Today, Sri Lankans and people in some other countries celebrate 'Mother's Day'. This picture shows a Nepali mother and daughter at a women's day event in Kathmandu. (Pic: Gatty)

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa visited Major General Sumith Manawadu's residence following the news of the military officer's demise. Manawadu was the officer who was assigned to arrest former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka after the 2010 Presidential Election.

The report on the clash between MPs in Parliament yesterday was handed over to the Speaker a short while ago by the Deputy Speaker Thilanga Sumathipala and Deputy Chairman of the Committees Selvam Adaikkalanathan.

UNP MP Sandith Samarasinghe was admitted to hospital following the clash inside the Chamber today. The clash started when Minister Sarath Fonseka was speaking about the reduction of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa's security. Pic: Lankadeepa

Garbage was thrown at several places on the sides of the Pinnaduwa-Devata Southern Expressway entrance road in Galle by particioants of the SLFP Galle May Day rally. Similarly, garbage had been dumped near the Janadhipathi Balika Vidyalaya in Galle. (Pic Lalith Chaminda)

President Maithripala Sirisena, dressed in a red shirt, climbed to the SLFP May rally stage in Galle a short while ago. Most of his supporters were in blue attire, the color of the SLFP.

The road where the office of the Ceylon Mercantile, Industrial and General Workers Union (CMU) office is located was named after its well known former General Secretary, the late Bala Tampoe. The Bala Tampoe Lane was declared open by Minister of Labour and Trade Union Relations W.D.J. Seneviratne. (Pic: Lankadeepa)

The world's largest inflatable rubber duck, designed by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, is in Macau, China, till May 27. It has toured the world from 2007 and has visited a number of cities. (Pic Xinhua)

Police today used tear gas and water canons to disperse a protest by medical students of six universities against the SAITM. (Pic Twitter @sjayasiri)

Russia’s new Vostochny Cosmodrome has conducted its first space launch on Thursday. A Soyuz rocket boosted three scientific and distance viewing satellites into orbit. President Vladimir Putin was at the site to witness the launch. (Pic: Sputnik)