Controversial Chinese project in Colombo threatens to deepen Sinhala-Tamil divideThe Bill was placed on the order paper of Parliament during the Sinhala and Tamil New Year break, leaving anyone who wished to challenge th...
25 May, 2021, 08.25 PM IST
Sri Lanka Easter Sunday attacker's wife may have fled to India: ReportOn April 21, 2019, nine suicide bombers belonging to the local Islamist extremist group National Thawheed Jamaat (NTJ) linked to ISIS carri...
22 Jul, 2020, 03.06 PM IST
Direct flights from Sri Lanka's Jaffna to several Indian cities soonSri Lankan officials said India had shown interest in developing Palaly to have direct flights from Jaffna to the southern Indian cities of...
03 Oct, 2019, 05.39 PM IST
87 bomb detonators found at bus station in Colombo: PoliceThe police initially found 12 bomb detonators scattered on the ground. A further search revealed 75 more, a police statement said.
22 Apr, 2019, 05.16 PM IST
7 suicide bombers carried out Easter blasts in Sri LankaThe death toll Monday sharply rose to 290, including six Indians, from the blasts - the worst terror attack in the country's history.
22 Apr, 2019, 01.13 PM IST
Sri Lanka Blasts Live Updates: 8 blasts rock the island nation, 290 dead so farSeven people were arrested and three police officers were killed during a raid on a house in Colombo.
22 Apr, 2019, 09.15 AM IST
Travel operators, hotels work on damage control in Sri LankaTour operators and travel service providers like Thomas Cook and SOTC said their customers currently in Sri Lanka are safe and they are wor...
22 Apr, 2019, 07.46 AM IST
Indian mission in Lanka monitoring situation, issues helpline numbersIndian citizens in need of assistance or help and for seeking clarification may call the following numbers : +94777903082 +94112422788 +941...
21 Apr, 2019, 12.00 PM IST
INS Viraat can also become a huge wreck-diving destinationWhile deliberately sinking the pride and joy of the fleet may seem callous, a new avatar as a wreck-diving attraction is not a bad idea.
07 Mar, 2017, 12.56 AM IST
Former LTTE operatives arrested in Sri LankaNorthern Tamil media sources said that since March 29, some 23 former LTTE operatives had been arrested in the north and east.
03 May, 2016, 02.25 PM IST
Over 35,000 marooned by bad weather and flash floods in Sri LankaSeven districts from different parts of the country are affected. Almost all of major reservoirs in the dry zone of the island have reached...
21 Dec, 2014, 01.52 PM IST
Sri Lanka panel receives more missing complaints from ex-LTTE baseThe panel received 166 new complaints after it invited 230 people to record their cases before them, Gunadasa said.
07 Nov, 2014, 03.16 PM IST
- Gandhi statue vandalism: India conveys concern to Sri Lanka
India has taken up with Sri Lanka the issue of vandalism of a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in the eastern town of Batticaloa and offered assist...
08 Apr, 2012, 05.16 PM IST
- Three Indians arrested in Sri Lanka for visa abuse
Three Indians have been arrested by Sri Lankan authorities from eastern part of the country on charges of abuse of tourist visas as they we...
07 Dec, 2011, 06.10 PM IST
- Indian Bank to raise $1 billion through overseas bonds
Indian Bank plans to raise $1 bn (about Rs 4,500 crore) through overseas bonds to fund business growth, a top bank official said today.
23 Apr, 2011, 07.00 PM IST
- Sri Lanka flood toll rises to 13; 120,000 homeless
The government has deployed the air force and navy to drop food and rescue marooned residents mainly in worst-affected eastern district of ...
11 Jan, 2011, 10.57 AM IST
- 60 feared killed in Sri Lanka blast: Govt
Three containers filled with explosives meant for road construction detonated Friday outside a police station in eastern Sri Lanka, killing...
17 Sep, 2010, 02.26 PM IST