Roller coaster incident at US theme park kills one and injures several

Nobel Peace Prize to Navanethem Pillay is reminder to Sri Lanka of unfinished commitments – NPC

The National Peace Council (NPC) yesterday stated that the award of the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to Navanethem Pillay, the South African jurist and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human…

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Speaker’s dilemma

The Opposition, in its wisdom (or perhaps stupidity), has submitted yet another No-Confidence Motion (NCM) against the Speaker of Parliament.

• Opposition presents No-Confidence Motion against Speaker, likely for public favor
• Speaker faces 50+ allegations, some justified, some to discredit
• Speaker in dilemma: resign vs. allowing motion, both have image consequences

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House Speaker Mike Johnson voices opposition to livestreamed execution planned by Hegseth

House Speaker Mike Johnson was asked by CBS News chief Washington analyst Robert Costa about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's plan to live stream the firing squad execution of the Fort Hood shooter.

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Quality assurance without quality enhancement: The irony of university QA

By Ramya Kumar According to the Quality Assurance Council (QAC) of the University Grants Commission (UGC), quality assurance (QA) refers to “the means (i.e.

• University's Quality Assurance Council conducts external reviews of universities.
• Internal Quality Assurance Cells perform QA according to QAC directives.
• System may undermine university governance and academic staff promotion integrity.

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Opp. Leader makes an intervention on behalf of Ven. Gnanasara

Leader of the Opposition, Sajith Premadasa has requested the Chairman of the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Governance, Justice and Civil Protection Dr.

• Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa intervenes for Ven. Gnanasara.
• Discussion on attire for Buddhist clerics in prisons.
• Premadasa aims to amend Standing Order for policy change.

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