The counting began in the morning after the polls were closed on Wednesday
The counting of votes in Sri Lanka election began with the powerful Rajapaksa family-run Sri Lanka People's Party saying it is confident of recording a historic victory
Voter turnout was 70%
Sri Lankans, wearing face masks, started voting in the twice-postponed parliamentary election which is expected to be won by the powerful Rajapaksa family-run party
It remains a question of what the final tally will be - a simple or brute majority in the 225-member legislature
Sri Lanka's economy contracted by 1.6 per cent in the first quarter of 2020, government data showed, as lockdowns related to the Covid-19 pandemic battered a country
The August 5 election is likely to be Deshapriya's last election as the Chairman of the National Election Commission
Sri Lankan cricket board had given its approval to the tournament during its executive committee meeting on Monday
The currency swap arrangement will remain available till November 2022, the Indian mission said in a press release
The game played on June 29 took place in Sawara village, 16 km from Chandigarh, but was streamed as a 'Uva T20 League' match in Sri Lanka's Badulla city
The next Air India special flight from Colombo to Delhi, Lucknow and Gaya is scheduled on June 22
The US states of Georgia and Oklahoma have reopened with a green light from their Republican governors, who have eased their lockdown orders despite health experts' warnings
In a telephonic conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week, US President Donald Trump had sought supply of hydroxychloroquine to the US
For developed nations with virus-containment measures and business continuity plans in place, market shutdowns are not necessary, he added
Most organisations have identified career development paths for their star performers.
The coming election could mark the end of the country's poly-ethnic project. How it will survive as a nation remains to be seen
Rajapaksa's visit here assumed significance as his tenure as Sri Lanka's president from 2005 to 2016 saw expansion of China's footprints in the Indian Ocean island nation, triggering concerns in India
The visit, beginning February 7, is the Rajapaksa senior's first overseas trip since his brother Gotabaya was elected President in November.
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa will undertake a four-day state visit to India and hold talks on a number of key areas
The officials at Colombo international airport said the entry to airport's arrival and departure terminals had been restricted to passengers only.