What makes the Rs 90,000-crore Great Nicobar Island project critical for India both militarily and economicallyIndia is undertaking a massive Rs 90,000 crore project in Great Nicobar. This initiative will develop a major transshipment port and intern...
15 May, 2026, 12.24 PM IST
Air India suspends several international flights: Check which routes are affectedAir India is temporarily suspending and reducing flights on several international routes from June to August 2026 due to airspace restricti...
13 May, 2026, 05.26 PM IST
Sri Lanka seeks investors for loss-making Mattala airport built with Chinese loansSri Lanka is seeking investors for Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport. The airport has been a financial drain since opening in 2013. A...
26 Apr, 2026, 02.43 PM IST
India-Sri Lanka oil pipeline discussed during VP Radhakrishnan's meeting with Dissanayake: Foreign Secretary Vikram MisriIndia and Sri Lanka initiated conversations about a new oil pipeline, aiming to enhance energy cooperation. They also delved into topics li...
19 Apr, 2026, 11.03 PM IST
Five Colombo-bound flights diverted to Thiruvananthapuram airport due to bad weatherFive international flights were diverted to Thiruvananthapuram on Friday. Flights from the Middle East, Malaysia, and India landed here. Th...
28 Nov, 2025, 04.11 PM IST
Two international flights divert to Thiruvananthapuram airport due to bad weather in Sri LankaThiruvananthapuram International Airport recently played a pivotal role as two international flights detoured from their paths. A Turkish A...
19 Nov, 2025, 03.05 PM IST
No Indian firms involved in providing 'Visa on Arrival' at Colombo airport: High CommissionThe High Commission of India in Sri Lanka refuted claims blaming an "Indian company" for visa issuance problems at the Bandaranaike Interna...
02 May, 2024, 07.11 PM IST
Sri Lanka in diplomatic spat over confiscated Russian planeThe Airbus A330 was seized at the Bandaranaike International Airport on Thursday, the same day it arrived from Moscow, after a directive fr...
04 Jun, 2022, 01.22 PM IST
CIAL retains 3rd spot in handling international trafficCIAL anticipates a fairly high growth in international traffic for the month of October as more foreign carriers schedule frequent services...
03 Oct, 2021, 09.19 PM IST
Vistara to start flights on Mumbai-Colombo route from Nov 25Vistara airlines to start daily non-stop flights on Mumbai-Colombo route from November 25 onwards this year. Since August, the airline has ...
25 Oct, 2019, 02.14 PM IST
Sri Lankan government reworking MoU on airport deal with IndiaDubbed as the "world's emptiest airport" due to lack of flights, the MRIA was built with high interest commercial loans from China by the M...
05 Aug, 2018, 07.11 PM IST
Technical glitch stops one of Narendra Modi's choppers in Sri LankaThe Mi-17 helicopter is grounded at the Asgiriya grounds after it failed to take off yesterday when Modi departed in his special flight.
13 May, 2017, 09.36 PM IST
Emirates A380 Airbus with over 500 people makes emergency landing in ColomboThe aircraft was en route to Dubai from Sydney when it was diverted to Colombo, where it landed safely early on Friday morning.
26 Jun, 2015, 03.18 PM IST
Sri Lanka launches domestic airline to cater to tourism boomA new domestic airline linking the Colombo international airport and the southern tourist resorts of the island has been launched, official...
12 Jun, 2013, 05.35 PM IST
SpiceJet to launch international flights from MaduraiSpiceJet is all set to connect Madurai with Colombo as it launches its flights to the Srilankan capital from September 20, the airline anno...
29 Aug, 2012, 05.07 PM IST
- LTTE planes attack Colombo, 27 hurt
Sri Lanka's military said on Friday at least 27 people had been wounded when two Tamil Tiger rebel planes raided the capital Colombo and bo...
20 Feb, 2009, 11.32 PM IST
- Kingfisher launches flights to Colombo from Chennai, Bangalore
Spreading its wings into South Asia, Vijay Mallya-led Kingfisher Airlines on Monday launched its flights for Colombo from Bangalore and Che...
19 Jan, 2009, 10.02 PM IST