Pakistan Navy chief Admiral Muhammad Zakaullah calls on top Sri Lankan leadershipAdmiral Zakarullah said that Pakistan attaches great importance to its relations with Sri Lanka in both bilateral and regional context.
14 Jun, 2017, 05.55 PM IST
'Chinese military will not be permitted at Hambantota port'Ironically Rajapaksa who procured about $7 billion for Hambantota and other projects opposed the handing over of the port and land to Chine...
04 Feb, 2017, 08.47 PM IST
No other place to go barring India or China: Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickramasinghe"WEF in Delhi this year says the world is expecting India to translate potential into action... we are at threshold of another historic mom...
06 Oct, 2016, 12.30 PM IST
Sonia Gandhi, Manmohan Singh meet Lankan PM Ranil WickramasingheThis is Sonia Gandhi's first public engagement since August when she had suddenly taken ill during her roadshow in Varanasi.
05 Oct, 2016, 12.32 PM IST
Colombo Port city project to be given special status: Sri Lanka PM Ranil WickramasingheColombo Port City Project funded by China will be accorded special status of "financial and business district" with its own laws, Wickramas...
05 Apr, 2016, 04.43 PM IST
Lankan PM Ranil Wickramasinghe offers worship at Guruvayur templeWickramasinghe offered 'Thulabharam' (an offering where a devotee is weighed against offerings of banana, sugar, flowers etc) with sandalwo...
18 Apr, 2015, 03.13 PM IST
Sri Lanka probes graft in $ 2.3 billion aircraft dealA cabin crew member had been released from the airline to work at the presidential secretariat following a request that she be released for...
04 Apr, 2015, 08.42 PM IST
PM Modi arrives in Sri Lanka as final stop of his 3-nation tourPM Modi was received by Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe at the airport after he arrived in Colombo for a two-day visit.
13 Mar, 2015, 08.28 AM IST
Centre, BJP showing double standards in Alam row: G K VasanPM Narendra Modi had said yesterday that Masrat Alam was released by the Jammu and Kashmir government without taking the Centre into confid...
10 Mar, 2015, 05.00 PM IST
Centre, BJP showing double standards in Alam row: Congress leader GK VasanTamil Maanila Congress chief G K Vasan today accused the BJP of adopting double standards in the row over the release of separatist Masrat ...
10 Mar, 2015, 03.15 PM IST
DMK President M Karunanidhi condemns Lankan PM's remarks on Indian fishermenCondemning the statement, DMK President M Karunanidhi said such comments would not help address the issue but further complicate it.
09 Mar, 2015, 01.33 PM IST
Congress leader wants PM Narendra Modi to cancel Sri Lanka visit over Ranil Wickramasinghe's remarkStating that the comments had hurt the Indian fishermen and 'betrayed a situation that a small nation was posing a threat to India, a big c...
08 Mar, 2015, 05.03 PM IST
Ranil Wickramasinghe's threat shows its 'bad days' for India: CongressAhead of Modi's visit to Sri Lanka, Wickramasinghe stoked a controversy suggesting that Indian fishermen may be shot if they intruded into ...
07 Mar, 2015, 07.31 PM IST
Sushma Swaraj takes up humanitarian issue of fishermen's rights with Sri Lankan PM Ranil WickramasingheSwaraj also made it clear to Lankan PM that there was no comparison between the issues of Italian sailors and the fishermen.
07 Mar, 2015, 06.07 PM IST
Sri Lanka PM Ranil Wickramasinghe indicates troops reduction in Tamil areas in futureIn an interview, he also conceded that there is lots of land under the state's control that can be released in different parts of the count...
07 Mar, 2015, 01.09 PM IST
Can shoot in case of a break-in: Lanka PM on fishermen issueWickramesinghe's strong comments come even as fishermen from both sides are engaged in talks and PM Modi is scheduled to visit Lanka next w...
07 Mar, 2015, 11.34 AM IST
India, Sri Lanka may sign nuclear agreementIndian side will also focus on China's role in infrastructure development in the island nation which grew alarmingly under Rajapaksa.
16 Feb, 2015, 10.18 AM IST