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The Colombo Chief Magistrate cited a lack of evidence in a case where Opposition leader Namal Rajapaksa is already in remand custody over an alleged 2013 bribe linked to a stalled hotel project

125 samples collected, notices issued to 10 units

A Special Summary Revision is an annual process conducted as per the instructions of the Election Commission of India to update the electoral rolls

Heritage walk highlights need to preserve over 129 historic buildings

A sandwich idea at 15 led Miami student Gabriella Rothberg to develop genetically engineered tomatoes designed to produce heme, an iron-containing molecule associated with meat flavour. Now 17, she is listed alongside her father on a US patent issued in June 2026. The project remains experimental, with taste and nutritional benefits yet to be established.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated five development projects worth around ₹3,350 crore in Ladakh, including a new Leh airport terminal and the Nimmu-Padum-Darcha road, and said proposals for satellite campuses of IIT Jammu and IIM Jammu were being advanced

Actor-director V. Ravichandran inaugurates festivities; 62 cultural troupes and 10 tableaux take part in procession