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Sri Lanka Votes For Next President

Glimpses from Sri Lanka's presidential election, the first polls since the island's economic crisis, in Colombo and Jaffna, September 21, 2024. There are 38 candidates contesting Sri Lanka's ninth......

Marxist leader Anura Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka's presidential vote

Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Sunday was declared winner of the Sri Lankan presidential election by the country's Election Commission after an unprecedented second round of counting of......

DMK pushing Sri Lanka deeper into the hands of China?

An international airport, a strategic port, communication satellites, road and railway links -- China is spreading its web in the island nation. India has to take decisive steps or else the tide......

Jaya moves SC to get back island from Sri Lanka

Former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Thursday moved the Supreme Court seeking direction to the Union government for retrieving the 'Kachatheevu' island that had been ceded to Sri......

Visiting Sri Lanka; 3 years after the civil war

Nearly three years after the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam lost the war, T E Narasimhan visits north Sri Lanka to find a country limping back to normal. The roads here are sturdy and clean.......

The curious case of $1-billion SBI loan to debt ridden-Sri Lanka

The ministry of external affairs (MEA) on March 17 had announced that State Bank of India (SBI) would extend a term loan of $1 billion to Sri Lanka, fully guaranteed by the Indian government, and......

VSNL gets license for ILD services in Sri Lanka

VSNL Lanka Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd, on Tuesday said that it has been granted an external gateway operator license by the Telecom Regulatory Commission of Sri......

Indian firms, banks cautious as Sri Lanka battles financial crisis

India is Sri Lanka’s third-largest export destination and it has invested heavily in the infrastructure and social sector projects in that country. IMAGE: The national flag of Sri......

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......

Katrina-Vicky's London Break

Bollywood stars are on their year end break already! Photograph: Kind courtesy Mithila Palkar/Instagram Mithila Palkar chills in Norway. Photograph: Kind courtesy Vicky Kaushal/Instagram......

'Winning a World Cup is my dream': Sri Lanka's Shanaka

IMAGE: Sri Lanka's Dasun Shanaka during a team practice session.Photograph: Adnan Abid / Reutersi Sri Lanka are building a robust all-round Twenty20 side with a rich blend of youngsters and......

Sri Lanka cricket team fears for safety amid UK riots

IMAGE: Sri Lanka raised the security issues with the ECB after reading reports of unrest in Manchester, where the first test is scheduled. Photograph: Peter Cziborra Sri Lanka have raised......

Rohit, Kohli return to action for ODIs vs Sri Lanka

IMAGE: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and a few other players will start their training from Monday. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters India skipper Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and a few other players will......

Harmanpreet determined to learn from Sri Lanka shock

We will remember this day and work hard: Harmanpreet Kaur IMAGE: Harmanpreet Kaur admitted that her side's bowling didn't work as per plans with hardly any breakthroughs to show for their......

T20 WC: Batters need to fire as India eye big win over Sri Lanka

IMAGE: Opener Shafali Verma has struggled to get going in the T20 WC thus far. Photograph: ICC/X On a sticky wicket after a mixed start to their campaign, India will look to fix their batting......

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