Sri Lanka Election Result: Marxist-leaning president Anura Kumara Dissanayake's NPP party wins majority in parliamentSri Lanka Parliamentary Poll Result: Sri Lanka's new Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's party secured a parliamentary maj...
15 Nov, 2024, 11.19 AM IST
Sri Lanka massacres that triggered civil war still haunt Tamils 40 years laterThe Black July massacre occurred in Sri Lanka 40 years ago, accelerating ethnic tensions and leading to a 26-year civil war that caused 100...
27 Jul, 2023, 11.56 AM IST
Links between Pakistan-based terror groups and Lankan outfits under scannerSuspicion is also growing about role of state actors in the serial attacks given sophistication of the strikes and quantum of explosives us...
23 Apr, 2019, 05.52 PM IST
Sri Lanka's Maithripala Sirisena to be in India amid communal violence in countrySri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena today left on a foreign tour even as his country has been hit by communal violence that has kille...
10 Mar, 2018, 03.37 PM IST
Sri Lanka declares emergency after Buddhist-Muslim clash but India's T20 tri-series to go onTension has been growing between Muslims and Buddhists in Sri Lanka for a year, with hardline Buddhists accusing Muslims of forced conversi...
06 Mar, 2018, 05.23 PM IST
Tired of your regular vacation? Attend one of these festivals and you'll know what you've missedSome of the must-attend festivals in the coming month of April. Start planning already.
30 Mar, 2017, 05.17 AM IST
Now sign Gulf work contract in 5 Indian languages"The new contracts will ensure that the worker knows his rights, the salary he will be paid, his working hours and other essential details,...
20 Feb, 2016, 10.51 AM IST
India five wickets away from Sri Lanka series winSkipper Angelo Mathews was unbeaten on 56 and Kusal Perera was on 12 with Sri Lanka still needing 252 more runs to win with five wickets in...
01 Sep, 2015, 12.27 PM IST
Sri Lanka violates human rights of Tamil minorities: ReportWhile the army has engaged in running business ventures on land seized from local populations, thousands of Tamils remain displaced on thei...
29 May, 2015, 12.55 PM IST
Sri Lanka President wishes for ethnic unity on Lankan New YearSri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena wished for unity between country's Sinhala majority and its Tamil minority on the occasion of Si...
14 Apr, 2015, 08.22 PM IST
Defections a conspiracy, won't be deterred: Sri Lanka's President Mahinda RajapaksaMahinda Rajapaksa, who enjoys support among the Sinhalese majority, claimed he had freed the island from terrorism & given unprecedented de...
23 Nov, 2014, 02.46 PM IST
- Pro-Tamil outfit claims SL settling Sinhalese in Mannar
A pro-Tamil outfit today claimed Sri Lanka was attempting to settle its people in Mannar district, a stronghold of Tamils, and has urged th...
28 Aug, 2013, 10.00 PM IST
- Vaiko seeks fresh assembly resolution on Tamils issue
The 2011 resolution called for economic sanctions to be imposed on Sri Lanka till Tamils were ensured status on par with the majority Sinha...
23 Mar, 2013, 03.21 PM IST
- India 25 for one at lunch
Following on, India were 25 for one in their second innings at lunch on the fourth day of the first cricket Test against Sri Lanka at Sinha...
26 Jul, 2008, 12.36 PM IST
- India all out for 223, to follow on
Replying to Sri Lanka's 600 for six declared, India were all out for 223 in their first innings on the fourth day of the first cricket Test...
26 Jul, 2008, 11.54 AM IST
- Rain delays India-Sri Lanka Test
Rain delayed the start of the opening cricket Test between India and Sri Lanka at the Sinhalese Sports Club ground.
23 Jul, 2008, 10.45 AM IST
- Infighting will undo the gains of successful elections: Prez
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has said that infighting between Hindu and Muslim Tamils over the Chief Ministership of the Eastern ...
17 May, 2008, 09.46 PM IST