Royal wedding: London crowds share in couple's happy day

Prince William and Kate Middleton, now the Duchess of Cambridge, have been married at Westminster Abbey in London. Around a million spectators watched the royal procession on the streets of London on 29 April.

Some had camped out for days for the best viewing spots.

Rs.30 million fixed deposit from Minister Siyambalapitiya of Rajapakse Regime ?

Cabinet Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya has invested Rs. 30 million in a fixed deposit with the People's Leasing Company (PLC) this morning according to the sources from Temple Trees said. According to the souce, Minister had received the above amount from a contractor.

The Minister has deposited the monies under his name. Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya was in charge of some of the contracts of the last Deyata Kirula exhibition held by Rajapakse Regime.

What not to miss at the Royal wedding - the 7 key moments

The royal wedding morning will be long. From the moment the first guests arrive at 8:15 a.m. London-time to when the couple appear on the balcony at 1:30 p.m. will be about five hours.

Perhaps only the most hardened royalists will sit and wallow in every moment. For those who need to do the laundry, walk the dog or -- heaven forbid -- do some work, here is a guide to the truly, absolutely, completely important moments. These are the times NOT to go to the bathroom or make a cup of tea.

Follow this guide and you will always be able to say, "Of course I saw the moment when ..."


1. The Dress: 11 a.m. in London (6 a.m. ET)


We will see the dress through the windows of the Rolls Royce as Kate is driven to the church. But our first PROPER look at the dress will be at 11 a.m. London (6 a.m. Eastern) when she gets out of the car at the Abbey. This is the time to ooh and ahh on the design. Whether it is akin to the puffed up style of Diana's or, as some suggest, sleek and satiny like Princess Margaret's, this is THE moment. Don't miss it!!!


2. The Vows: 11:15 in London (6:15 a.m. ET)



It may be cruel, but many will be watching to see if there are any mistakes! Diana got Charles's name wrong (and seemed to marry his father instead). Charles for his part forgot to endow Diana with his worldly goods. Never mind. She got a lot of them anyway in the divorce! Meanwhile, Sarah Ferguson repeated Prince Andrew's middle name twice.
Will tradition strike again or can William and Kate get each other's name right? Don't be feeding the cat at that moment.


3. The FIRST kiss: Any time after 11:15 a.m. in London (6:15 a.m. onwards ET)
It should be after the Archbishop of Canterbury pronounces them man and wife. But Charles forgot to kiss Diana -- we had to wait until the balcony for that moment. Let's see if William and Kate remember.






4. The Fanfare: About 11:30 a.m. in London (6:30 a.m. ET)


Keep an ear out after the register is signed for a trumpet fanfare composed especially for this occasion. It will be performed by the Royal Air Force Trumpeters and is called "Valiant and Brave," the motto of Prince William's RAF squadron. Thirty seconds of ear-blasting trumpets that could well wake some of the 300 dead and buried in the Abbey.


5. Placing the bouquet: After 11:45 a.m. in London (6:45 a.m. ET)


It is fully expected that Catherine will follow royal tradition and lay her wedding bouquet on the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey's nave. This tradition was started by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother in 1923 and has been followed by all royal brides at the Abbey ever since. It will be a poignant moment. Royal London wedding map: Parade route, palaces and panoramic views


6. The Carriages: 12:15 p.m. in London (7:15 a.m. ET)


Which coach will take the happy couple back to Buckingham Palace? If it is dry then they will use the 1902 State Landau BUT if it is "severely wet weather" then they will use the 1881 Glass Coach. Since rain showers are forecast, we won't know until the morning just how much rain has to fall to be "severely wet" and force a carriage challenge.


7. THE kiss: 1:25 p.m. in London (8:25 a.m. ET)


Even if you have slept through the ceremony and missed the procession, you still have time to catch THE moment. Catherine and William and their families will be on the balcony of Buckingham Palace at 1:25 p.m. in London (8:25 a.m. ET). A kiss is expected -- in fact it will be demanded by the million or so people expected on the streets outside.
Charles and Diana started the tradition. Sarah and Andrew followed it. Now it's William and Catherine's turn. Will it be a peck on the cheek or a smackeroo on the lips? Miss this and you have missed the lot.


