Sri Lanka
- India
Indian envoy in SL hosts Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust officials
Colombo: India’s High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Santosh Jha on Sunday hosted top officials of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust and discussed ways in which India can support the development…
- India
19 more fishermen held by Sri Lanka return home: Indian High Commission
Colombo: Nineteen Indian fishermen detained by the Sri Lanka Navy were on Tuesday repatriated to India, the Indian High Commission said, almost a week after a similar number of fishermen were sent…
- India
India helping five nations develop early warning systems: IMD chief
New Delhi: India is helping Nepal, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Mauritius develop early warning systems to reduce the loss of life and property due to extreme weather events, IMD chief Mrutyunjay…
- World
Coast Guard rescues Sri Lankan with critical heart condition
Chennai: The Indian Coast Guard on Friday said it has rescued a Sri Lankan national with a critical heart condition onboard a drifting vessel, about 100 nautical miles from here and airlifted…
- India
VHP slams Congress over Katchatheevu issue
New Delhi: The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Thursday slammed the Congress over the Katchatheevu issue, saying the ceding of the island by the Indira Gandhi government to Sri Lanka in 1974…
- World
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…
- 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…
