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June 11, 2025 2:02 PM

Sri Lanka to hike power tariffs by 15% from June 12 to meet IMF goals

Sri Lanka will raise electricity tariffs by 15 per cent starting on the 12th of June, the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) announced on Tuesday. The decision comes six months after a major tariff cut in December 2024, which reduced electricity bills by approximately 20 per cent amid ...

June 11, 2025 1:59 PM

Austria: 11 killed in school shooting, three-day national mourning announced

A three-day national mourning was announced by Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen today. At least 11 people were killed, including the shooter, in the school shooting that happened in Austria's second-largest city of Graz on Tuesday morning.   Police confirmed the suspected perpetrat...

June 11, 2025 12:50 PM

Covid-19 virus protein triggers immune attack on healthy cells: Study

  Israeli researchers have discovered that a protein from the SARS-CoV-2 virus can cause the immune system to attack healthy cells mistakenly.     Researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem found that the virus's nucleocapsid protein (NP), which normally helps package the virus's gen...

June 11, 2025 12:04 PM

Nepal’s HOR is scheduled to meet today amid the heat of the Visit Visa scam

The meeting of the House of Representatives of Nepal, under the Federal Parliament, is scheduled for 1:00 pm today. The Opposition parties have been regularly obstructing the House, raising issues related to the visit visa scam, making Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak answerable.   The scheduled m...

June 11, 2025 1:50 PM

After LA, protests spread to New York, Chicago and other US cities

In the US, demonstrations against the Trump administration's immigration crackdown have intensified and spread far beyond Los Angeles, with thousands of people gathering in at least two dozen cities.   Protesters briefly blocked traffic in Los Angeles and Chicago. Similar scenes unfolded in ...

June 11, 2025 11:49 AM

Global AI collaboration revolutionises personalised cancer treatment

An international team of scientists unveiled an artificial intelligence (AI) technique that securely analyses global cancer samples, paving the way for more personalised and privacy-protected cancer treatments. This innovative approach promises to accelerate personalised cancer treatment by enabling...

June 11, 2025 9:25 AM

US, China reach tentative deal to ease trade tensions, await Trump-Xi approval

US and China said that they have agreed in principle to a framework for de-escalating trade tensions between the world's two biggest economies. US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the deal should result in restrictions on rare earth minerals and magnets being resolved. Both sides said they wou...

June 10, 2025 7:50 PM

Israel Launches First Naval Strike on Yemen’s Hodeidah Port

The Israeli navy conducted its first direct naval attack on the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah, targeting docks that are a crucial entry point for humanitarian aid into the war-torn country. The Israeli military confirmed its navy missile ships carried out the strikes, asserting that the port was bein...

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