14 fishermen arrested by Sri Lanka, Stalin tells Jaishankar; seeks action for their releaseChief Minister M K Stalin has appealed to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar for action to release 227 Tamil Nadu fishing boats and 107...
07 Mar, 2025, 09.34 PM IST
Sri Lanka considers permission freeze for Chinese 'spy' shipsSri Lanka will likely see presidential, general, and local government elections in 2024. The year will also bring an International Monetary...
18 Dec, 2023, 11.45 PM IST
Prevail upon Lanka to secure release of 45 fishermen, Tamil Nadu CM tells CentreTamil Nadu CM urges swift diplomatic intervention from the Centre to address the recent detention of 45 fishermen and 138 boats by Sri Lank...
14 Dec, 2023, 02.58 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
Ousted Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa to stay temporarily in ThailandGotabaya Rajapaksa, who is currently in Singapore after fleeing Sri Lanka in July amid mass anti-government protests, is seeking refuge in ...
10 Aug, 2022, 09.05 PM IST
Jaya writes to Modi on fishermen issueTaking exception to the continued arrests of Indian fishermen by Sri Lankan Navy, Tamil Nadu government has told the Centre that Colombo's ...
01 Oct, 2015, 02.52 PM IST
CPI-M asks Sri Lanka to launch independent probe on attacks on TamilsThe party also accused Sri Lanka army of unleashing a 'beastly attack' on Tamils in 2009 and charged it with targeting Tamil business estab...
20 Feb, 2015, 03.49 AM IST
Jayalalithaa seeks diplomatic action for release of fishermen arrested by Sri Lanka fishermen"Traditional livelihood" of the fishermen should not be allowed to be "disrupted" by the hostile actions of Sri Lankan Navy, Jaya said.
30 Jun, 2014, 11.55 AM IST
Narendra Modi should avoid presence of Lankan President at swearing-in:VaikoVaiko, who wrote a letter to Modi, expressing his sadness about the invitation being extended to Rajapaksa, said he had requested Rajnath t...
23 May, 2014, 01.18 PM IST
Sri Lankan navy acting with greater impunity after talks: JayalalalithaaJayalalalithaa said the Sri Lankan Navy has intensified its "hostile action" after the Indo-Lankan fishermen level talks here.
15 Feb, 2014, 02.27 PM IST
Supreme Court issues notice to Centre, Tamil Nadu on plea for fishermen's protection"Not only they captured the fishermen, but also damaged their boats" and it takes months before they are released, said the apex court benc...
25 Oct, 2013, 01.00 PM IST
- Attacks, abductions of fishermen by Sri Landa are acts of unfriendly nation: Jayalalithaa
Indian fishermen from the state by the Lankan Navy, the chief minister said she had told Manmohan Singh that it was yet another "outrageous...
06 Aug, 2013, 10.43 AM IST
'Indo-Sri Lankan trade can touch $ 10 billion by 2016'Indo-Sri Lankan trade can more than double to $ 10 billion by 2016 on the back of mutual liberalised tariff regime.
07 May, 2013, 04.46 PM IST
- 125 Indian fishermen apprehended by Lankan Navy this year: Government
As many as 125 Indian fishermen have been apprehended by Sri Lankan Navy in the last four months, Rajya Sabha was informed today.
25 Apr, 2013, 06.31 PM IST
India delaying visa for Sri Lankan envoy Sabrullah Khan: ReportSri Lanka's newly appointed Deputy High Commissioner to India has not been able to take up the post in Chennai due to a delay by Indian aut...
07 Apr, 2013, 06.10 PM IST
- On DMK pressure, Lanka asked to show restraint
The Centre has expressed `unhappiness’ over the growing number of Tamil casualties in the ongoing Lankan military offensive and asked Rajap...
07 Oct, 2008, 04.27 AM IST
- Left wants govt to help Lanka avert civil war
The CPM on Wednesday asked the Manmohan Singh government to use “all diplomatic and political channels” to avoid a full scale civil war in ...
17 Aug, 2006, 02.15 AM IST