‘More than a decade’: CPA raises concerns over continued delay in PC elections

The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) has called on the Government to urgently hold long-delayed Provincial Council elections, warning that the continued failure to do so is a “serious breach” of constitutional obligations and democratic rights. CPA also urged immediate legal reforms and a clear roadmap to restore elected provincial governance. Elections are not a matter of political convenience; they …

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Most people seeking green cards must now apply from outside US

(BBC) – The US has announced a new policy that means most immigrants seeking a green card will have to leave the country and apply at an embassy or consulate abroad. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said on Friday that people seeking a change in status must do so through consular processing outside of the country “except in …

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Subcommittee Appointed to Investigate Environmental Impact of the Norochcholai Power Plant and Submit Recommendations

A subcommittee has been appointed by the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Environment, Agriculture and Resource Sustainability to investigate the environmental impact caused by the Norochcholai Lakvijaya Power Plant and to submit recommendations. The subcommittee will be chaired by Member of Parliament (Attorney-at-Law) Bhagya Sri Herath. The subcommittee was appointed during a recent meeting of the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Environment, …

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Sectoral Oversight Committee on Governance, Justice and Civil Protection approves Five Performance Reports

The Sectoral Oversight Committee on Governance, Justice and Civil Protection approved five performance reports at a meeting recently held in Parliament, under the chairmanship of Member of Parliament Dr. Najith Indika. Accordingly, following extensive deliberations, the Committee approved the Performance Reports of the Presidential Secretariat for the years 2023 and 2024, as well as the 2024 Performance Report of the …

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F-15s, F-35, MQ-9 Reaper Drones: US Report Says 42 Aircraft Lost In Iran War

The CRS, which provides policy and legal analysis to the US Congress and committees, compiled the losses by perusing news reports and statements by the Department of Defence and the US Central Command (CENTCOM). Washington: At least 42 United States military aircraft, including fighter jets and drones, have been lost or damaged during the war in Iran, according to an …

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US Senate advances resolution to curb Trump’s power to wage war on Iran

ඉරානය සමඟ ඇති වන ගැටුම් හේතුවෙන් කොංග්‍රස් අනුමැතියකින් තොරව ජනාධිපති ඩොනල්ඩ් ට්‍රම්ප් ඉරානයට එරෙහිව මිලිටරි බලය යෙදවීම වැළැක්විය හැකි යුද බලතල යෝජනාවක් එක්සත් ජනපද සෙනෙට් සභාව විසින් ඉදිරිපත් කර තිබේ. The vote on a procedural measure to advance the resolution was passed on Tuesday by a margin of 50 to 47, with a handful of Republicans joining Democratic colleagues to …

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Supreme Court Determination on the “Convention on the Suppression of Terrorist Financing (Amendment)” Bill

Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne informed Parliament today (19) that he had received the Determination of the Supreme Court in respect of the Bill titled “Convention on the Suppression of Terrorist Financing (Amendment)” which was challenged in the Supreme Court under Article 121 (1) of the Constitution. The Speaker further announced that the Supreme Court has determined that the Bill or …

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Modi allies push for bigger families despite India’s 1.4-billion population

India may be the world’s most populous country, with 1.42 billion people and challenges like high youth unemployment, but powerful allies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi are championing larger families to counter a declining fertility rate. Even though the United Nations projects India’s population will keep rising for about four decades, peaking at around 1.7 billion, some policymakers and Hindu …

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