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This Word Means | Aragalaya: Sinhalese for 'struggle', now synonymous with the movement that led to the fall of the government in Sri Lanka

July 20, 2022 8:18 am

Aragalaya is being used widely to describe the daily gathering of people at Colombo's Galle Face Green that began with the demand that Gotabaya resign as President.

Creators thrilled at popularity of ‘Manike Mage Hithe’ in India: 'Feels like a dream... unbelievably happy'

September 21, 2021 12:16 pm

‘Manike Mage Hithe’: A song from Sri Lanka that is viral on Instagram has spawned covers in several regional languages in India. A look at what has made the Sinhala song so popular

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On this day in 1960, Sri Lanka elected its first female head of state.

June 22, 2020 6:21 pm

Sirimavo Bandaranaike became the prime minister of Sri Lanka, giving the country its first female head of state. See more: https://bit.ly/2Ld0BOG

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Deoria land fraud case: Ex-IPS officer Amitabh Thakur arrested for forging IDs to get industrial plot in 1999

Updated: December 10, 2025 19:38 IST

Lucknow Police said Thakur allegedly misused his authority as Superintendent of Police, Deoria, to secure the plot in his wife’s name

Chandrayaan-3 detects surprisingly active plasma over the Moon’s south pole

December 10, 2025 19:11 IST

The RAMBHA-LP instrument offers the first ground truth of the Moon’s near-surface plasma at southern high latitudes.

‘I cannot imagine raising a newborn without ChatGPT’: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman highlights AI’s growing role in parenting

December 10, 2025 19:11 IST

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says that he often turns to ChatGPT whenever he feels stuck as a parent.

Emotional toll of obesity: Study finds deep self-stigma in people seeking bariatric care

December 10, 2025 19:08 IST

To understand the impact of obesity on an individual’s mental and emotional health, the study assessed 142 participants, of whom 78.9% were women, using the validated Weight Bias Internalization Scale (WBIS). All patients with a body mass index ≥ 27.5 Kg/m2 were included in the study.

World Inequality Report 2026: Top 10% earners in India capture 58% of national income, bottom 50% get only 15%

Updated: December 10, 2025 19:08 IST

The World Inequality Report 2026, the third report in the series after earlier 2018 and 2022 editions, is based on the work of over 200 scholars across the world, affiliated with the World Inequality Lab.

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says India ‘very difficult nut to crack’, gives update on trade deal

Updated: December 10, 2025 19:06 IST

At 50 per cent each, India and Brazil, have the highest tariff under the Trump administration, which was imposed in August 2025.

What comets and asteroids reveal about life, death, and the unknown

Updated: December 10, 2025 19:05 IST

Life on Earth may have begun with a gift from a comet. Its existence was once threatened by an asteroid. Its future may depend on understanding both.

Festivals, fears, lawsuits: What drives Hindu Munnani, the outfit in middle of Madurai temple-dargah row

Updated: December 10, 2025 19:04 IST

Founded in the early 1980s, the outfit built its base in the first couple of decades primarily through festival politics and street-level confrontations before moving towards pursuing court cases.

‘You have two days. Pack…’: Indian author recounts harrowing Escape From Kabul

Updated: December 10, 2025 19:03 IST

When survival meant erasing their own history, five women forged a desperate escape from the fall of Kabul.

Today News Headlines for School Assembly, Dec 11 2025: DGCA to oversee IndiGo flight ops, UNESCO recognises Deepavali

Updated: December 10, 2025 19:03 IST

Today News Headlines for School Assembly, December 09, 2025: Get important National, International, Sports, Business, and GK current affairs updates curated for students, teachers, and morning assemblies.

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