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India watching Sri Lankan situation, stands with people
New Delhi: India on Sunday said it is closely following the developments in Sri Lanka, and said it stands with the people of Sri Lanka as they battle with the crisis.
"India is Sri Lanka’s closest neighbor and our two countries share deep…
Sri Lanka Prime Minister Wickremesinghe steps down, National Govt. on anvil
Legendary cricketers Sanat Jayasurya and others join protests in Columbo
World mourns Shinzo Abe’s shocking death
India declares State Morning on July 09
Sri Lanka tea industry on the brink of shut down
Colombo: Worsening fuel crisis and other shocks are threatening to close down Sri Lanka's famous tea industry, putting much needed foreign exchange earnings at further risk.
“There is a serious risk of all the tea factories in seven…
श्रीलंका IOC ने तेल की बिक्री को लेकर तय की गाइडलाइन, मोटरसाइकिल को 15 सौ प्रति ली. की दर से मिलेगा
Columbo: श्रीलंका में आर्थिक संकट गहराता जा रहा है। आलम यह है कि देश में ईंधन अब खत्म होने की कगार पर पहुंच गया है। स्थिति की गंभीरता को देखते हुए सरकार ने पूरे देश में तेल की बिक्री पर रोक लगा दी है। केवल आवश्यक सेवाओं के लिए ही तेल दिया…
Hooda, Samson batting helps India score 2-0 victory in T20I series over Ireland
Dublin: Deepak Hooda and Sanju Samson's scintillating batting helped India clinch 2-0 whitewash against Ireland in T20I series after registering four runs victory in the second match at The Village here on Tuesday.
Opting to bat first,…
Sri Lankan exporters promise to absorb PSU employees
Meanwhile, US officials led by Robert Kaproth, DSA, Treasury for Asia and Kelly Keiderling, DSA of state for South and Central Asia, arrived in Sri Lanka on Sunday
New innovations amidst multiple crisis in Sri Lanka
Colombo (by Duruthu Edirimuni Chandrasekera) To battle the fuel crisis and ease the lifestyle of its citizens many innovations are coming out of Sri Lanka by its residents and foreign nationals staying there.
For instance, a German…
Another Rajapaksa quits in Sri Lanka
Colombo: Former Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa, an influential brother of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, on Thursday resigned from Parliament, marking another breach in the Rajapaksa clan which until recently held a tight grip…
Lankan envoy meets Sitharaman; raises need for bridge financing
NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka High Commissioner Milinda Moragoda on Friday met Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and explored the possibility of India increasing its financial assistance to the island nation to help it deal with its severe…
Immigration attempt thwarted by Sri Lankan Navy
COLOMBO: The Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) has thwarted an illegal migration attempt by making an arrest of 67 individuals during a special operation conducted in the Sallisampaltivu and Trincomalee sea on Monday night.
A group of naval personnel…
Stalin places 4 key demands, including NEET exemption to PM, seek centre’s approvals
Chennai: Urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to increase the Centre's share to developing state like Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin today placed four key demands concerning the State before him, including exemption from NEET,…
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka lifts state of emergency as law and order situation improves
Colombo:The state of emergency in Sri Lanka has been lifted with effect from Saturday after the government decided not to present the Emergency Regulations in Parliament for approval with the improvement of the law and order situation in…
Sri Lankan armed forces ended civil war with LTTE through ‘humanitarian operation’: Prez Rajapaksa
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has praised the country’s military for ending the conflict with the LTTE in 2009 and ushering in peace through a “humanitarian operation”, saying there was “no hatred, anger or revenge” involved in…
Lankan Parliament defeats no-trust motion against Gotabaya
COLOMBO: A no-confidence motion tabled by the Opposition against Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was defeated in Parliament on Tuesday, in a comfortable win for the embattled President amidst nationwide protests demanding his…
When Sri Lanka last played an ODI, I was 29 and now I am 32: Chamari Athapaththu
When Sri Lanka women take the field against Pakistan in the first ODI in Karachi on June 1 2022, it would have been 966 days since they played their previous One Day International. While it's true that the pandemic affected the sporting…
Sri Lanka focused on Bangladesh Tests despite turmoil at home
CHITTAGONG: Sri Lanka's cricketers are hoping to distract their fans from political turmoil back home when they take on Bangladesh in a two-Test series starting this weekend.
The first Test of the series, which is part of the ICC World…
Case filed for arrest of former PM Mahinda Rajapaksa
COLOMBO: A Sri Lankan court on Friday was moved to direct the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to immediately arrest former prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and six others for alleged criminal intimidation and aiding and abetting…
Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new prime minister
Opposition leader and former premier Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn-in as Sri Lanka’s 26th prime minister on Thursday to stabilise the country’s debt-ridden economy and end the political turmoil, a development welcomed by India which said…
Sri Lankan President says he will appoint new PM this week
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said on Wednesday that he will appoint a new Prime Minister and a Cabinet this week which would introduce constitutional reforms, amid continuing widespread anti-government…