ED attaches Indian properties of Sri Lankan behind plot to kill Chandrika

The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday said it has attached Indian assets of a Sri Lankan man and his son as part of a drugs-linked money laundering investigation against them. IMAGE: Sri Lanka's......

Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as Lanka's new president

Ranil Wickremesinghe was on Thursday sworn in as Sri Lanka's president, exactly 45 years after he became an MP, amid hopes that he will rescue the bankrupt country and restore political stability.......

Modi attends Maldives President Solih's swearing-in ceremony

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday attended the swearing-in ceremony of Maldives President-elect Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, who surprisingly defeated strongman Abdulla Yameen in September.......

India's vote against Sri Lanka not a letdown: Chandrika

Former Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga does not share the view that India's vote against Sri Lanka at the United Nations Human Rights Council was a "letdown" as she feels that there must......

Sri Lanka for upgrading FTA with India

In a bid to further boost the growing bilateral trade, Sri Lanka is seeking to upgrade its free trade agreement with India to include services and investments, officials said in Colombo.The......

Crony capitalism dead? No way!

Among its other virtues, economic liberalisation levelled the playing field for Indian business by shifting the balance of power from business groups with a strong talent for lobbying. India today......

Ranatunga becomes minister

Sri Lanka's former cricket captain Arjuna Ranatunga was sworn in as a deputy minister on Friday after he mended fences with President Chandrika Kumaratunga over allocation of portfolio.Ranatunga,......

Barmy Army out to serenade England to victory

Make song not war.It is not the motto of most armies but then England's "Barmy Army" of cricket fans prefer music and drink to fighting.Despite a political feud in Sri Lanka that has been......

ECB monitoring Lanka crisis

England cricket chiefs are watching the situation in Sri Lanka ahead of the national team's six-week tour, which is scheduled to start next Thursday.Doubts over the trip heightened on Wednesday......