The United National Party (UNP) would have to think of forming a coalition Government if it were to form a Government, UPFA MP Susil Premajayantha said.
The United National Front (UNF) Parliamentary Group had informed party Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe that the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) MPs could be accommodated in a future government only after certain conditions were met.
Lawyers of UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe have filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking a Fuller Bench to hear Mahinda Rajapaksa's appeal against the interim order given by the Court of Appeal barring him and the cabinet from functioning.
The President Maithripala Sirisena will appoint a new Cabinet on Monday (17), Nishantha Muthuhettigamage said.
Before the proceedings of Mahinda Rajapakse’s appeal were initiated Justice Aluwihare pronouncing the retirement of Justice Ewa Wanasundara said that today was her last day as a presiding Supreme Court Justice.
As soon as the Question Hour was taken up, opposition members trooped into the Well carrying placards on various issues, including alleged scam in Rafale deal. But BJP members stood up and started raising slogans against the Congress and Gandhi. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said following the SC verdict, Rahul Gandhi should apologise.
Social media’s so-called influencers have become sought-after brand ambassadors, with millions of followers and lucrative advertising deals. Now, the computer-generated Miquela Sousa character is testing the power of online celebrity.
General Electric reached a deal to sell off part of its GE Digital business and set aside the rest in a separate company, as the conglomerate narrows its focus and scales back its software ambitions.
The holiday season is looking merrier for Nintendo after a difficult summer, thanks to a hot-selling new “Super Smash Bros.” game and early signs that its Switch console is selling better.
Amazon’s announcement that it will bring 25,000 new jobs each to New York and Northern Virginia sparked a frenzy of activity. Lost in the commotion: It will take many years, if not a decade, before residents see an army of Amazon employees invading their cities.
Apple plans to invest $1 billion to build a new campus in Austin that could create 15,000 jobs, as it aims to make good on promises to boost contributions to the economy.
Olivier Widmaier Picasso, author of ‘Picasso: An Intimate Portrait,’ talks about his family’s history and his favorite of his grandfather’s works
How to maximize your time in this new cultural hot spot? Here, key tips on seeing the best art and architecture, eating like a king (or a mere mortal) and hobnobbing with falcons.
While older Americans are loath to buy big-ticket design items online, Generation Y has inspired new direct-to-consumer retailers that reduce the anxieties, cut the costs and amp up convenience.
Les responsables politiques de la Nouvelle-Calédonie doivent se retrouvent à Paris, vendredi 14 décembre, six semaines après le référendum d’autodétermination.
La mission Under the pole III qui parcourt les océans est actuellement à Rangiroa. L'équipe de plongeurs et de scientifiques est en Polynésie française depuis le mois de mai pour étudier les coraux de profondeur.
Ce n'est pas si sûr selon l'Union des femmes francophones de l'Océanie. Elles craignent que les modifications proposées par le gouvernement ne mettent à mal l'égalité Hommes-Femmes au sein de l'hémicycle. Explications
Avec un taux d'insertion professionnelle de 82%, le Service militaire adapté contribue largement au marché du travail en Polynésie française en proposant des formations qualifiantes avec embauche à la clé.
Quinze ans après la dernière édition, les sportifs des cinq archipels s’affrontent dans neuf disciplines.
David Dimbleby, 80, hosted his final BBC Question Time in Southwark tonight. The veteran broadcaster's shoes will be filled by Fiona Bruce from next week.
TOM UTLEY: At one of our son's friend's birthday party, my wife went to fetch him from a schoolfriend’s bash, where she witnessed a scene straight out of Reservoir Dogs.
The convicted predator, 61, bought the one bedroom flat in April in 1981 and currently makes £861-a-month by renting it out, but has been forced to sell to fund an upcoming bid for parole.
Locke was best known for the six films she made with Clint Eastwood in the late 1970s and early 1980s, including 'The Outlaw Josey Wales'.
The newspaper - which recently claimed all Londoners subsisted on boiled mutton and porridge until well into the 2000s - received thousands of responses to a tweet launching the project.
The SC refusing to allow a probe would vindicate the Modi govt which has maintained that the deal was above board and was signed in national interest. On the other hand, a green light for probe would be welcomed by Congress that has been relentlessly attacking the Centre for what it calls is a scam.
Across the country, a range of issues from debt to low prices for their produce have forced farmers to take desperate measures. Many killed themselves, destroying the lives they left behind.
The decision of Rajasthan's next chief minister is likely to be taken before noon and will be made public at a meeting of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) in state capital Jaipur, sources said. After several rounds of discussions that lasted till Thursday midnight, Congress veteran Gehlot has emerged as a front runner for the top post, while Pradesh Congress Committee president Pilot is being placated in attempts to broker peace between the two.
The Supreme Court on Friday said it found no irregularities in the NDA government's decision-making process to purchase 36 Rafale fighter jets from Dassault under Indo-French intergovernmental agreement.
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted on Thursday to end American military assistance for Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen in the strongest show of bipartisan defiance against President Trump’s defense of the kingdom over the killing of a dissident journalist.
The national government has been asked to end the eight-month closure of quarries in Mandera county.
The gunman who killed three people at a Christmas market in Strasbourg was shot dead by French police on Thursday as the Islamic State jihadist group claimed him as one of its «soldiers».
Although some may regard art education as a luxury, simple creative activities are some of the building blocks of child development.At the recent Vaz Preparatory Inter-House Art Competition, students experimented and created with their fingers,...
The Father is our Father - He really exists! He is the Great One! In His hands, He holds the mountains, the trees, the rivers, the sun and moon, and stars. Nothing exists without Him. In a moment. He can cover the earth in darkness. In a snap of a...
