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Rajiv Gandhi: 'I Trust Prabhakaran'

As Prabhakaran was leaving his house, Rajiv Gandhi called his son Rahul and asked him to fetch his (Gandhi's) bulletproof jacket.He put the jacket on Prabhakaran's back and remarked with his usual......

When Will Sri Lanka's Fuel Shortage End?

Sri Lanka watchers were startled on Tuesday evening to see an anti-government protestor being dragged off a Sri Lankan Airlines flight by police personnel at the Sirimavo Bandaranaike airport. And......

Sri Lankans on edge ahead of President's promised resignation

Sri Lankans were on the edge on Tuesday as they waited whether embattled Gotabaya Rajapaksa will honour his offer to resign as president, amid signs that key members of the erstwhile powerful......

Lankan Prez flies to Singapore from Maldives

Sri Lanka's embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday left the Maldives for Singapore after fleeing his country amidst the worst economic and political crisis faced by the island nation in......

After 2 years, India to resume regular international flights from Sunday

After a coronavirus pandemic-induced hiatus of over two years, regular international flights are set to resume from Sunday with airports and airlines getting ready for normal overseas operations.......

Lankan Airlines slashes airfares by 50%

Sri Lankan Airlines has slashed its airfares by half for passengers travelling from Chennai to London, Paris, Zurich, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Tokyo, Maldives and Malaysia.According to a......

Sri Lankan Airlines to fly to Ahmedabad, Kolkata

Sri Lankan Airlines plans to add Ahmedabad and Kolkata to its Indian destinations this year.While flights to Ahmedabad would be available soon, those to Kolkata would take some more time, the......

Lankan budget airline to fly to India

Sri Lanka's budget airliner Mihin Lanka, which had shut down its operations since May this year due to global financial crisis, is all set to resume its operations to India and other countries from......

Jet Airways appoints Sanjiv Kapoor as CEO

Grounded carrier Jet Airways on Friday announced the appointment of Sanjiv Kapoor as the chief executive officer. Photograph: Vivek Prakash/Reuters His appointment to the post comes days after the......

SriLankan Air starts cargo service to Coimbatore

Sri Lanka's national carrier, SriLankan Airlines, will launch a freighter service to Coimbatore from Wednesday, the airline announced on Monday. The service will operate twice a week, on Wednesdays......

New York talent hunt finalist sings for rediff

Indian American Ashlee Madhukar won the second place at New York's famed Appllo Theatre amateur talent contest last month, beating 11 other hopefuls. Here, the 17-year-old sings......

Pakistan blind cricketers stranded in Lanka

The Pakistan blind cricket team, which is on a tour of Sri Lanka, has been stranded in the island nation due to the closure of Lahore airport in the wake of escalating tension with India. "They......

Team India leaves for Colombo tomorrow

The Indian cricket team, sans newly-married skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, will leave for Sri Lanka from ChennaionFridayto play three Tests and a tri-nation ODI series starting July 18. Pacer duo of......

'Nothing could satisfy me more than saving lives'

Mehar Mohammad Khalil, the Pakistani bus driver whose timely action saved the lives of Sri Lankan cricketers during a terror attack in Lahore, on Friday said no financial rewards or gifts could......

India can win next World Cup: Ranatunga

Rating India and Australia as the two best one-day cricket teams in the world, former Sri Lankan captain Arjuna Ranatunga said India could win the 2007 World Cup if it continued to maintain its......

Flight delay frustrates Sri Lankans

The Sri Lankan team's preparations for the upcoming first one-day international against India at Nagpur hit a snag on Sunday, when they were left stranded at the Mumbai domestic airport for two......

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