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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......

Good turnout in Sri Lanka polls, blasts in Jaffna

The first presidential elections in Sri Lanka in the post-LTTE era evoked enthusiastic response on Tuesday from the voters who turned up in large numbers to decide the fate of incumbent Mahinda......

Gotabaya sworn in as Sri Lanka's President

IMAGE: Gotabaya Rajapaksa addresses the nation at the presidential swearing-in ceremony in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, on Monday. Photograph: Dinuka Liyanawatte/ Reuters Gotabaya Rajapaksa was......

Sri Lanka: 50 killed in Lanka clashes

In stepped-up fighting, Sri Lankan security forces gunned down at least 43 Tamil Tigers and lost seven soldiers in the island's restive north, where the Air Force jets today raided an LTTE......

Landmine blast kills 64 in Sri Lanka

At least64 passengers of a bus were killed and 39 others, including several children, injured when their vehicle hit a claymore mine planted by Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam guerrillas in north......

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......

Kerala flood hits spice market; shortage in supply pushes up prices

At Delhi’s markets, cardamom, pepper selling at double their recent rates Those entering the Khari Baoli market in Old Delhi are greeted with the distinct aroma of cardamoms, pepper and......

Remittances to India likely to see 23% drop: World Bank

Remittances to India are likely to drop by 23 per cent from USD 83 billion last year to USD 64 billion this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, which has resulted in a global recession, the World......

Tea Industry On Tenterhooks About Ukraine Conflict

Russia is among the top buyers of Indian tea, accounting for about 18 per cent of the industry's total exports. IMAGE: Tea plantation workers pick tea leaves in Assam. Photograph: ANI Photo ......

India slips 10 spots to 68th on competitiveness index

India has moved down 10 places to rank 68th on an annual global competitiveness index, largely due to improvements witnessed by several other economies, while Singapore has replaced the United......

Madras Cafe: All about John Abraham...

A Ganesh Nadar, who once met V Prabhakaran at the LTTE's press conference in Jaffna, feels Madras Cafe is not about the Tigers. The film's all about John Abraham, he says. Much controversy was......

Duleep Trophy: North, Central move closer to victory

Duleep Trophy: North Zone move closer to victory with command performance IMAGE: North Zone batter Jayant Yadav celebrates his fifty during the third day of Duleep trophy. Photograph: PTI North......

Broward Stadium: Where India, Windies Will Play US T20Is

IMAGE: The Central Broward Regional Park in Lauderhill, Florida, which was built in 2007 and is the only cricket stadium in the USA sanctioned by the International Cricket Council. Photograph:......

Duleep Trophy: South Zone face West Zone in an all-star final

IMAGE: Cheteshwar Pujara made a solid 133 for West Zone in the semi-final against Central Zone, leading his side's entry into the title clash. Photograph: Sussex County Cricket/Twitter The South......

Why Punjab's Mohali stadium was snubbed for 2023 ODI World Cup

IMAGE: The exclusion of Punjab's Mohali from the list of host cities for the tournament was due to political interference, said Punjab's Sports Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer. Photograph: BCCI......

India host Sri Lanka in October

India will host Sri Lanka for a seven-match One-Day International series between October 25 and November 12 while the South Africansplay a five-match ODI series from November 16 to 28.Announcing......

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