K.M. De Silva and Howard Wriggins in their biography of J.R. Jayewardene record that by the time the Kandyan campaign of 1815 came along ... has helped unwind a fascinating story of a bygone era.

Its history was interesting. It had apparently been set up by a group of Kandyan Sinhalese from Uva who had fled during the 1848 revolt against the British rule and had found their way down the banks ...

With the fall of the Kandyan Kingdom, the Kandyan Convention, ceremonially signed on March 10, 1815, completed the annexation of the island to the British Empire. This brought an end to the rule ...

In April 1971, there occurred the JVP insurrection which assumed significant proportions in the Ampara district. Rohana ...

The Trump administration on Wednesday revoked a Biden-era fair housing proposed rule requiring localities to track and address patterns of segregation in their communities in order to receive ...

MIC today urged the government to take action against Astro’s radio station Era FM after several staff members allegedly mocked the Thaipusam kavadi ritual. The incident was captured in a TikTok ...

In some ways, you could say Biden is a figure in the Trump era.” The months since the election have brought bitter debate in Democratic circles about the failed Biden (then Harris) campaign.

8th Circuit blocks Biden-era SAVE Plan U.S. Supreme Court had rejected earlier Biden student debt relief plan Trump administration welcomes court decision Feb 18 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court ...

WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - A senior federal prosecutor in Washington resigned on Tuesday, citing what she called an improper demand by appointees of President Donald Trump's administration to ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The locals around these parts have two reasons to distrust me. First, the fact that I’m an envoy of a ...

The Transport Secretary, Heidi Alexander, said the new policy heralds 'a new era of rail accountability' ahead of generational reform on the railways. Article continues below Performance data ...