India's Buddhist outreach: International Airport at Kushinagar for Buddhist pilgrimsModi spoke to Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, and congratulated him on the successful conduct of parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka. Pr...
06 Aug, 2020, 11.09 PM IST
- India woos Sri Lanka, seeks to check China with Colombo-Kashi flight
Not only will the flight make the journey from PM Modi’s constituency to the Sri Lankan capital cheaper by about 40%, it will also reduce t...
08 Sep, 2017, 12.28 PM IST
Air India’s Varanasi-Colombo maiden flight takes wingAir India will fly 180-seater Airbus 320-Neo, for the all-economy class flights twice a week, Fridays and Sundays, airline spokesman Dhanan...
04 Aug, 2017, 08.41 AM IST
Not possible to return Katchatheevu to India: Sri Lankan ministerAsserting its sovereignty over Katchatheevu, a Sri Lankan Minister today said it was not possible for the island nation to return the islet...
21 Feb, 2016, 09.45 PM IST
- Port workers in Colombo urge boycott of south Indian cargo
Port workers here today threatened to stop handling cargo from south Indian ports to protest the harassment of Sri Lankan monks and pilgrim...
02 Apr, 2013, 09.08 PM IST
- All measures to be taken to protect Lankan visitors: India
India today assured Sri Lanka that it will continue to take all measures to ensure safety, security and well-being of all Lankan visitors t...
19 Mar, 2013, 09.47 PM IST
India calls off defence talks with Sri Lanka; protect our citizens, Colombo tells DelhiNo reason was given for cancellation of the secretary-level talks which were to be held here for three days.
18 Mar, 2013, 10.49 PM IST
- Sri Lanka calls for Indian protection to Lankans
Sri Lanka asks India to provide necessary security to Lankan people and property there following continued protests especially in Tamil Nad...
18 Mar, 2013, 10.35 PM IST
India dismisses reports about its missiles targeting Sri Lankan locationsIndia has dismissed reports that its missiles targeted strategic Sri Lankan locations, calling them baseless and fabricated.
27 Sep, 2012, 04.12 PM IST
- Sri Lankan Tamils will not be helped by chauvinist attacks on president Mahinda Rajapaksa
Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa has commenced his visit to India, to the delight of assorted self-styled champions of Sri Lankan Tam...
21 Sep, 2012, 05.45 AM IST
- Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa to meet Pranab Mukherjee, Manmohan Singh during his visit to India
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa is expected to meet President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during his private ...
11 Sep, 2012, 04.29 PM IST
- Minority rights in Sri Lanka aren’t helped by targeting its visiting civilians
The attack on Sri Lankan pilgrims in Tamil Nadu is the awful fallout of competitive grandstanding on the ‘Tamil cause’ by politicians in th...
06 Sep, 2012, 05.36 AM IST
- Under attack, Sri Lankan pilgrims flee Tamil Nadu
A 184-strong group of pilgrims was compelled to cut short their visit and leave India on a special flight of Mihin Lanka on Tuesday night.
05 Sep, 2012, 12.08 PM IST
DMK, AIADMK compete to take strident stand against Sri LankansAIADMK and DMK compete to ride roughshod over Sri Lankans with no consideration for diplomatic ties.
05 Sep, 2012, 08.12 AM IST
- Sri Lanka and India trade volumes reach all time high
Bilateral trade between India and Sri Lanka had surged by over 70 per cent while touching an all time high of $ 5 bn, the Indian High Commi...
26 Jan, 2012, 05.27 PM IST
- Sri Lanka and India trade volumes reach all time high
Bilateral trade between India and Sri Lanka had surged by over 70 per cent while touching an all time high of USD 5 billion.
26 Jan, 2012, 04.40 PM IST
- NRI devotees take airlines to new high
With the hill shrine of Sabarimala in Kerala’s Pathanamthitta district attracting more devotees each year, including an increasing number f...
12 Dec, 2006, 06.20 PM IST