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19 Indian fishermen detained by Sri Lanka Navy return home
Colombo: As many as 19 Indian fishermen detained by the Sri Lanka Navy were on Wednesday repatriated to India after being released by authorities here, the Indian High Commission said. “Returning home!…
- India
Three ex-convicts in Rajiv Gandhi assassination return to Sri Lanka
Chennai: Three ex-convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, all of them Sri Lankans, returned to their home country on Wednesday. Murugan alias Sriharan, Jayakumar and Robert Payas left by a Sri…
- India
Sri Lankan economy improving but poverty continues to surge: World Bank
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s bankrupt economy is on the recovery path but the poverty rates have continued to rise for the fourth year in a row, a report released by the World Bank…
- World
Baltimore bridge collapse: Crew to remain on board till probe is complete
New York: The crew of 20 Indians and a Sri Lankan of the container vessel that collided with a key Baltimore bridge last week is “busy with their normal duties” and will…
- India
Cong callously gave away Katchatheevu island, can’t ever trust it: PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday cited a media report to assert that new facts reveal that the Congress “callously” gave away Katchatheevu island to Sri Lanka. “Eye opening and…
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SL & India to review bilateral projects for timely implementation: Statement
Colombo: Sri Lanka and India will review all the existing bilateral economic projects to ensure their timely implementation in a bid to enhance the bilateral economic ties, according to a statement issued…
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Buddhist monk gets 4-year jail for insulting Muslims in Sri Lanka
An firebrand Buddhist monk in Sri Lanka was sentenced to four years in jail by a court on March 28 for inciting sectarian hatred against the island’s minority Muslim community, AFP reported.…
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Sri Lankan economy records 4.5% growth in fourth quarter of 2023: Central Bank
Colombo: After six successive quarters of negative growth, Sri Lanka’s bankrupt economy is estimated to have recorded a growth of 4.5 per cent year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2023, the Central…
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Secure release of Indian fishermen detained in Lanka, TN CM tells Centre
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Friday urged the Centre to secure the immediate release of all the Indian fishermen apprehended by the Sri Lankan authorities, and also their…
- Pakistan
Imran warns of Sri Lanka-like crisis in Pakistan amid high inflation
Rawalpindi: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former Prime Minister Imran Khan has warned of a looming financial crisis and public unrest in the country akin to that faced by Sri Lanka, a…
- India
Proposal to link Sri Lanka with India’s power grid via undersea transmission line
Colombo: Sri Lanka and India are working on an estimated USD 1.2 billion undersea transmission line that will link the island nation’s power grind with that of India to provide energy security…
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Sri Lankan fishermen protest against Indian counterparts for poaching
Colombo: Hundreds of Sri Lankan fishermen on Sunday protested against their Indian counterparts for their alleged poaching in the island nation’s waters by sailing to the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) in their…
- India
India to implement hybrid power project in Sri Lanka’s northern islands
Colombo: India on Friday inked a pact with Sri Lanka to provide renewable energy to three islands Delft, Nainativu and Analaitivu off Jaffna which are completely cut off from the national grid.…
- India
Santhan, former convict in Rajiv Gandhi assassination, dies
Chennai: Santhan, a convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case who was later freed by the Supreme Court, died here on Wednesday following a cardiac arrest, a government official said. Santhan alias T…
- India
TN fishermen to meet CM Stalin on regular arrests by Lankan Navy
Chennai: A delegation of fishermen from Rameswaram will meet Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, MK Stalin, in Chennai on Tuesday, February 27. The leader of the fishermen, P Jesu Raja said in a…