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Sri Lankan navy opens fire on Indian fishermen, 5 hurt

Five Indian fishermen sustained serious injuries, including two of them seriously, in an incident of firing by the Sri Lankan Navy in the proximity of Delft Island early Tuesday, triggering a......

Indian diaspora celebrates 76th Republic Day with enthusiasm

Leaders from various countries wished India on its 76th Republic Day on Sunday, expressing hopes to strengthen bilateral relations, while the Indian diaspora, adorned in colourful traditional......

When Presidents Met

IMAGE: President Droupadi Murmu greets her Sri Lankan counterpart Anura Kumara Dissanayake at Rashtrapati Bhavan, December 16, 2024. Photograph: Kind courtesy rashtrapatibhvn/X   IMAGE: The......

Atalji@100: Vajpayee's Unmatched Legacy

It was good fortune for India to have Atal Bihari Vajpayee lead the government at a crucial moment in our history. He avoided India meeting the fate of Iraq or Ukraine, asserts military historian......

Won't allow Lankan soil to be used against India: Prez Disanayaka

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Disanayaka on Monday categorically conveyed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the island nation will not allow its territory to be used against India's security......

Adani opts out of US funding for Colombo Port project

Billionaire Gautam Adani's group has pulled out of a loan deal with a US agency to fund a port terminal in Sri Lanka, saying it will use its own resources for the project. Image used for......

Despite US indictment, Adani still has a few supporters

Abu Dhabi's International Holding Company (IHC), one of the largest sovereign funds that manages assets close to $100 billion, has reaffirmed its support to the Adani Group, saying its outlook on......

Adani, JSW, PSA looking to bag Rs 7K cr Tuticorin project

A Rs 7,056 crore outer harbour project by VO Chidambaranar (VOC) Port in Tuticorin is garnering interest from domestic and global majors in the sector, such as Adani Ports and Special Economic......

ITC would increasingly try to go outside India: Sanjiv Puri

Sanjiv Puri, chairman and managing director of ITC, is looking to expand the conglomerate’s play outside India by taking “strategic positions” in markets close to home in the......

Australia trounce Sri Lanka by 9 wickets; sweep series

Australia register first series win in Sri Lanka since 2011. SCORECARD IMAGE: Australia’s Usman Khawaja and Marnus Labuschagne celebrate victory over Sri Lanka in the second Test at Galle......

2nd Test: Mathews rescues SL but Australia sniff victory

Dimuth Karunaratne's Test career ended in a whimper as Sri Lanka's most prolific Test opener fell caught behind to Kuhnemann after making 14.   IMAGE: Australia's Matthew Kuhnemann celebrates......

Rohit, Kohli have much to prove in second England ODI

If the past norms are followed, then Virat Kohli will walk in for Shreyas Iyer, but it is more likely that Yashasvi Jaiswal could be the one who will have to make way for the batting icon. IMAGE:......

Smith praises 'near flawless' Australia after Sri Lanka rout

SCORECARD IMAGE: Australia's stand-in captain Steve Smith lauded his batters after the thumping victory over Sri Lanka in the first Test, saying 'to post 650 on what was a wicket that offered a......

BCCI to discuss Kohli and Rohit's future

IMAGE: Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are under scanner. Photograph: BCCI The future of leading batters Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will be discussed threadbare in a meeting that head coach Gautam......

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