President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, in his Thai Pongal message, underlined the festival’s deep cultural and spiritual significance, connecting it to Sri Lanka’s ... on the first day of the month of ...

Staten Island's Tamil community celebrated the 10th annual Harvest Festival with traditional Pongal rituals, cultural ...

People’s Bank recently conducted Thai Pongal celebrations at its Wellawatta and Pettah branches under the patronage of People’s Bank Chief Executive Officer/General Manager of Clive Fonseka.

The two-day debate on the government’s ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ project is slated to commence tomorrow in Parliament.It will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday. Secretary-General of Parliament, Kushani ...

Seven persons, mostly spectators and a bull owner, died in the jallikattu and manjuvirattu events held across Tamil Nadu on Kaanum Pongal day, police said on Friday. Two bulls too died in separate ...

As many as 19 children who went missing in the crowds that had gathered at the beaches of Chennai on Kaanum Pongal day on Thursday (January 16, 2025) were traced and reunited with their parents by ...

Sri Lanka overcame West Indies in the opening encounter on day 4 of the ICC Women's U19 World Cup 2025, before India followed suit with a win over hosts Malaysia. Sri Lanka picked up a second straight ...

Recently, a friend of mine posed an important puzzle to me: “I know the value of ‘free trade and competition’ for the success of businesses, but I have a difficulty of applying it to our rice ...

He was invited to the goshala on the ‘Mattu Pongal’ Day, dedicated to cattle. A video clip of his speech went viral on social media, with many ridiculing his claim as unscientific and ...

PTI Seven persons, mostly spectators and a bull owner, died in the jallikattu and manjuvirattu events held across Tamil Nadu on Kaanum Pongal day, police said on Friday. Two bulls too died in separate ...