Mumbai, November 1 (IANS) Placed at the top of the points table with an unbeaten streak of six matches, India need to win at least one of their remaining three matches to secure a place in the semifinals of the
Colombo, August 24 (IANS): India's External Affairs Minister (EAM), S. Jaishankar, expressed his hope for a reconciliation process in Sri Lanka that addresses the aspiration of the Tamil community.
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New Delhi, August 11 (IANS) India keeps track of any development which may have a bearing on its interests, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said on Friday about a Chinese Navy ship in Sri
Colombo, August 10 (IANS): Sri Lanka will join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP) and sign Free Trade Agreements (FTA) with Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries
Colombo, July 29 (IANS) Emmanuel Macron, who became the first ever French President to visit Sri Lanka, has pledged strong support for the island nation's ongoing debt restricting process which will help th
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Sri Lanka began a five-day bank holiday from Thursday to allow the crisis-hit nation to restructure $42 billion in domestic debt, a media report said.
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Colombo, July 19 (PTI): A majority of members of Sri Lanka's ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) party was in favour of nominating Dullas Alahapperuma, a leader of its breakaway faction, for the post
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, July 18 (AP) : Sri Lanka’s acting president on Monday declared a state of emergency giving him broad authority amid growing protests demanding his resignation two days before the count
Mohali, March 4 (PTI): Skipper Rohit Sharma played one pull shot too many while Mayank Agarwal was deceived by an arm ball as India lost both its opener after a quick start, reaching 109 for 2 at lunch on the o
COLOMBO, SEPTEMBER 15 (IANS): Sri Lankan fast bowler Lasith Malinga's retirement from all forms of cricket on Tuesday prompted the cricketing world to look back to his wonderful career, with his former capt
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The Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Qi Zhenhong, at a recent meeting with Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi (now appointed as the Minister of Transport), said Covid
COLOMBO, October 23 (Reuters): Sri Lankan lawmakers approved amendments to the constitution that strengthened the powers of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and took away parliament's role in making key ap
UNITED NATION, SEPTEMBER 23 (IANS): Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has said that his country is against any country dominating the Indian Ocean and that it would stay neutral.
"As a strategical
COLOMBO, September 7 (Reuters): Fire fighters are again battling flames aboard a fully loaded oil supertanker off Sri Lanka, the island's nation's navy said on Monday, four days after fire first br
NEW DELHI, August 13 (Reuters): Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa appointed five members of his own family to cabinet and ministerial roles following his resounding parliamentary election win earlier
Colombo, August 9 (PTI): Sri Lanka's former president Mahinda Rajapaksa was sworn in on Sunday as the country's new prime minister at a historic Buddhist temple, days after his party won a landslide vic
COLOMBO, August 6 (Reuters): Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's ruling party on Thursday took an early lead in vote counting after a parliamentary election that he hopes will clear the way for c
COLOMBO, August 5 (Reuters): Sri Lankans shrugged off fears of the novel coronavirus and streamed into polling centres on Wednesday to elect a new parliament that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa hopes will cl