India is making a big move to outflank China in Sri LankaIndia and China appear to be locked in an escalating energy rivalry in Sri Lanka. India plans a new energy hub at Trincomalee with the UAE,...
25 Apr, 2026, 04.19 PM IST
VP Radhakrishnan to visit Sri Lanka's Nuwara Eliya, meet Indian housing project beneficiariesIndian Vice President C P Radhakrishnan concluded his Sri Lanka visit. He met beneficiaries of the Indian Housing Project in Nuwara Eliya. ...
20 Apr, 2026, 09.58 AM 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
India pushes for regional energy hub in Sri LankaIndia is pushing for quick progress on a key energy hub project in Sri Lanka. The proposed oil hub in Trincomalee is a strategic initiative...
19 Apr, 2026, 10.26 PM IST
Sri Lanka government no longer sells public enterprises, Attorney General clarifies in SCSri Lanka's government has halted the planned sale of key state enterprises. Sri Lankan Airlines, Sri Lanka Telecom, Sri Lanka Insurance, a...
03 Apr, 2026, 03.38 PM IST
Sri Lankan President Dissanayake meets Finance Minister Sitharaman to discuss economic cooperationSri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake met with Indian officials, including Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and External Affairs...
16 Dec, 2024, 06.39 AM IST
Sri Lankan President plans India visit by mid-DecemberSri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is scheduled to visit India in mid-December, marking his first official trip abroad since ass...
22 Nov, 2024, 12.06 AM IST
Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe sacks sports minister after he says his 'life is at risk'Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe dismissed Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe, who claimed his life was at risk for exposing corrup...
27 Nov, 2023, 07.48 PM IST
We should go ahead with humane approach: PM Modi on fishermen's issue with LankaIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe have discussed the issue of fishermen during a visit to I...
21 Jul, 2023, 06.08 PM IST
Gautam Adani meets Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe, discusses Colombo port, other projectsAdani Group Chairman Gautam Adani held a meeting with visiting Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe to discuss multiple projects in th...
21 Jul, 2023, 10.22 AM IST
Former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa applies for Green Card to settle in US: ReportSri Lankan newspaper Daily Mirror, citing highly-placed sources, claimed that Rajapaksa's lawyers in the United States had already begun th...
19 Aug, 2022, 11.05 AM IST
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena condoles Jayalalithaa's demiseFormer Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa also offered his condolences, saying "she captured the hearts of India's Tamil community".
06 Dec, 2016, 12.25 PM IST
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena orders release of 37 Indian fishermenPresident of Rameswaram Fishermen's Association Sesuraja, who led the team to Sri Lanka, told PTI that Sirisena told them that the fisherme...
13 May, 2015, 09.47 AM IST
US looks forward to working with Sri Lankan President-electRajapaksa had called the election two years ahead of schedule, hoping to win a record third six-year term .
09 Jan, 2015, 10.37 AM IST
Sri Lankan President visit: MDMK activists held for attempting to burn Mahinda Rajapaksa's effigyAbout 60 MDMK activists, who attempted to burn the effigy of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa protesting his visit to Tirupati, were ...
10 Dec, 2014, 06.37 PM IST
Vaiko holds protest against Mahinda Rajapaksa, detainedVaiko today held a protest in Delhi against the visit of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa for Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony at...
26 May, 2014, 02.23 PM IST
- Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa congratulates Pranab Mukherjee
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has congratulated Pranab Mukherjee on his election as India's next President.
23 Jul, 2012, 03.15 PM IST