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Lankan court names ex-president Sirisena as suspect in Easter Sunday attacks

A Sri Lankan court on Friday named former president Maithripala Sirisena as a suspect in the 2019 Easter bombings in which 270 people, including 11 Indians, were killed. IMAGE: Maithripala Yapa......

Dramatic visuals show protesters storm SL Prez's home

Dramatic visuals from outside Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapakse's residence on Saturday showed a sea of demonstrators storming into the compound, tearing down security cordons placed by......

Sri Lanka on the boil as anti-Rajapaksa protests enter 50th day

Sri Lankan police on Saturday fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse anti-government protestors here as the ongoing agitation demanding the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa over......

Lankan forces raid protesters' camp; 9 held, several injured

Sri Lankan security forces raided the main anti-government protest camp at the President's Secretariat in Colombo early on Friday, arresting nine people and injuring several others, as the......

Sri Lankan PM agrees to quit amid political turmoil

Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Saturday offered to resign as the Opposition demanded his resignation and that of embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to make way for an......

Large hotel chains cut use of PET bottles

Large chains like the Marriott and Taj that are estimated to consume two million plastic bottles a year have taken a conscious decision to first eliminate PET bottles on their premises and then......

Luxury liners set to call at Kochi port

Several luxury liners are set to herald the tourism season this time in Kerala. According to the latest indications, more than 25 luxury ships will call at Kochi from November to March. Sources at......

Luxury cruise vessel AIDA CARA now at Cochin Port

Sharp at 0800 on October 25, luxury cruise vessel M V AIDA CARA docked at Cochin Port amid cheers from onlookers. This cruise vessel, which, arrived with 1,135 high net-worth guests, predominantly......

Taj launches Best of Sri Lanka package

In an effort to take advantage of the high tourist interest in Sri Lanka, Taj Group has launched a package that lets tourists take a close look at the nature, culture and people of the island......

Weight loss mart on a growth curve

In its bid to retain its grip on the slimming centre market, Gurgaon-based VLCC is all set to open 30 more outlets across the country. The new weight loss centres will augment the existing 63......

Mendis leads Sri Lanka's fight against Australia

IMAGE: Sri Lanka’s Kusal Mendis celebrates after marking 50 runs during day two of the Second Test against Australia. Photograph: Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images Dimuth Karunaratne and......

Vote! Who will win the Final T20I?

The third and final T20 game between India and Sri Lanka will be played at the R Premadasa stadium in Colombo starting 1900 IST today. IMAGE: Sri Lankan batsmen Dhananjaya de Silva, right, and......

Siege of Fort Oz begins

December 17, 2003 | 15:20 IST India's tour to Australia Siege of Fort Oz begins [foxsports.news.com.au] The gods aren't so crazy [foxsports.news.com.au] Unfamiliar territory stole Aussie wit......

India complete series sweep with another emphatic win

IMAGE: Team India celebrate. Photograph: SLC/Twitter An authoritative India on Monday completed a 3-0 clean sweep of Sri Lanka with an innings and 171-run annihilation in the third and final Test,......

Colombo Test: Sri Lanka dominate Day One

Scorecard Kumar Sangakkaraplayedthecaptain's role to perfection to bolsterSri Lanka's positionin the secondTest against India at the SSC ground in Colomboon Monday. The home teamreached312 fortwo......

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