Waiting in passport queue for 2 days, Lankan woman gives birth

A pregnant Sri Lankan woman, who had been in a queue for two days to obtain a passport to leave the crisis-hit country for employment overseas, went into labour while waiting for her turn on......

Sri Lanka sails deeper into uncertainty

The hung parliament thrown up by the April 2 general election in Sri Lanka does not augur well for the island nation, or forIndia.While officially mouthing the standard'it's their internal matter'......

Sri Lanka seeks greater Indian role in peace bid

Ahead of his three-day India visit, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse on Wednesday said he will seek greater involvement of New Delhi in the island's faltering peace bid with theLiberation of......

How to bring about regime change in Pakistan

'In order to achieve Pakistan's psychological isolation and pariah status, breaking all cultural, economic and people to people contacts must become a government policy with clear linkage to a......

Sri Lanka scraps 2nd deal, to re-acquire IOC's oil tanks

Sri Lanka will re-acquire 99 World War II-era oil storage tanks leased to Indian Oil Corporation in the eastern port district of Trincomalee, Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila announced on......

India to help Lanka develop regional petro hub; IOC signs pact

India will help Sri Lanka develop its Trincomalee town as a regional petroleum hub and Indian Oil Corporation has reached a joint-development pact with Ceylon Petroleum Corporation, Prime Minister......

IOC in the red in Sri Lanka

Indian Oil Corporation Ltd sank deeper into the red with losses amounting to Rs 1.2 billion, as Colombo is yet to repay billions for selling fuel below costs.A unit of the Fortune 500 IOC, LIOC's......

IOC, Lanka govt spat intensifies

Cash strapped Sri Lankan unit of Indian Oil Corporation on Tuesday announced it will not replenish stocks unless the Sri Lankan government moved to settle a disputed Rs7.44-billionsubsidy claim.A......

Olympic boxing crisis deepens: India's fate uncertain

Boxing's future hangs in balance after Asian body votes in favour of IBA IMAGE: Picture used for representational purpose only. Photograph: Kind Courtesy BFI/X Boxing's already uncertain......

Boxing Worlds: Tough challenge for Nikhat, Lovlina

IMAGE: Nikhat Zareen has cut down her weight from 52kg -- the weight category in which she found glory last year in Turkey -- to 50kg after her preferred weight categories was scrapped for the......

Indian athletes will go unbranded in Tokyo Olympics

'Indian athletes, coaches and support staff, won't be wearing any branded apparel at Tokyo Olympics. Only 'INDIA' will be written in the kits of our athletes.'   IMAGE: The Indian Olympic......

Coronavirus wreaks sporting havoc around the world

The unprecedented shutdown of world sport in response to the coronavirus spread that has infected more than 134,000 people and killed around 5,000 also prompted organisers to postpone the Formula......

'ICC persuading governments to make fixing a criminal offence'

IMAGE: ICC CEO Dave Richardson. Photograph: Scott Barbour/Getty Images The International Cricket Council is constantly persuading governments, including India's, to make fixing a criminal offence,......