COLOMBO (News 1st); A wayward SpaceX rocket stage has collided with the Moon after drifting through space for months, ending an unintended journey that scientists had been tracking closely.According to international media reports, the approximately 4,000-kilogram rocket component struck the lunar su...

Prashant Kishor, one of India's best-known election strategists, used to help others win elections. But now, he has won one himself. Kishor has pulled off an unexpected comeback, by winning a prestigious by-election and is set to be sworn in as a lawmaker for the first time.A former poll strate...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Artificial intelligence could enable developing countries to achieve in a decade what might otherwise take a century, provided governments move quickly to address gaps in electricity, internet connectivity, skills development and institutional capacity, according to the World Ban...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Indian Foreign Secretary Shri Vikram Misri arrived in Colombo today (5) on a one-day official visit aimed at further strengthening the longstanding partnership between India and Sri Lanka.During his visit, the Indian Foreign Secretary is scheduled to call on President Anura Kumar...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Government of India has donated 500 litres of technical-grade Malathion insecticide to Sri Lanka to further strengthen ongoing dengue control programmes across the country.The donation was officially handed over today to Minister of Health and Mass Media Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa...