Sri Lanka
- 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…
- World
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…
- World
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.…
- World
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…
- News
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
3rd offshore campus of IIT likely to be set up in Sri Lanka
New Delhi: The third offshore campus of the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) is likely to be set up in Sri Lanka, according to sources. The proposal for an IIT in…
- India
Sri Lanka Navy arrests 23 Indian fishermen, seize 2 boats
Ramanathapuram: The Sri Lankan Navy has arrested 23 Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu and seized two of their boats for alleged maritime violation, official sources said on Sunday. The fishermen were reportedly…
- 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…
