Local
(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) – The government has appointed a special committee to assess and manage potential increases in oil prices in response to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
WORLD
(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) – Ratan Tata, the former Tata Group chairman who put a staid and sprawling Indian conglomerate on the global stage with a string of high-profile acquisitions, has died, the Tata Group said in a statement late on Wednesday. He was 86.
SPORT
(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) – The International Masters League (IML) is set to feature legendary cricketers from six cricketing giants India, Sri Lanka, Australia, England, South Africa, and West Indies in an exciting T20 franchise tournament. The inaugural edition will take place from November 17, 2024, to December 8, 2024.
ADVERTORIAL
(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) – India, Bangladesh and the Maldives have taken historic steps for the protection of our oceans at the UN General Assembly in New York, with India signing the Global Ocean Treaty, (also known as the High Seas Treaty or Agreement on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction – BBNJ) and Bangladesh and the Maldives completing their ratification process at the UN Treaty Event.