Vass’s son Ravindu arrested

Accepting applications for passports temporarily suspended

Accepting applications for passports has been temporarily suspended, the Department of Immigration and Emigration said. The Department says the move is as a result of a computer system malfunction. The move drew strong protests from the public who had already gathered at the Department today (Thursday). Services were affected on Tuesday as well as a result of a breakdown in the computer system of the Immigration and Emigration Department. The Department had appealed to the public not to visi

05 May, 2022

UN determines Sri Lanka violated human rights of poet Ahnaf Jazeem

The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has found the Government of Sri Lanka violated international human rights law by imprisoning poet Ahnaf Jazeem. Responding to a legal petition filed by Freedom Now, the UN concluded that Jazeem was prosecuted under a law that “is so broad that it could…result in charges being brought against individuals who merely exercised their rights under international law.” ?We welcome the decision by the Working Group,? said Freedom Now Legal Office

05 May, 2022

India, Germany to propose joint AI initiative on healthcare and sustainability

Indo-German Science and Technology Centre (IGSTC) is all set to propose a joint ?Artificial Intelligence? (?AI?) initiative on healthcare and sustainability, the Ministry of Science and Technology said on Wednesday. This was stated here by Dr Jitendra Singh, Union Minister for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences, during the luncheon meeting hosted by President, DFG (German Research Foundation) Prof. (Dr) Katja Becker, who also happens to be a veteran Medical professional cum researcher.

04 May, 2022