Sri Lanka
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India vs Sri Lanka series to begin with T20Is; Bengaluru to host D/N test
New Delhi: In a reversal to the original schedule, the Indian cricket team will now start the series against Sri Lanka with T20Is and then play the Test matches, after a request from…
- India
IPL: Owners prefer Mumbai, Pune with UAE, SA as back-up options
New Delhi: The BCCI is mulling two start dates for the 2022 Indian Premier League with some preferring a March 27 kickoff and few other influential people wanting the mega event to…
- World
Inflation skyrockets in Sri Lanka; food prices at record high
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s benchmark inflation rate, measured by the National Consumer Price Index, accelerated to 14 per cent in December 2021, up from 11.1 per cent, the government statistics office said on…
- Chennai
TN announces compensation to owners of fishing boats in SL custody
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh each to the owners of mechanised boats and Rs 1.5 lakh each to the owners of country boats that…
- World
SL doesn’t want to get caught between powerful nations: Rajapaksa
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said on Tuesday that his country does not want to get caught up between powerful nations. He made the remarks while addressing the second session of…
- World
Sri Lanka: 41 new Omicron cases detected
Colombo: Amidst severe warnings by health experts and medical practitioners, Sri Lanka on Friday reported 41 news cases of Covid’s Omicron variant taking its tally to 45. In a Twitter message, Dr.…
- Pakistan
Imran Khan announces bravery medal for man who tried to save Sri Lankan national
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday announced that a medal of bravery will be conferred on a man who tried to save the Sri Lankan factory manager from a mob…
- Pakistan
Body of Sri Lankan national lynched by mob in Pakistan flown to Colombo
Lahore: The body of a Sri Lankan national, who was lynched and burnt by a mob in Pakistan’s Punjab province over allegations of blasphemy, was flown to Colombo on Monday. The wooden…
- World
Sialkot: 124 people accused of lynching Sri Lankan arrested
Islamabad: As many as 124 people have been arrested so far in Sialkot after a mob of factory workers and others lynched a Sri Lankan export manager of a factory and burnt…
- Pakistan
Lynched Sri Lankan’s all bones nearly broken, 99% body burnt: Report
Lahore: Nearly all bones of Sri Lankan national Priyantha Kumara Diyawadana were broken and his body was 99 percent burnt in the horrific lynching incident in Pakistan’s Punjab province, a media report…
- World
Sri Lanka witnesses blackout due to disruption of power lines
Colombo: An countrywide blackout occurred in Sri Lanka as power transmission lines were disrupted, local media reported on Friday. The power outage was caused by the breakdown of power grids, and that…
- Photos
Photos: Sri Lanka and West Indies test cricket match
Galle: West Indies’ fielder Jeremy Solozano, centre, attempts to catch a ball off a shot played by Sri Lanka’s Pathum Nissanka during the day one of the first test cricket match between…
- World
New sub-lineage of Delta variant found in Sri Lanka
Colombo: A new sub-lineage of Covid-19 Delta variant has been found in Sri Lanka, medical experts said on Friday. Chandima Jeewandara, Director in the Department of Immunology and Molecular Medicine, said that…
- World
Heavy rain in Sri Lanka leaves 16 dead, thousands displaced
Colombo: At least 16 people have died in floods and mudslides in Sri Lanka following more than a week of heavy rain, officials said Wednesday. The disaster management centre said more than…
- Sports
T20 WC: Sri Lanka beat West Indies by 20 runs
Abu Dhabi: Shimron Hetmyer’s fifty went in vain as Sri Lanka defeated West Indies by 20 runs in the Super 12 match of the ongoing T20 World Cup here at Sheikh Zayed…