Royal Weddings like this come around every, oh !, three decades. Don't miss out!


From CNN correspondent Senior Journalist Richard Quest 

lankaenews.com to be banned by Anti Democratic Regime of Sri Lanka ! - Journalist remand extended until May 12th

lankaenews.com a popular online new source which reveals corruption of anti democratic regime was ordered to be banned until 12th  May 2011. following the decision issued by the District court judge Ms. Kumari Abeyratne of the Pugoda Magistrate, this morning (28).

The decision was given after the first court hearing for Lanka e news journalist Shantha Wijesooriya who was arrested by the Kirindiwala police and remanded on the 25th April 2011, based on charges levied against him for contempt of court. District court judge Ms. Kumari Abeyratne concluded today’s hearing with an order for Mr. Shantha Wijesooriya's remand to be extended till the next court hearing due for 12th May 2011; and for Lanka e News to be banned during that time effective immediately by the Telecommunication Regulatory Commission.

The decision was given after the lawyers Mr. Bandara Ekanayake, Mr. Manjula Pathirja , and Mr. Senaka Perera; appearing on behalf of Mr. Shantha Wijesooriya refused to accept the charges made. They further stated that they will appear before the Appeal Courts regarding this court decision.

but many political experts belive that things like this could eventually make it easy for the United Nation and International Communities to take action against Anti Democratic Mahida and his regime.

Beware of the ongoing phone scam asians ! - Protect your Laptop/Desktop PC...

The National Centre for Cyber Security, Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Response Team (SLCERT) urged the public to be on the alert of a phone scam which has been spreading throughout several Asian countries.

SLCERT Senior Information Security Engineer Rohana Palliyaguru told Daily Mirror Online that the scammers, in the guise of agents representing well-known brand names or a third party contracted by such companies have called up consumers and made them believe that their computers are prone to certain vulnerabilities.

“The consumers had been told that they are investigating vulnerabilities - an infection or a virus and have directed the users into a website which allows the scammers to have remote control over the PC or the laptop,” he explained. Thereafter the consumers are had been convinced into making a payment which the racketeers had said would enable them to fix the computer.

“A large number of people who fell for this scam have lost a lot of money. Therefore we urge the public to be vigilant of similar fraudulent schemes and inform SLCERT if they come across such incidents,” Mr. Palliyaguru added.

Fighting continues in Libya's Misurata - Latest Update on Libya Uprise

Freedom Figters say humanitarian deliveries affected in besieged city as battles rage for control of port rage on

Pro-democracy fighters are battling Muammar Gaddafi's, alias butcher of Libya's, forces on the country's western border while fighting continues in the besieged opposition held city of Misurata.

A spokesman for freedom figters told on Wednesday that heavy shelling had prevented ships from docking in Misurata to deliver humanitarian supplies and evacuate the wounded.

"The attacks have prevented a number of ships seeking to enter the port to evacuate the wounded from Misurata," Ahmed Hassan, the spokesman said.

"Other ships are also waiting to unload shipments from humanitarian agencies."

The freedom fighters said the Libyan army had withdrawn from central Misurata but that fierce fighting was still ongoing for control of the city's port.

"Gaddafi's forces retreated from the port area where they were positioned yesterday after air strikes by the NATO forces," an opposition spokesman, called Reda told the Reuters news agency.

The strikes completely destroyed 37 military vehicles. Gaddafi's forces this morning started bombarding an area about 10km north of the city. It is known as the Steel area.

"The bombardment is still going on. They are using Grad missiles ... Warplanes are flying over Misurata's outskirts but I don't hear any sound of strikes."

