Indian Army develops third 120-feet-long Bailey bridge in Sri LankaThis achievement follows the earlier successful launch of two Bailey bridges in the Jaffna and Kandy regions. Collectively, these engineeri...
17 Jan, 2026, 12.36 PM IST
Sri Lanka's president dissolves parliament to make way for Nov 14 pollsSri Lanka's newly elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has dissolved parliament to facilitate a snap general election, set for Novemb...
24 Sep, 2024, 11.56 PM IST
Sri Lanka paves way for Musk's Starlink to enter telecoms marketSri Lanka's parliament approved amendments to a decades-old law on Tuesday, enabling Elon Musk's Starlink, a satellite unit of SpaceX, to s...
10 Jul, 2024, 12.10 AM IST
Sri Lanka complain to ICC over 'different treatment' at World CupSri Lanka has lodged a formal complaint with the ICC regarding the treatment and conditions faced by their T20 World Cup team in the United...
07 Jun, 2024, 01.47 PM IST
Hope ICC suspending SLC does not affect our schedule, U19 World Cup: Skipper MendisSri Lanka cricket skipper Kusal Mendis hopes the International Cricket Council's suspension of the nation's cricket body won't affect the n...
12 Nov, 2023, 03.14 PM IST
Sri Lanka's Parliament approves emergency regulationsSri Lanka's Parliament on Wednesday approved the state of emergency imposed on July 13 to give the security forces sweeping powers to arres...
27 Jul, 2022, 07.31 PM IST
Ensure peaceful transition of power in full respect for the Constitution in Sri Lanka: UNFollowing the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, UN Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka Hanaa Singer-Hamdy said in a statement on F...
16 Jul, 2022, 10.48 AM IST
Sri Lanka reimposes curfew in Western Province, no signs of Rajapaksa's resignationSri Lankan authorities on Thursday reimposed curfew in the Western Province as confusion sparked over President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resign...
14 Jul, 2022, 01.48 PM IST
Sri Lanka's speaker seeks President Rajapaksa's resignation; says other options to be consideredOn Wednesday, the Parliament Speaker said that the President in a telephone conversation had informed that he would tender his letter of re...
14 Jul, 2022, 12.25 PM IST
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka's Cabinet convenes crucial Parliament sessionThe Parliament session began with mourning the murder of ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) lawmaker Amarakeerthi Athukorala, who wa...
17 May, 2022, 12.43 PM IST
Sri Lanka's Parliament to meet for crucial session after Opposition submits no-trust motions against President, GovernmentSamagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) handed over to the parliamentary Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena motions of no-confidence, even as the govern...
04 May, 2022, 10.42 AM IST
Lanka appoints advisory panel to help resolve growing debt crisis, engage with IMFA government parliamentary group met with Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Wednesday to discuss urgent steps that must be taken to impro...
07 Apr, 2022, 11.32 AM IST
Sri Lanka parliament to meet as protests put ruling Rajapaksas under pressureOpposition parties and even members of Rajapaksa's ruling alliance rejected the move for a unity government, setting the stage for a test o...
05 Apr, 2022, 01.07 PM IST
Sri Lankan Parliament forms Friendship group with India aiming to rejuvenate tiesThe India- Sri Lanka Parliamentary Friendship Association for the 9th Parliament of Sri Lanka was established at the Parliament complex in ...
12 Nov, 2021, 07.11 AM IST
Sri Lanka cancels Imran Khan's planned address to its Parliament: Media reportsDawn newspaper quoting Sri Lankan media reports that there were elements within the Sri Lankan government, who did not want the speech to t...
18 Feb, 2021, 01.01 PM IST
No snap election, no referendum to end political crisis in Lanka: President's aideParliament's suspension by the president has come under increasing criticism by the international community.
09 Nov, 2018, 01.44 PM IST
- DMK to flag Sri Lanka's alleged war crimes, Katchatheevu island issues in parliament
DMK would demand a resolution for an independent inquiry into the alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka and raise the issue of retrieving Katchat...
03 Dec, 2013, 08.49 PM IST