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Hamas wants to amend disarmament clause in Trump’s Gaza plan: source close to group
Hamas officials want amendments to clauses in US President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan, including on disarmament, a Palestinian source close to the group’s leadership tells AFP.
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October 02, 2025
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CEAT Kelani scores double win at World HRD Congress Sri Lanka Awards
CEAT Kelani Holdings has been recognised as Sri Lanka’s Employer Brand of the Year 2025, while its Vice President - Human Resources, Thushara Hettithantrige, was honoured as a ‘Topmost HR Leader of Sri Lanka’ at the 2025 World HRD Congress Sri Lanka awards presentation held in Colombo recently.
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October 02, 2025
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Despite peace proposal, uncertainty facing Mid-East
A seemingly delighted US President Donald Trump said that the most recent proposal for peace in the Middle East, which he helped broker, was coinciding with the dawning of the best of days for the world. He was standing alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a White House press conference on Monday and the Israeli Prime Minister's body language seemed to suggest that he was in perfect accord with the US President.
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October 02, 2025
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Eswaran Brothers launches empowerment programme to elevate women in tea industry
Eswaran Brothers, one of Sri Lanka’s largest value-added tea exporters, has launched a pioneering gender inclusion initiative designed to elevate women into leadership roles across the tea industry.
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October 02, 2025
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Wanted man extradited from UAE
Mystery over his overseas travel despite judicial ban
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October 02, 2025
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JPal ... branching out
Janaka Palapathwala, also known as JPal, is a musician who's been making waves with his Elvis/Jim Reeves-style singing, and his music style, inspired by these legendary artistes, has garnered him a significant following, not only locally, but overseas, as well.
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October 02, 2025
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'No assurance' of India and Pakistan handshakes
The secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Devajit Saikia says there is no assurance that India and Pakistan players will shake hands when they play at the Women's World Cup on Sunday.
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October 02, 2025
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India crush Sri Lanka in Women’s World Cup opener
A splendid all-round display saw India launch their ICC Women’s World Cup campaign on the front foot, brushing aside Sri Lanka by 59 runs in the curtain raiser in Guwahati on Tuesday.
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October 02, 2025
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Trinity eliminated as St. Joseph's, Mahanama reach knockout stage as champions
Under 19 Division | Cricket
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October 02, 2025
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Mbappe reaches 60 Champions League goals
Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick and reached 60 Champions League goals as Real Madrid thrashed Kairat Almaty in Kazakhstan.
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October 02, 2025
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India churns out a billionaire a week, records 358 billionaires in 2025
India’s wealth creation engine continues to accelerate, with a record 358 dollar-billionaires and 1,687 individuals worth over INR10 billion, according to the newly released M3M Hurun India Rich List 2025.
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October 02, 2025
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Police open fire on fleeing van, arrest three
Nittambuwa Police yesterday (01) shot the tires of a speeding vehicle and arrested three intoxicated persons.
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October 02, 2025
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Burkina Faso’s women farmers reviving the land with fertiliser trees
With her daba in hand, her back bent from decades in the fields, Maan — meaning “grandmother” in the local Nuni language of Burkina Faso’s Centre-Ouest region — isn’t ready to put down her hoe just yet.
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October 02, 2025
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Top Muslim religious body ACJU vehemently condemns proposed LGBTQ tourism
All Ceylon Jamiyathul Ulema has vehemently condemned the proposed tourism promotion campaign targeting LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer).
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October 02, 2025
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Govt. sitting on national action plan for eye health, while thousands are suffering
Consultant Eye Surgeon at the Jaffna Teaching Hospital, Dr. M. Malaravan, said the government had failed to implement the national action plan for eye health and thousands of people were suffering as a result.
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October 02, 2025
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Alcaraz wins eighth title of season in Tokyo
World number one Carlos Alcaraz beat Taylor Fritz 6-4 6-4 at the Japan Open to win his eighth ATP title of the year in Tokyo.
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October 01, 2025
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Profit-takings prior to pick-up at share market; indices rise
CSE activities yesterday started with profittakings but later began to pick up due to buying interest noted among select firms stemming from the low interest rate regime.
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October 01, 2025
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IUSF protest march coincides with FUTA one-day strike
Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanka S.Bodaragama yesterday (30) refrained from issuing an order in respect of a request by the Cinnamon Gardens police to prevent a protest march by the Inter University Students Federation (IUSF) from the Colombo University to the University Grants Commission (UGC) in support of the one-day strike launched by the Federation of University Teachers' Associations (FUTA) demanding the government to solve their grievances urgently.
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October 01, 2025
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Weaning kids away from mobile phones
Modern childhood is inseparable from the glowing screens of mobile phones.
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October 01, 2025
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New Nepal regime imposes restrictions on former King and three Prime Ministers
In a sweeping move that signals a sharpened posture on accountability, Nepal’s new interim government has imposed a series of restrictions and legal probes on former King Gyanendra and three former prime ministers, accusing them of misuse of power, corruption, property violations and instigating unrest.
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October 01, 2025
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Nepal send out shockwaves beating West Indies 2-0
As fans clad in red and blue danced in the Sharjah aisles, the result was a foregone conclusion: Zishan Morata was the last man out, caught in the deep by Karan KC, and West Indies had been bundled out for 83.
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October 01, 2025
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President invites Japanese business leaders to invest in Sri Lanka
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has invited the Japanese business community to make use of the emerging economic opportunities in Sri Lanka.
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October 01, 2025
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Australian Monk Bhante Dhammika in Sri Lanka
Recounts a meeting with Rohana Wijeweera after his release from prison in 1977
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October 01, 2025
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76th Anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China: China's modern development: Lessons from a global powerhouse
China's National Day on October 1, 2025, marks the 76th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and the beginning of the Golden Week holiday, extended this year to October 8 to include the Mid-Autumn Festival.
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October 01, 2025
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Trump declares US allies 'foolish' for recognising State of Palestine
Several nations, including France, the UK, Canada, and Australia, recognised the State of Palestine during last week’s UN General Assembly session, drawing condemnation from the US and Israel.
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October 01, 2025
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How Oslo's handshake became the world's most expensive photo-op
Remember that iconic photograph of September 1993?
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October 01, 2025
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More funds allocated to OMP
The government has recently approved an additional Rs. 375 million to the Office of Missing Persons (OMP) to expedite investigations into the complaints of involuntary disappearacnes.
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October 01, 2025
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Modi to inaugurate Mumbai's second international airport this month
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Mumbai's second international airport in October second week.
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October 01, 2025
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Civil society in conundrum in issuing report card on NPP
Absence of transparency in public disclosure of Cabinet decisions highlighted
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October 01, 2025
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India's gold, silver imports nearly double despite record prices ahead of festivals
India's imports of gold and silver nearly doubled in September from August, defying record high prices, as banks and jewellers rushed to build inventories ahead of festivals and escape higher taxes on imports, trade and government sources said.
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