(Colombo-Lankapuvath)Having a wax image in London’s Madame Tussauds museum is nothing new for Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II.

The latest image, unveiled yesterday in honour of the monarch’s diamond jubilee, is the 23rd since her first way back when she was only two years old.
 

Last week Prince Charles and his wife, the Duchess of Cornwall, visited the BBC headquarters in Glasgow. While there they had a go at presenting the weather.

During Reporting Scotland BBC newsreader Sally Magnusson handed over to Prince Charles for his lunchtime weather forecast.

Reading a specially-written script -- which included references to royal residences in Scotland - Prince Charles delivered the bulletin to shocked viewers as he stood in front of the BBC's weather map.

Since then online clips of the bizarre forecast (Camilla also had a go) have been watched millions of times around the world and hundreds of articles written about it… like this one.
During the forecast Charles said: "The best of the bright and dry weather will of course be in the northern isles and the far north of the mainland. So, a little hazy sunshine for the Castle of Mey in Caithness.

"But a cold day everywhere with temperatures of just 8C and a brisk northerly wind. Thank God it isn't a bank holiday."

In this era of the 2600th Buddhathva Jayanthi,we wish our readers and viewers a Happy Vesak.

(Colombo-Lankapuvath) Sachin Tendulkar, the all time brilliant cricketer of India who is popularly known as Master Blaster, has been confirmed a ‘Rajya Sabha’ member.

When Tendulkar met the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh yesterday (26) at the Prime Minister’s residence, he was offered the seat in Rajya Sabha; the Upper House in Parliament. He had accepted the offer and then the nomination was directed to the President of India who approved the candidature.

Sachin Tendulkar is the first sportsman to fill one of the twelve seats of the Rajya Sabha of India.

(Colombo Lankapuvath) President Mahinda Rajapaksa who is currently on a four-day official visit to Korea met his South Korean counterpart LeeMyung-bak at the official residence of the Korean President today (24).

(Colombo Lankapuvath)Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj, who is leading an Indian Parliamentary delegation to Sri Lanka called on President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Janadhipathi Mandiraya in Colombo this morning.

(Colombo Lankapuvath) President Mahinda Rajapaksa participated at the traditional oil anointing ceremony in keeping with the traditions of the Sinhala-Tamil New Year.Here, the President observing the traditional ritual.

(Colombo Lankapuvath) A new beginning and new hopes light with the dawn of the Sinhala Hindu New Year when the sun moves from Meena (pisces) to Mesha (aries).