Sri Lanka
- 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…
- World
IMF completes Sri Lanka’s first review, allowing for disbursement of $337 mn
Colombo: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed Sri Lanka’s first review under the 48-month Extended Fund Facility (EFF) Arrangement, allowing the South Asian country to access about…
- World
Sri Lanka faces nationwide power outage, disruption of internet
Sri Lanka is facing a nationwide power outage owing to a system malfunction. Disruptions to the internet were also reported from several places in the island country. According to news agency Reuters,…
- World
SL’s Parl passes 2024 budget; highlights need for tough reforms
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Parliament on Tuesday approved the 2024 budget, emphasising the need for tough reforms until the full recovery of the cash-strapped island nation’s economy. Although Sri Lanka has managed to…
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Madushanka justifies mother’s faith; provides silver lining to beleaguered Sri Lanka
These are gloomy times for Sri Lankan cricket. Not only has the team fared badly in the ICC World Cup, the ICC has now suspended Sri Lanka’s cricket body. It has come…
- Sports
World Cup: Why netizens slam Shakib Al Hasan after Bangladesh-Sri Lanka match?
In the 38th match of the ICC World Cup knockout stage, Bangladesh defeated Sri Lanka by three wickets. However, later, netizens began slamming Shakib Al Hasan over his ‘timed out’ appeal. On…
- Sports
Severe Delhi pollution looms over Lanka-Bangla World Cup match
New Delhi: The notorious air pollution in the national capital has shrouded the World Cup clash between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in doubt and it remains to be seen if the health of…
- Sports
India game gave us a bit of confidence, says Afghan coach Trott
Lucknow: Head coach Jonathan Trott feels despite losing against India at the World Cup, the match worked as a confidence booster for Afghanistan, who have started believing they can also win and…
- News
India vs Sri Lanka: Siraj, Shami get 3 wickets each before opponents’ 30 runs
Mumbai: Chasing a mammoth score of 357 runs by Indian batting line, Sri Lanka team has crumbled by losing 7 wickets before adding 30 runs to the scorecard. At the end of…
- Sports
The men behind Afghanistan’s spectacular performance in the World Cup are…
Lowly ranked Afghanistan has pulled off some of the biggest upsets in the ongoing ICC World Cup tournament. It has toppled England, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. All these nations are ex World…
- India
Visa-free entry to Sri Lanka now a reality for India, six other nations
Sri Lanka’s cabinet has approved a proposal of offering visa-free entry for nationals from India and six other countries, Tourism Minister Harin Fernando said. The minister said that the cabinet approved visa-free…
- World
SL committed to promote China-India unity to develop Asia: Prez Wickremesinghe
Colombo: Sri Lanka President Rani Wickremesinghe has said that Sri Lanka is committed to preserve peace and identity of Indian Ocean region and has also advocated for cooperation between India and China…
