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Colombo: India has surpassed the UK to emerge as Sri Lanka’s second-largest export market in January-April this year, the Export Development Board said here today.The US remains the island country’s largest export market.”India has consolidated its position as Sri Lanka’s second-largest export destination, surpassing the United Kingdom, with exports increasing by 8.9 per cent to USD 364.15 million during January-April 2026. However, exports to India recorded a marginal year-on-year decline of 1.41 per cent in April 2026,” the board said.Also read: We are seeing momentum for Indian investment in Sri Lanka, lot of interest in hospitality, ports, logistics: Ceylon Chamber…

Sweden’s prime minister has promised to put IVF at the heart of his re-election campaign as he tries to win over female voters amid the country’s record low birthrate.Ulf Kristersson’s government recently increased the number of state-funded IVF attempts granted to aspiring first-time parents from three to six.Now he has said that if his party, the centre-right Moderates – whose minority-run coalition depends on the support of the far-right Sweden Democrats – hold on to power in September’s general election, they will also fund IVF for additional children.It comes after official statistics showed this year that, despite often being cited…

NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Monday moved to Delhi high court challenging the Centre over the blocking of the group’s social media accounts, days after the satirical online movement went viral.Dipke has challenged the suspension of the party’s X account, which was allegedly blocked by the government on national security grounds, according to ANI. He had earlier also claimed that the party’s Instagram and X accounts were hacked before being suspended.The internet-based movement, which recently gained traction through memes and commentary on unemployment, education policy and alleged examination paper leaks. Within days of its launch,…

2 min readNew DelhiUpdated: May 25, 2026 06:39 PM IST Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal have slammed the Centre over the CBSE Class 12 OSM marking system. Nearly 18.5 lakh students appeared for the CBSE exams, however, for the past 12 days after the result declaration, complaints regarding OSM discrepancies, incorrect marking, and evaluation glitches have allegedly gone unanswered while. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleged that a 17-year-old student, whose answer sheet was wrongly evaluated, sought justice through social media but was instead targeted online. As per a post on his ‘X’ handle,…

Look to the southern sky at sunset on May 26 to see the waxing gibbous moon shining close to the sparkling blue-white light of the bright star Spica in the constellation Virgo, ahead of this week’s rare “Blue Moon”.The 83%-lit moon will sit a little under 40 degrees above the southern horizon — roughly the width of four clenched fists stacked at arm’s length — with Spica close to its left.Spica’s light represents not one, but two colossal stars, which orbit each other once every four days. Together, they shine with a combined luminosity of more than 12,000 suns, according…

Kuro Games has announced a special program for the upcoming Wuthering Waves 3.4 update, and it will be livestreamed on May 29, 2026. The new update will also feature the long-awaited Cyberpunk Edgerunners collab. Rovers can look forward to a lot of exciting new content, such as new characters, events, and story quests. This article covers the Wuthering Waves 3.4 livestream timings, the expected announcements, and the platforms where Rovers can watch it. Wuthering Waves 3.4 livestream date, expected announcements, and where to watch Livestream date and time Wuthering Waves Version 3.4 Preview Special Broadcast is scheduled to air on…

Elon Musk spent years telling the world that solar power was the obvious answer to Earth’s energy needs — that a small patch of desert could power the entire United States. Now, he’s burning millions of tons of fossil fuels to run an AI chatbot that has lost 60% of its downloads, selling the unused compute to a company he called “misanthropic and evil” three months ago, and pitching space-based solar panels right as SpaceX files for a $2 trillion IPO. The contradictions are stacking up faster than xAI’s unpermitted gas turbines. ‘A small corner of Nevada’: Musk’s solar vision…

This is the latest installment of our bimonthly column Crews on Cruise, spotlighting the people who work behind the scenes of the world’s most memorable voyages—from bartenders and entertainers to ship captains and expedition leaders.When Nadia Durigon was little, she’d walk past a travel agency in her hometown near Venice and point excitedly at the ferry pictured in the window. When teachers would ask her to write school essays detailing where she saw herself in the future, her answer was always the same: “on a cruise ship.”After studying foreign languages and tourism in high school, Durigon went straight into the…

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have uncovered new details about how GLP-1 weight loss drugs such as semaglutide affect brain cells, revealing internal signaling processes that scientists have only begun to understand. The findings, based on experiments in mice, shed light on why these medications work differently from person to person and why their effects often slow down over time. GLP-1 receptor agonists, including drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy, are already known to help reduce appetite and promote weight loss. Scientists have also identified the brain regions involved in those effects. Until now, however, much less was…

Union Minister J.P. Nadda. | Photo Credit: ANI No case of Ebola Virus Disease has been reported in the country so far, the government said on Monday (May 25, 2026) as Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda reviewed the preparedness and surveillance measures to prevent any possible outbreak in India.According to an official statement, during a high-level meeting with senior officials of the Union Health Ministry, Mr. Nadda assessed the country’s readiness amid global concern over Ebola and directed that all preventive mechanisms remain fully alert and operational.On the Minister’s directions, the Union Health Secretary chaired a joint review meeting with…