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Sri Lanka's ex-president Wickremesinghe shifted to prison hospital following remandFormer Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe was imprisoned and then moved to a prison hospital due to high blood sugar and blood press...- Sri Lankan opposition condemns arrest of ex-president WickremesingheSri Lankan opposition parties have united to condemn the arrest of former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, deeming it undemocratic and polit...
- Tamil Nadu: 21 Indian fishermen released from Colombo prison arrive at Chennai airportThe Indian High Commission in Colombo successfully secured the release of 21 Indian fishermen from Sri Lanka. The Indian Consulate in Jaffn...
- Three ex-convicts in Rajiv Gandhi assassination return to Sri LankaSri Lankan ex-convicts in Rajiv Gandhi case, released by the Supreme Court after 30 years, returned to Colombo. The group included Murugan,...
- India keeps Sri Lanka guessing on atrocities against TamilsLanka has sought India's support following the UN report but New Delhi is yet to take a call, ET has learnt. The decision on ECT has been a...
- Sri Lanka coronavirus prison riot leaves 8 dead, over 50 woundedThe incident comes as pandemic-related unrest has been growing in Sri Lanka's overcrowded prisons. Inmates have staged protests in recent w...
- Jailhouse rock for CEOs: When Rajat Gupta, Martha Stewart did timeIndia-born former Goldman Sachs Director Rajat Gupta served time in federal prison for leaking tips to hedge fund billionaire Raj Rajaratna...
- Ex-Maldives president Nasheed arrives in Colombo to fly to UK for medical careMohamed Nasheed, 48, arrived last night in Colombo and will be leaving by a Srilankan Airlines direct flight to London later today for a ba...
- Sri Lanka to free 20 LTTE suspects"Earlier, 39 suspects, detained on terrorism charges, were released on strong bail conditions," Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe said.
- No amnesty for fasting Sri Lankan Tamil prisoners: GovernmentThe prisoners went on a six-day protest hunger strike demanding swift procedural action including a common amnesty.
- New Sri Lankan president Maithripala Sirisena brings Tamils to centre stageThe two countries have already launched discussions on repatriation of Tamils of Sri Lankan origin who are staying as refugees in camps in ...
- 38 Indian fishermen on fast unto death in Sri Lanka jailAt least 38 Indian fishermen lodged in Sri Lanka's Jaffna prison for alleged poaching are on a fast unto death demanding their early releas...
- 5 Indian fishermen released in Sri Lanka after presidential pardonIndia on November 11 had filed an appeal in the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka against a verdict of the high court awarding death sentence to t...
- Indian envoy in Lanka assures 'unstinted support' to fishermenIndian envoy Yash Sinha, who visited Welikada Prison in Colombo this morning, met the five fishermen at the Superintendent's office.
- Avail extradition treaty to bring back 5 fishermen, says a petitionPetitioner S M Anantha Murugan submitted that nine agreements had been signed between the two countries, including on Maritime boundary and...
- India hopeful that fishermen issue will be resolvedIndia today said it has conveyed its "concern" to Sri Lanka over the death sentence given by a court there to five Indian fishermen.
- Subramanian Swamy urges Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bring back Indian fishermen on Lanka death rowSubramanian Swamy said, as per provisions of the treaty, the fishermen could be allowed to seek "legal remedies" in Indian courts.
- SL navy turned Bay of Bengal into an "open-air prison": KarunanidhiThe fate of fishermen had been left in a limbo by Central and state governments, says DMK President.
- Sri Lanka handover Indian prisoners under exchange programmeSri Lanka has started the process of handing over nine Indian prisoners, undergoing life imprisonment, to India.
- DMK chief flays Lanka's 'autocratic' activitiesDMK President M Karunanidhi alleged that Sri Lankan police had prevented hundreds of Tamil protesters from leaving northern Vavuniya town.
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