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Cross-border love: Sri Lankan woman ties knot with Andhra man
Amaravati: In another cross-border love story, a 25-year-old woman from Sri Lanka tied the knot with a youth from Andhra Pradesh, her Facebook friend of seven years. Vikneshwariy Sivakumara, who arrived in…
- India
PM Modi holds talks with Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday held wide-ranging talks with visiting Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe largely focusing on boosting overall economic and strategic cooperation. Wickremesinghe arrived in Delhi on Thursday…
- India
Two held for duping Sri Lankan nationals on pretext of sending them abroad
New Delhi: With the arrest of two men, the Delhi Police on Saturday said that they have busted an immigration racket that used to dupe Sri Lankan nationals on pretext of sending…
- World
President Wickremesinghe calls for ‘reconciliation’, ‘coexistence’ with Tamils
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Thursday called for reconciliation and coexistence in the island nation, saying his government has initiated the process by talking to Sri Lankan Tamils and understanding…
- World
Sri Lankan election commission ready for local elections
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Election Commission has said that applications for postal voting from eligible voters for the 2023 local elections would be accepted on January 5-23. Chairman of the Election Commission Nimal…
- World
Sri Lankan Navy arrests four TN fishermen
Chennai: The Sri Lankan Navy has arrested four Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu on charges of allegedly crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) and fishing in Sri Lankan waters. The arrested…
- World
China grants free fuel to Lanka’s farmers and fishermen
Colombo: China said on Sunday that it has donated 10.6 million litres of diesel to Sri Lankan farmers and fishermen to facilitate their work in the most affected sectors of agriculture and…
- India
Extra security at Tiruchi camp for Rajiv assassination convicts
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Police have provided extra security to the Tiruchi rehabilitation camp where the four Sri Lankan convicts of Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination are lodged after their release from prison, pending deportation. The…
- India
Sri Lankan convicts in Rajiv assasination case to be deported in 10 days
Chennai: An order for deporting the recently-freed four Sri Lankan convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, currently lodged at the rehabilitation camp, was expected in 10 days, a Tamil Nadu government…
- World
12 members of SLPP join opposition in Sri Lankan Parliament
Colombo: A group of 12 members of parliament from the ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) coalition, including former minister GL Peiris who had broken from the party in April, on Wednesday officially…
- World
Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe to present interim budget on Aug 30
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe who is also the finance minister will present an interim budget on August 30, seeking enhanced expenditure and borrowing limits for his cash-strapped government. The interim…
- World
Sri Lankan police detain 3 student activists, probe anti-govt conspiracy
Colombo: Sri Lankan police have detained three student activists and begun a probe into their possible links to an anti-government conspiracy and inciting violence and arson attacks across the country amid widespread…
- World
Sri Lanka won’t extend state of emergency
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe will not extend a state of emergency declared during the anti-government protests, his office announced on Wednesday. After the improvement of the situation Wickremesinghe sees no…
- India
Karnataka: HC notices to state, Centre on illegal detention of Sri Lankans
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has issued notices to the state and central governments in connection with the illegal detention of 38 Sri Lankan nationals in the central prison here. A division bench…
- World
Sri Lankan crisis: Parliament votes for new president
Colombo: The Sri Lankan Parliament on Wednesday voted to elect the successor to Gotabaya Rajapaksa in a three-way contest, following a high-voltage political drama that saw the former president fleeing the country and…
