Tag: Politics

There is a plethora of writings on the war and yet it is misread and misapprehended, says Uditha Devapriya in The Island

Youngest son of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, Rohitha Rajapaksa today said he had no intention of entering politics and was presently involved in public campaigns

Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin is expected to step down on Monday, media reports say, after months of political turmoil that resulted in his losing his majority.

Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP Rahul Gandhi turned 51 on Saturday. Like any other year since 1970, birthday wishes poured in for him in plenty this year too.

Prime Minister K.P.Sharma Oli has always wanted it so as to end a fractious stalemate and get a clear mandate

Islam Is seen as a shield against Western and non-Islamic influences in a globalized world

The current parliament elected in August 2020 has only 8 women out of the total of 196 elected members but thanks to the National List system four more joined taking the total to 12

The cricketing legend took 22 years to make it to the top in politics

The United National Party (UNP) Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe will continue to hold on to the party’s leadership post for at least six more months on the unofficial request of party members and organisers, cancelling the party’s earlier plan of appointing a new leader in January, the Daily Mirror learns.

The Sinhala-Muslim political rift shapes government policy, not scientific evidence