Dulip Samaraweera under investigation amid allegations of serious misconduct towards female player

Former Sri Lanka Test cricketer Dulip Samaraweera is facing a Cricket Australia probe amid allegations of serious misconduct towards a female player. As first reported by the Herald Sun, ex-Victoria women’s cricket coach Samaraweera has been accused of alleged historic conduct relating to the woman, who played at a professional level.  Cricket Australia’s integrity department is dealing with the matter, with the …

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President Meets Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval

A crucial meeting between Indian National Security Advisor Mr. Ajit Doval and President Ranil Wickremesinghe unfolded this morning at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo. The discussions centred around enhancing economic cooperation, strengthening defence ties, and fostering regional collaboration between the two neighbouring nations. The meeting underscored the importance of the strategic partnership between India and Sri Lanka, exploring avenues to …

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Palitha Range Bandara removed from UNP General Secretary post

Palitha Range Bandara is to be removed from his position as general secretary of the UNP, party leader Ranil Wickremesinghe has decided. According to reliable sources, the decision is prompted by serious accusations that have been levelled against Bandara. Reports say Bandara had not reported for duty at Sirikotha for the past few days. The party constitution allows the leader …

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SC rejects petition challenging RW’s eligibility to contest Prez polls

The Supreme Court rejected a petition challenging President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s eligibility to run in the Presidential election, which was based on claims of failure to appoint the Acting IGP and judges to the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal. Further, the AG’s representative, Additional Solicitor General Nerin Pulle, argued that the petition contained false information and breached Article 92 …

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Social media platform X suffers global outage, Downdetector shows

The social networking platform X is currently experiencing a global service outage, prompting numerous user complaints. Despite this widespread issue, the company has yet to provide any official information about the situation. Downdetector, which monitors outages by gathering status reports from various sources, including users, indicated that over 700 people reported outages in India around 9 am (IST). Users in the …

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Know about urological problems in senior citizens especially women

With age, people face so many health issues. One such problem is urological problems. Many women deal with weak bladder and there are several other issues too. In this article, we have mentioned about those health issues. Some age-related changes, such as grey hair and wrinkles, are obvious. But other shifts are also occurring inside your body with each passing …

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Digital Partisans: Dissecting Facebook Sentiment Towards Wickremesinghe, Premadasa and Dissanayake

Last month, I studied over 4,000 tweets linked to the three main presidential candidates – Ranil Wickremesinghe (RW), Sajith Premedasa (SP), and Anura Kumara Dissanayake (AKD) – in order to study how they presented themselves, and how a wider public saw them. I ended by noting, “What’s “real” and “authentic” in politics is often manufactured. Today’s election campaigns are highly sophisticated and …

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Jay Shah elected unopposed as Independent Chair of ICC

Jay Shah has been elected unopposed as the next Independent Chair of the International Cricket Council (ICC). Shah, who has served as the BCCI Honorary Secretary since October 2019 and Chair of the Asian Cricket Council since January 2021, will assume this prestigious role on December 1, 2024. Shah was the sole nominee for the chairmanship after current Chair Greg …

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