Sri Lanka
- 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…
- 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…