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
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
Sri Lanka apprehends 23 Indian fishermen, M K Stalin writes to Centre"In this year alone, 221 Tamil Nadu fishermen were apprehended by Sri Lankan Navy. The repeated instances of arrests by the Sri Lankan navy...
28 Nov, 2022, 10.50 PM 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
Gotabaya Rajapaksa to return to Sri Lanka on August 24, says his cousinGotabaya Rajapaksa will return to Sri Lanka on August 24, his cousin Udayanga Weeratunga said on Wednesday, over a month after the former p...
17 Aug, 2022, 10.10 PM IST
Sri Lanka receives more humanitarian supplies from Tamil NaduSri Lanka needs about USD 5 billion in the next six months to cover basic necessities for its 22 million people, who have been struggling w...
26 Jul, 2022, 02.15 PM IST
Centre to hold all-party meeting over Sri Lankan crisis todayAccording to sources, Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra is likely to make a presentation before the members on the situation in Lanka an...
19 Jul, 2022, 08.30 AM IST
Govt calls all-party meet on Sri Lanka crisis on TuesdayDuring the Sunday meet, both DMK and AIADMK raised the Sri Lankan issue, especially the condition of the country's Tamil population.Talking...
17 Jul, 2022, 03.31 PM IST
Newly-appointed PM Wickremesinghe says his aim is to save crisis-hit Sri LankaWickremesinghe was appointed as Sri Lanka's 26th prime minister on Thursday as the country was without a government since Monday when prime...
16 May, 2022, 08.31 PM IST
India to supply 65,000 MT of urea to Sri LankaMoreover, India has promised to provide over USD 3 billion to the debt-ridden island country in loans, credit swaps, and also credit lines ...
14 May, 2022, 11.38 AM IST
Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka denies stopping issuance of visasIndian High Commission in Sri Lanka on Friday categorically denied that it has stopped issuing visas in the country, saying the disruption ...
13 May, 2022, 11.34 AM IST
IMF assures to support Sri Lanka's efforts to overcome the current economic crisisThe crisis is caused in part by a lack of foreign currency, which has meant that the country cannot afford to pay for imports of staple foo...
24 Apr, 2022, 02.22 PM IST
India keeps a close watch as Rajapaksa pushes for national unity government in LankaEarlier, Sri Lanka’s education minister Dinesh Gunawardena said the country’s cabinet, except for President Gotabaya and PM Mahinda Rajapak...
05 Apr, 2022, 07.08 AM IST
- NSA conveys concern to Rajapaksa, returns
The UPA government’s latest attempt to contain the adverse political fallout of the Lankan crisis in Tamil Nadu was unlikely to go very far.
25 Apr, 2009, 02.25 AM IST
- Lankan troops capture last LTTE bastion
Pressure expected to mount on UPA govt to play more active role.
03 Jan, 2009, 03.10 AM IST
- Fuel, food to dominate Aug Saarc meet
The food and fuel crisis will remain high on the agenda at the upcoming Saarc summit which is set to take place in Colombo in August.
17 Jun, 2008, 04.33 AM IST