Time was when we had to observe the five precepts chanting in front of the omnipresent Buddha statue in every Buddhist household, and pay homage to parents straight afterwards. Attend mandatory Sunday ...

JURIST Staff, US Sri Lanka’s civil war (1983-2009) between government forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a separatist Tamil militant and political ...

Sri Lanka is visa-free for Indian passport holders. Its visa-free policy and distance from India makes it perfect for a ...

Even the Great Ruvanweliseya Buddhist Temple that PM Modi is scheduled to visit was also threatened by colonial British rule. The Colbrook Commission that divided Sri Lanka to 5 provinces gave ...

Some cruelty hides in the open. Tourists snap photos. Shoppers swipe credit cards. People scroll past without thinking twice.

The northern bald ibis (Geronticus eremita) is an extravagant waterbird adapted to forage in dry, open habitats, and is ...

Mass operation to introduce luxury BMW and Benz vehicles in the guise of tractors has been revealed in a recent sitting of the Committee on Public Accounts (COPA). The racket, aided by forged papers, ...

Know the best places to experience Rama Navami 2025 celebrations in India, from Ayodhya’s Ram Mandir to Bhadrachalam’s divine ...

Alena Warburton, from Dorset in the south of the UK, first visited Sri Lanka on her honeymoon in 2019 and was inspired to set ...

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the new Pamban railway bridge on April 6, Southern Railway announced.

It depicts a young American woman who is interested in joining a yearlong meditation program at a Buddhist temple, even though Thai temples ... but some have received ordination in Sri Lanka, where ...