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LK Advani and the BJP: A tame truce?
Mr Advani (right) is reportedly upset over the elevation of Mr Modi (left)After a dramatic falling out comes what looks like a tame truce. On Tuesday evening, veteran BJP leader LK Advani took back...
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From Holyrood to Bollywood: Scottish women's surprise movie hit
Karyn Watt and Karen Havranek have made their own Bollywood movieMost people celebrate significant birthdays with a cake, or even a party, but two Scottish women decided to celebrate by making and...
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Apollo Tyres to buy Cooper Tire for $2.2 billion Associated Press New Delhi
India's Apollo Tyres Ltd. is buying US-based Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. for about $2.22 billion, boosting its presence in North America and other key markets around the world.Apollo said on Wednesday...
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Aligarh mother killed by mob for allowing daughter to wear jeans Piyush...
Picture for representationA 55-year-old woman was beaten to death by a mob in Aligarh on Tuesday because she allowed her college going daughter to wear jeans pant. Shockingly the mob was led by a...
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Sri Lanka's Cinnamon Air to fly from end June
12 Jun, 201316:50:56June 12, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Cinnamon Air, a domestic carrier operating Cessna 208 amphibians said will begin scheduled flight to the South of the island...
View ArticleSri Lanka relaxes foreign exchange controls
12 Jun, 201315:21:35June 12, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has relaxed controls on foreign exchange for travel, migration, sale of residential property by non-residents and maintaining...
View ArticleSri Lanka investment approval for Crown in final stages: minister
12 Jun, 201320:59:23June 12, 2013 (LBO) - Investment approval for Australian magnate James Packer's Crown group for a joint venture mixed development in Sri Lanka is being...
View ArticleSri Lanka mulls safety rules on fishermen as monsoon kills 54
12 Jun, 201306:23:05June 11, 2013 (AFP) - The death toll in Sri Lanka from strong monsoon winds and heavy rains rose to 54, as the government announced on Tuesday new safety...
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Lobster and Mushroom Somen Malaysian Receipe
Lobster and Oyster Mushroom Somen pictures A few days ago, my good friend Alice at Eat A Duck I Must texted me that I ought to try out their lobster somen recipe, citing that it takes only 15 minutes...
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Met Department Shamed! By Arthur Wamanan and Sandun Jayawardana - nation.lk
Fails to disseminate timely warningDelay in establishing an advanced radar systemMinister accuses fishermen of disregarding warningThe failure to disseminate a timely warning on the prevalent inclement...
View ArticleNPC Election - A prediction •By Edward Gunawardena - nation.lk
Judging by media disclosures the main focus of attention today, locally as well as internationally is on the Northern Provincial Council elections scheduled for September. It is clear that strong...
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Jonathans: Still young three generations later By Ravi Nagahawatte - nation.lk
‘Got to know what you do, got to enjoy it too!’ - JehanThere is a superstition that a business will not survive after the third generation. However, for Jehan Wijayaratne, Chairman/Managing Director...
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NSA chief says data disrupted 'dozens' of plots
Gen Alexander said the NSA surveillance programmes kept Americans safeThe US electronic spying chief has said massive surveillance programmes newly revealed by an ex-intelligence worker had disrupted...
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ERT closure: Greek unions launch 24-hour protest strike
Viewers watched the state TV channel go black A general strike has begun in Greece in protest at the government's surprise move to shut down state broadcaster ERT - with the loss of nearly 2,700...
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Short walks 'could cut diabetes risk in older people'
Walking for 15 minutes after meals could prevent "potentially damaging" blood sugar spikesA 15-minute walk after each meal could prevent older people developing type-2 diabetes, a study has found.The...
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US General Dunford: 'Fight for Afghan rights not over'
Gen Joseph Dunford: "Eventually this war has to be resolved by political means" The commander of international forces in Afghanistan has warned the international community not to turn its back on...
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Japan tests 4K television streams over the internet
It is currently difficult to find 4K video content to make the most of the TVs that support itA Japanese telecoms company is carrying out tests to try to prove 4K-resolution video can be streamed over...
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Peering into the North Korean economy, via satellite
Analysing what is happening in North Korea's economy, requires one to be creative Amid the current tensions between North and South Korea, much focus has been on their shared industrial zone, where...
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Readers' favourite India curiosities - bbc.com
BBC correspondent Rajini Vaidyanathan's feature on 10 things you might not know about India generated a huge response. Readers shared their favourite observations about this diverse and colourful...
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Sun Pharma to pay $550 million to settle US litigation BS Reporter | Mumbai
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries will pay a lump-sum $550 million to settle litigation over sale of the generic pantoprazole drug in the US. The company announced it had, together with its subsidiaries,...
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