Former Navy spokesman D.K.P Dassanayake granted bail

Basil Rajapaksa acquitted in another case

Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa has been acquitted in another case, this time in the case over the misappropriation of ?Divineguma? funds. The Kaduwela Magistrate?s Court acquitted Rajapaksa today from the case over the alleged misappropriation of funds in 2015. Rajapaksa was the Minister of Economic Development when the funds were allegedly misappropriated. Earlier this month Rajapaksa and former Director-General of the Divi Neguma Department Kithsiri Ranawaka had been acquitted from the 20

28 Feb, 2022

Indian stand ?balanced, independent?, says Russia

Welcoming India?s ?independent? stand at the Security Council on?its moves on eastern Ukraine, Russia?s acting Ambassador said the new sanctions imposed on Russia would not affect delivery of the S-400 missile system and other defence equipment India has purchased. He also stressed that the ongoing?visit by Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to Moscow?would in no way affect ties between India and Russia, adding that the Pakistan-Russia partnership does not envisage a defence relationship at pre

27 Feb, 2022

World’s largest aircraft Antonov 225 destroyed by Russian military

The world’s largest aircraft, the Antonov 225, is believed to have been destroyed by the Russian military in an attack on Ukraine. Satellite images showed what seemed to be the hanger of the plane being attacked. The Antonov Company said that until the AN-225 is inspected by experts they cannot report on the technical condition of the aircraft. The Antonov An-225 Mriya held multiple records which included the heaviest aircraft ever built, and largest wingspan of any aircraft in operational se

27 Feb, 2022