In 1963 the peacock was declared the National Bird of India because of its rich religious and legendary involvement in Indian traditions The criteria for this choice were many The bird must be welldis ...

It was exactly 34 years ago, on May 21, 1991, that Rajiv Gandhi, India’s youngest-ever Prime Minister (he was 40 when he ...

The Sri Lanka Development Update (SLDU) has two main aims. First, it reports on key developments over the past 12 months in Sri Lanka’s economy, places these in longer term and global contexts, and ...

At least seven people were killed and another 21 wounded when a race car ploughed into spectators at a packed motorsport event hosted by Sri Lanka's army Sunday, police said. At least seven people ...

In 2021, the Sri Lankan Army became the unlikely vanguard of a supposed green revolution, resulting in a radical redefinition of civil-military relations in farming regions. Members of the ...

The biggest recipient is the Sri Lanka Army (SLA), which receives LKR225.5 billion in the 2025 defence budget, an increase of about 3%. The Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) and Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF ...

The Sri Lankan Army has issued a clarification on the retention of passports belonging to Army personnel. Under this directive, passports of personnel holding the rank of major and below will be ...

Indian Army troops participating in the Joint Exercise Mitra Shakti in Sri Lanka marked India’s 78th Independence Day today with a series of patriotic and collaborative activities. (Image/ ADGPI ...

Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka, Sri Lanka's former Army chief and the architect of the military offensive that led to the annihilation of the LTTE, on Thursday formally declared his candidacy for ...

The Sri Lanka Army team has secured the prestigious gold medal at the 7th Pakistan Army Team Spirit Competition - 2024. Their remarkable victory adds another chapter to the nation's proud military ...

The commander of the Sri Lanka Army Lieutenant General HLVM Liyanage on Friday called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir at General Headquarters [GHQ] in Rawalpindi, the ...