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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......

New Navy Ensign Triggers Debate On Tamil Naval Feats

While acknowledging Shivaji's naval contributions, questions are being raised about the inadequate acknowledgement of Chola sea-power in southern Tamil Nadu, which dates back by a few centuries,......

The Best Weapon To Deal With China Is...

If you are serious about countering the Chinese threat, then the best weapon is investing in real freedom, plurality, elections and democracy.Unfortunately, it isn't an approach all Indians......

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......

'People in power are fearful of the protestors'

'No one in Sri Lanka could afford to stay at home, everyone came onto the street.' IMAGE: Armoured vehicles sit parked by a road leading to the Sri Lankan parliament in Colombo, July 17, 2022.......

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 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......

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......

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......

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,......

How Ashwin, Jadeja, Jayant created history in Mohali

Rajneesh Gupta surveys the cricketing milestones from the Mohali Test. IMAGE: Ravindra Jadeja celebrates his half century en route to his highest score in Test cricket. Photographs: BCCI India's......

Maharashtra's Gugane-Bawane break Ranji Trophy record

IMAGE: Maharashtra's Swapnil Gugale, left, and Ankit Bawane run between the wickets. Photograph: PTI Swapnil Gugale and Ankit Bawane on Friday broke a 70-year-old partnership record for all......

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