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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…
- World
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…
- Technology
India to launch UPI services in Mauritius, Sri Lanka on Monday
New Delhi: India’s Unified Payment Interface (UPI) services will be rolled out in Sri Lanka and Mauritius at a virtual ceremony on Monday that will be witnessed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
- World
Sri Lanka’s main Tamil party elects new leader
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s main Tamil minority party – the Ilankai Thamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) on Sunday elected Sivagnanam Sritharan its new leader through a secret ballot held at the eastern port district…
- India
Indian Navy’s fast attack ship visits Sri Lanka
New Delhi: A fast attack ship of the Indian Navy visited Sri Lanka, in reflection of growing maritime security cooperation between the two sides. Fast Attack Craft INS Kabra arrived at Colombo…
- News
India & Sri Lanka discuss early launch of UPI payment system
Colombo: Six months after it was announced by the prime ministers of both countries, India has discussed the early launch of the UPI payment system with Sri Lanka and reiterated its support…
- Chennai
TN: Officials, BJP welcome 21 fishermen repatriated by Sri Lanka
Chennai: Officials of the state fisheries department and BJP cadre organised a warm reception at Tamil Nadu’s Chennai airport on Friday for the 21 fishermen repatriated by Sri Lanka. As per the…
- World
Sri Lanka to reduce electricity tariff in Jan 2024 amid increasing hydropower generation
Colombo: The Sri Lankan government will reduce the price of electricity during the next tariff revision in January 2024, Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera told journalists. Addressing a press briefing…