Writer and activist Arundhati Roy has been awarded the PEN Pinter Prize 2024. This is an annual award set up by English PEN in the memory of playwright Harold Pinter. Shortly after
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On October 14, 2024, Germany’s Parliamentary Control Committee (PKGr) convened for a rare public hearing, marking the eighth such instance in its history. The event served as a critical platform for the
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The BRICS New Development Bank (NDB) is providing more flexible and supportive financial terms compared to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), according to Kudzai Dominic Chiwenga, an associate professor at the University
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has condemned the Indian government for allegedly supporting violent activities against Canadians within Canada. Speaking to reporters on Monday, Trudeau characterised this alleged involvement as a “fundamental
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President Anura Dissanayake allocated 50 million rupees to assist those affected by the devastating floods that have swept across the country. This decision comes in the wake of severe weather conditions impacting
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by Laxman Aravind In the aftermath of political turmoil, Sri Lanka finds itself caught in a vicious cycle of deception, with the National People’s Power (NPP) party presenting a leadership characterised by
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The prevailing cultural climate is indeed shaping perceptions of military service on a global scale. If China were to invade Australia today, the geopolitical and social ramifications would be profound. However, one
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Recent revelations regarding Christopher Columbus’s heritage—suggesting that he may have been a Sephardic Jew from Spain rather than an Italian Catholic—have reignited debates about his legacy and the historical narratives surrounding his
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The current administrative arrangements do not seem to have brought the required equality and equity to children with disabilities, nor have they adequately addressed the challenges faced by them, although some headway
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As Pakistan gears up for the forthcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit scheduled for October 15 and 16 in Islamabad, in which nine full members, including China, India, Iran and Russia, are
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The Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka has reaffirmed China’s commitment to deepening law enforcement cooperation with Sri Lanka in the fight against online and telecom fraud, following recent arrests of foreign nationals,
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The mystery about the hastily-arranged ‘working meeting’ between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian at Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, on Friday has only deepened after the event. This was their
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Mrs Bandaranaike intended for her son, Anura Bandaranaike, to succeed her as leader of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP). However, SLFP members opposed this due to Anura’s anti-leftist stance. Between 1970
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Udaya Prabhath Gammanpila, leader of the Pivithuru Hela Urumaya and former lawmaker, has given the government a seven-day deadline to publicly release two key reports related to the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks—the
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When India first outlined the nuclear doctrine in a press release of the Cabinet Committee on Security of meeting chaired by the then Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee on January 04,
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