Sri Lanka

PM Modi pitches for implementation of Tamil reconciliation process by Colombo

7:05 pm February 8, 2020

New Delhi: India on Saturday sought devolution of powers by the Sri Lankan government to the minority Tamils in the island nation and hoped that their aspirations for equality, justice and respect will be fulfilled as per provisions of the country’s Constitution. After wide-ranging talks with his Sri Lankan counterpart Mahinda Rajapaksa, Prime Minister Narendra […]

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US working closely with China to combat coronavirus outbreak: Trump

2:40 pm February 6, 2020

Washington: The US is working closely with Beijing to combat the coronavirus outbreak, President Donald Trump said, as the deadly infection claimed 490 lives in China and spread to over 20 countries, including India and America, prompting the World Health Organisation to declare a global health emergency. The US on Tuesday evacuated over 300 more […]

Bumrah released from Indian Test squad due to personal reasons

Break was not difficult as I didn’t feel any pain, says fit-again Bumrah

7:16 pm January 4, 2020

Guwahati: The forced four-month break due to a stress fracture “wasn’t a difficult” period for India’s pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah as there was “no pain” and he utilised the time away from the game to work on his strength and conditioning. Bumrah is making a comeback to competitive cricket against Sri Lanka in the opening […]

14 Indian fishermen arrested by Lankan Navy

2:29 pm December 29, 2019

Colombo: Sri Lankan Navy has arrested at least 14 Indian fishermen and seized their 3 trawlers for allegedly poaching in the country’s territorial waters. The arrests were made on Saturday in the seas north of the Delft island, the Navy said in a statement on Sunday. Sri Lanka Navy apprehended 14 Indian fishermen along with […]

Turbulent 2019: Rajapaksa dynasty returns to power post-Easter attacks in Lanka

2:20 pm December 27, 2019

Colombo: Sri Lanka’s powerful Rajapaksa dynasty made a come back in 2019 with former defence chief Goatabaya Rajapaksa storming to victory in the presidential polls promising stringent security in the wake of the island’s worst terror attack that killed nearly 270 people on the Easter and brought to the fore the deep-rooted differences within the […]