Modi to visit Jaffna, address Parliament during Lanka visit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit former LTTE-stronghold Jaffna in Sri Lanka's Tamil-dominated north and address the Parliament in Colombo during his 3-day visit to the country next week.......

Lankan president in India to make a 'new beginning'

Seeking a 'new beginning' in bilateral ties, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday arrived in New Delhi on a four-day visit, his maiden foreign trip after he assumed charge last......

Lanka presidential election set for January 8 next year

On a day of high political drama when the ruling coalition of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa suffered serious defections, the election commission on Friday set January 8, 2015 as the date......

Lankan Navy arrests 38 Tamil Nadu fishermen

Thirty-eight Tamil Nadu fishermen were on Thursday arrested by Sri Lankan navy for allegedly crossing the International Maritime Boundary line, three days after fishermen representatives of India......

HUGE INCENTIVES! SL players to pocket $1m, if they win World Cup

Tillakaratne Dilshan of Sri Lanka is congratulated by teammates Shaminda Eranga, left, and Lahiru Thirimanne, right, after taking the wicket. Photograph: Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images Sri Lanka's......