UN fails to agree on Syria protests crackdown - Security Council members remain divided on US-backed statement condemning violence against protesters

The UN Security Council has failed to agree on a statement condemning Syria's deadly crackdown on peaceful protesters. Envoys attending a special open meeting on Syria in New York on Wednesday said Russia, China and Lebanon opposed the wording of a draft resolution distributed by European nations. France called for "strong measures" if Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian president, rejects appeals to end violence which has killed hundreds. The US said Assad must "change course now and heed the calls of his own people" for change.

Chennai Super Kings wins against Pune Warriors in the form of Badrinath !

In the other match, Chennai Super Kings won against Pune Warriors by 8 wickets. Badrinath of CSK was the star of the day with 63. (Match Summary; Pune Warriors 141 for 6 (Yuvraj 62*, Uthappa 31, Ryder 19, Bollinger 3-21) Chennai Super Kings 145 for 2 (Badrinath 63*, Raina 34*, Vijay 31, Karthik 1-27, Ryder 1-21 ) ) . Score Card is their at the end of the article.


Who said there is no room for a purist in the IPL? S Badrinath (Photo on right) walked into a tricky situation, took ownership of the chase of 142 without playing a single ugly shot, and finessed Chennai Super Kings to No. 2 in the IPL table. His effort came after Chennai's seamers made exemplary use of the extra bounce on the DY Patil strip to restrict Pune Warriors to an under-par score, despite a well-paced 62 from Yuvraj Singh.

Badrinath's virtuoso effort made the total seem woefully inadequate though Chennai dawdled listlessly until he came in. Badrinath isn't your typical IPL hero. His upright stance, clean feet movement, classical backlift and high-elbow follow-through are all made for Test cricket. Yet, he has managed to find a niche for himself in Chennai's muscular top order. Today he unfurled an IPL innings of rare beauty: there were no cross-batted slogs, no cheeky lap-scoops to deliveries landed outside off, and not once was he caught napping on the front foot to a short ball.

Deccan Chargers Wrecks Kochi Tuskers in a pace friendly wicket

Deccan Chargers 129 for 7 ( Sanga 65, Vinay 3-27 ) beat Kochi Tuskers 74 ( Ishant 5-12, Steyn 3-16 ) by 55 runs. (Full Scorecard is their at the end of the article)

If you needed a punctuation mark to describe this game, you'd choose a big, bold exclamation mark and colour it a deep crimson red. Kochi Tuskers Kerala's scorecard was stunningly woeful at the end of four sensational overs: 0, 4, 0, 0, 0, 0 were the scores of the batsmen sucker-punched by Ishant Sharma (Photo on Left), who harassed them with seam and bounce. And Kochi never recovered from that soul-crushing spell.

His hair bobbed up and down in characteristic fashion as Ishant ran in, fingers behind the seam and wrists snapping at the release, and the length was nearly always full. The first has been an ever-present theme with him in good and bad times, the second image hasn't always been consistently repeated, and the third was a pleasant surprise.

Law scholar chosen to assume political powers currently held by the Dalai Lama

Tibetan exiles from around the world have chosen a Harvard law scholar as prime minister of their government-in-exile , officials have said.

"The Election Commission of the Central Tibetan Administration of His Holiness the Dalai Lama has declared Dr
Lobsang Sangay as the third kalon tripa," Chief Election Commissioner Jampal Thosang told a news conference on Wednesday, using the Tibetan title for prime minister.

The Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader announced last month that he would retire as the Tibetan movement's political leader, transferring his powers to the newly-elected prime minister.

Sangay easily beat the two other candidates for the prime minister's post, securing 55 per cent of the vote, Thosang said.

The election may prove a landmark in replacing a religious monarchy with a more radical leader claiming democratic legitimacy to speak for Tibetans, dealing a symbolic blow to China's claims to rule the region.

The 42-year old Sangay has said he fully supports the Dalai Lama's "middle way" formula that seeks "meaningful autonomy" for Tibet under Chinese rule, rather than outright independence.