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10th International Yoga Day celebrated worldwide

Thousands of yoga enthusiasts from across the world rolled out their yoga mats as they joined day-long sessions of the ancient Indian practice to commemorate the 10th International Day of Yoga on......

Sri Lanka declares state of emergency following riots in Kandy

Sri Lanka on Tuesday declared a state of emergency for 10 days to rein in the spread of communal violence between majority Sinhala Buddhists and minority Muslims in the country’s scenic......

Muslims offer Friday prayers under military protection in Sri Lanka after riots

Sri Lankan troops guarded mosques and facilitated Friday prayers as authorities stepped up security in the violence-hit Muslim neighbourhoods in Kandy district after four days of riots that have......

Fresh violence in Lanka's Kandy; Internet shut

Fresh violence on Wednesday erupted between majority Sinhala Buddhists and minority Muslims in other areas of central Sri Lanka’s riot-hit Kandy district, prompting authorities to extend a......

PHOTOS: PM in Sri Lanka, prays at old Buddhist temple

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Colombo on Thursday on a two-day visit which is mainly aimed at reinforcing the traditional connect between India and Sri Lanka at a time when China is......

Tourism: Sri Lanka is back in business

If Udaya Nanayakkara is brimming with enthusiasm, it's because statistics suggest the chairman of the Sri Lanka Tourism Board has been able to pull off one of the most amazing turnarounds in the......

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......

800 Review: Watch Out For The Spin

800 gets so lost in celebrating its grand subject that it forgets something pretty elementary: Cricket is a team sport!, notes Sreehari Nair. In 800, Director M S Sripathy creates a world of......

Bombay Velvet to Boom: Bollywood's love affair with Sri Lanka

A look at films that were shot in the picturesque island country. Image: Ranbir Kapoor in Bombay Velvet Bombay doesn't merely feature in the title of Anurag Kashyap's ambitious new movie; it's......

Match-fixing scandal hits Sri Lanka T10

Lanka T10 team owner Indian national arrested on match-fixing charges IMAGE: Image used for representational purpose only. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters Prem Thakkur, the Indian owner of......

Durban Test: Jansen takes 7 as SL collapse for lowest Test score

SCORECARD IMAGE: Marco Jansen celebrates a wicket with his team-mates on Day 2 of the first Test in Durban on Thursday. Photograph: Proteas Men/X Sri Lanka were dismissed for their lowest test......

Chameera ruled out of series against India

Photograph: Sri Lanka Cricket/X Sri Lanka fast bowler Dushmantha Chameera has been ruled out of the white-ball home series against India after failing to recover from bronchitis and respiratory......

Rohit-Kohli retirement: SL aim to capitalize on India's transition

IMAGE: Sri Lanka's interim head coach, Sanath Jayasuriya, aims for his team to capitalize on the recent retirements of India's seasoned batsmen, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, during the upcoming......

WTC Final: How Sri Lanka can spoil India's party?

IMAGE: With Australia already confirmed in the WTC final, Sri Lanka can join them by sweeping New Zealand in their two-Test series if India are denied victory in the fourth Test in the......

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