Police investigating attack on Muslim owned store in Nugegoda

Nirupama among those mentioned in Pandora papers

By Easwaran Rutnam (@easwaranrutnam) Pandora papers, considered the biggest trove of leaked offshore data in history, has mentioned former Deputy Minister Nirupama Rajapaksa and her husband, accusing them of setting up shell companies and trusts in secrecy jurisdictions. The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) in Washington alleged that Nirupama Rajapaksa and her husband Thirukumar Nadesan used the companies and trusts in secrecy jurisdictions to obtain lucrative consu

03 Oct, 2021

Aluthgamage no-balls outcome of match fixing probe

By Easwaran Rutnam Former Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage today refused to accept the outcome of a match fixing probe conducted following claims made by him. Aluthgamage told Parliament today that the probe was taken in the wrong direction and officials who should have been questioned were not. The former Sports Minister said that even when he said cricketers were not involved in match-fixing they were summoned and questioned. Aluthgamage had claimed last year that the 2011 World Cu

05 Oct, 2021

India seeks early conclusion of projects during talks held in Colombo

India sought the early conclusion of projects funded by the Indian Government, during talks held in Colombo today. The Foreign Secretary of India, Harsh Vardhan Shringla held wide ranging discussions in Colombo today, including with Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa and Foreign Minister, Professor G.L Peiris. During the talks with the Prime Minister, Shringla conveyed the ?very personal greetings? of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the best wishes of Ex

04 Oct, 2021