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The Indian rapper who overtook Kendrick Lamar on music charts
In a short time, Indian rapper Hanumankind has rapidly risen as a standout in the country's burgeoning hip-hop scene. His track Big Dawgs not only topped global charts but also briefly outpaced Kendrick Lamar's diss track Not Like Us. The BBC explores the rapper's meteoric rise to fame.
Musk's X banned in Brazil after disinformation row
X, formerly Twitter, has been banned in Brazil after failing to meet a deadline set by a Supreme Court judge to name a new legal representative in the country.
Sri Lanka's Economic Rebound in 2024: Inflation Control, Asset Management, and Tax Adjustments Bolster Growth
EU Election Observation Mission to Sri Lanka deploys 26 long-term observers
The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) to Sri Lanka’s presidential election deployed 26 long-term observers (LTOs) to all nine provinces of Sri Lanka.
Colombo’s consumer price inflation drops to 0.5% in August
The overall rate of inflation as measured by the Colombo Consumers Price Index (CCPI) on a Y-on-Y basis has decreased to 0.5% in August 2024 compared to the 2.4% calculated for the month of July 2024, according to the latest data released by Sri Lanka’s Department of Census and Statistics.
Sri Lanka alcohol taxes pushing consumers into illicit liquor. drugs: DCSL chief
Sri Lanka’s high alcohol taxes are pushing the public who have been hit by an economic crisis, into illegal alternatives, Harry Jayewardena, head of Distilleries Corporation has said.
Dialog Axiata PLC ("Dialog") completed the amalgamation with Bharti Airtel Lanka (Private) Limited ("Airtel Lanka") under the applicable provisions of the Companies Act, with Dialog remaining as the surviving entity.
Man found guilty of murdering Sri Lankan woman in Australia
A Melbourne man who killed his wife with a knife and an axe has been found guilty of murder, with a Supreme Court jury rejecting his story that he was acting in self-defence.
ABBA joins music artists demanding Trump stop playing their songs
Swedish pop group ABBA has become the latest set of famous musicians to demand that former President Trump stop playing their songs at his campaign rallies.
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Jaffna flies high in air links, IndiGo to start daily flights from Chennai on September 1
IndiGo, a key Indian airline, will commence flight operations between Chennai and Jaffna starting from September 1, an official said.
Workers trapped for days in Thai tunnel found dead
Three foreign workers trapped inside a collapsed train tunnel have died despite rescue efforts that lasted over five days, Thai authorities have said.
NPP to increase government employees’ salary every six months: Anura Kumara
Claiming that the promise to increase government employees' salary by Rs. 25,000 is an utter lie, NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today the National People's Power (NPP) will increase government servants' salary every six months propotionate to the cost of living.
BASL president accused of lacking transparency in JAICA fund controversy
The five-member-Special Committee appointed by the Bar Council of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) over the controversial BASL-JICA issue has found that BASL President Kaushalya Navaratne PC has failed to act with transparency in relation to the contract entered into by the BASL with JICA and thus has violated the trust reposed in him as the President of the BASL.