and operates five flights per week. The Turkish airline is scheduled to carry daily flights from October 2024 onwards. Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau organized this event as the first initiative to create awareness promptly and showcase the market's importance in the international…

Congress Working Committee (CWC) member Shashi Tharoor has said the fight was for “the ideal of India as a secular and democratic nation, and not any one party or individual.” Speaking to journalists after casting his vote in Thiruvananthapuram, Mr. Tharoor said the prime aim was to defeat the BJP’s polarising and divisive agenda, which struck at the secular and democratic core of the Constitution. He said the Congress would heal the divisions and unite the people. It would restore federal consensus and promote a…

ITC Limited’s wholly owned subsidiary WelcomHotels Lanka (Private) Limited has launched ITC Ratnadipa, a jewel in Colombo’s skyline that promises to enrich Sri Lanka's tourism and hospitality landscape. This flagship hospitality icon of ITC Hotels was inaugurated by the President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremesinghe in the presence of Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Dinesh Gunewardena, Santosh Jha, Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka and Sanjiv Puri, Chairman and Managing Director, ITC…

Chinese energy giant Sinopec is advancing its global strategy as it seeks to establish its first fully controlled overseas refinery in Sri Lanka, reported Reuters. The company is expected to complete a feasibility study by June for a plant at the Hambantota port, following approval from Colombo last November, industry sources told the news agency. This move, a major change in Sinopec’s foreign strategy, is perceived as a reaction to China’s slowing increase in demand. Sri Lankan officials estimate the proposed…

Doubling down on his attacks against the Congress’ promises on social justice and alleged wealth redistribution, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 24 claimed that the Congress's “dangerous intentions” were coming to the fore one by one. Addressing poll rallies in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, Mr. Modi reiterated his assertion that Congress’s plan for social welfare and reducing inequality amounted to a “dangerous game” of wealth redistribution and “snatching people’s rights and properties.” “This is Congress ki…

Russia vetoed a US-drafted UN Security Council resolution calling on countries to prevent an arms race in outer space, prompting the US to question whether Moscow was hiding something. The vote came after Washington accused Moscow of developing an anti-satellite nuclear weapon to put in space, an allegation that Russia has denied. Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Moscow was against putting nuclear weapons in space. "Today's veto begs the question: Why? Why, if you follow the rules, would you not support a…

Facebook owner Meta's quarterly profits soared last quarter as the company continues to see stellar ad growth across its family of world-leading social media apps, AFP reported. The company, founded by Mark Zuckerberg, said that net profit in the January to March period rose to $12.4 billion, and total revenue, mainly from selling ads, was up an impressive 27 percent to $36.5 billion. According to analyst Debra Williamson of Sonata Insights, Meta's growth is due, in particular, to its sophisticated advertising tools…

Rishabh Pant smashed an unbeaten 88 as he led Delhi Capitals to a tense IPL win over Gujarat Titans, boosting his chances of playing for India at the T20 World Cup. Delhi posted 224-4 courtesy of a 113-run stand between Pant and fellow left-hander Axar Patel, who hit 66 after they slipped to 44-3 inside six overs at their home Arun Jaitley Stadium. The hosts kept Gujarat down to 220-8 to win by four runs after David Miller's 23-ball 55 and an unbeaten 21 off 11 deliveries by Rashid Khan. Mukesh Kumar kept his nerve…

Sri Lanka’s star batter Chamari Athapaththu edged Natalie Sciver-Brunt to become the top-ranked batter in the ICC Women’s ODI batting rankings. Powering Sri Lanka to the highest successful run chase in women’s ODIs has seen Chamari Athapaththu rise to the top of the ICC Women’s ODI Batting Rankings in the latest update. Athapaththu’s stellar knock in the third and final ODI helped Sri Lanka level the three-match series in South Africa. Chasing a record target 302 to win, Athapaththu led Sri Lanka’s fightback with a…

The Chief of the Bureau of Australia’s state-run news outlet in New Delhi has stated that she had to leave India ‘abruptly’ after government officials denied her a visa extension. The public announcement by Avani Dias, the journalist, came after she and her team from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) were questioned by an officer from the Criminal Intelligence Department when they were producing a program on the Indian government’s alleged targeted assassination of pro-Khalistan separatists in western…

The US State Department's 2023 Human Rights Report (HRR) has highlighted multiple human rights abuses in India. The report, a country-wise compilation of human rights practices, has flagged "credible reports" of more than a dozen different kinds of human rights abuses in India, including extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, arbitrary arrest or detention, torture to coerce confessions, repeated imposition of Internet shutdowns and blocked telecommunications, surveillance of civil society activists and…

Australia's Marcus Stoinis hit an unbeaten 124 as Lucknow Super Giants chased down a target of 211 with six wickets and three balls to spare against Chennai Super Kings. It was Stoinis' first IPL century and his second in T20 cricket, trumping an unbeaten 108 by Chennai skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad at his home M.A. Chidambaram Stadium. Lucknow looked in trouble at 88-3 after 11 overs, but Stoinis put on 70 runs with Nicholas Pooran, who hit 34 off 15 balls, and an unbeaten 65-run stand with Deepak Hooda to achieve victory…

Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu's party earned a landslide victory in parliamentary elections, local media reported, a result set to move the Indian Ocean archipelago closer to China and away from traditional partner India. Muizzu's People's National Congress (PNC) won 71 of the 93 seats available on Sunday, preliminary results from the Maldives Elections Commission and media projections showed. The PNC together with its coalition parties holds 75 seats in total while the main opposition Maldives Democratic Party…

Sri Lanka's consumer price inflation dropped to 2.5% in March from 5.1% in February, official data showed, as the impact of a higher sales tax needed to meet targets set under a $2.9-billion IMF program receded. The National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) captures broad retail price inflation and is released with a lag of 21 days every month. The decrease was largely driven by a 22% cut in power tariffs last month for households, ensuring prices in the non-food category rose only 0.7% in March versus 5.1% in February.…

AirAsia is among six bidders for Sri Lanka's carrier, SriLankan Airlines. The island nation is seeking to reduce losses incurred by government-owned enterprises under a $2.9 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) program. A statement released by Sri Lanka's finance ministry said AirAsia Consulting has submitted a request for qualification from potential investors to acquire shares in SriLankan Airlines Limited. The document also named Dharshaan Elite Investment Holding (Pvt) Ltd, FITS Aviation (Private) Limited,…

Yashasvi Jaiswal struck form with an unbeaten 104 as Rajasthan Royals consolidated their position at the top of the IPL table with a nine-wicket thrashing of Mumbai Indians. Medium-pace bowler Sandeep Sharma took 5-18 to help restrict Mumbai to 179-9 after Yuzvendra Chahal claimed an IPL first of 200 wickets at Rajasthan's home ground in Jaipur. Jaiswal, a left-handed opener whose previous best this season was 39, steered the team home in 18.4 overs in an innings interrupted by rain. "I enjoyed it from the start,…