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
PM Modi assures Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa of fertiliser supplies amid worsening food shortagesSri Lanka is aiming to boost its agriculture sector to avoid any disruption in the agriculture market following the drop in paddy cultivati...
02 Jun, 2022, 02.28 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
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 extends $1 billion Line of Credit to Sri LankaSri Lankan finance minister Basil Rajapaksa was present at the signing of the agreement pertaining to the Short-Term Concessional Loan faci...
18 Mar, 2022, 12.14 AM IST
Sri Lanka takes emergency measures to avoid food crisisThe ban on the import of agrochemicals in April 2021 allegedly accentuated the crisis. During the ban, the use of substandard organic ferti...
11 Feb, 2022, 08.15 AM IST
India will support Sri Lanka in these difficult times: JaishankarIndia on Thursday assured Sri Lanka of its support to tide over "difficult times" even as it welcomed the Trincomalee tank farms project sa...
06 Jan, 2022, 10.45 PM IST
Why India should stop looking at every Sri Lankan move through the China lensExpecting India to bail Sri Lanka out every time there is a crisis may work for some time, but it is a recipe for disaster.
18 Dec, 2021, 09.15 PM IST
A Lankan-themed Diwali party menu to woo your guestsChef Nalaka Hewapathirange from the Weligama Bay Marriott Resort & Spa shares some Sri Lankan recipes.
25 Oct, 2018, 05.58 PM IST
How Sri Lanka is becoming a regional gastronomic hubSri Lankan culinary heritage is the result of a happy marriage between indigenous produce with recipes and spices brought over the centurie...
27 Jan, 2018, 10.34 PM IST
Sri Lanka important for India: Indian envoyIndia is the second largest reservoir of scientific and technical manpower, the third largest army, the sixth member of the nuclear club, t...
26 Jan, 2017, 07.16 PM IST
Sri Lankan food, a spell-binding mishmash of the island’s historyIf anything, Colombo reminds you just a bit of what Goa used to be — cleaner, greener, small-townish, with less of the dystopian developmen...
31 Jan, 2016, 03.02 PM IST
66 Tamil Nadu fishermen return home from Sri LankaThe fishermen were brought here onboard coast guard ship IGCS Rajtarang.
02 Oct, 2013, 07.15 PM IST
- Sri Lanka woos Indian tourists
Sri Lanka would begin a drive to attract tourists from India by launching a three-day initiative, "Get Sri Lanked", from here starting Febr...
15 Feb, 2013, 10.57 PM IST
- India, Lanka agree to resolve fishermen issue
With incidents of Indian fishermen being targeted allegedly by Sri Lankan navy in Palk Straits on the rise, India and Sri Lanka have agreed...
02 Oct, 2008, 09.31 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
- India agrees to export rice to Lanka
Acceding to the request of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, India has agreed to export 6,000 metric tons of rice to the island natio...
02 Nov, 2007, 12.15 PM IST