PM Modi conferred with Sri Lanka’s highest honour for foreign leaders, ‘Mitra Vibhushana’, by president DissanayakeSri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake conferred the Mitra Vibhushana, Sri Lanka’s highest honor for foreign leaders, on Prime Minis...
05 Apr, 2025, 01.26 PM IST
PM Modi accorded grand ceremonial welcome at Colombo's Independence SquarePrime Minister Narendra Modi receives a grand ceremonial welcome at Sri Lanka's Independence Square, marking the first such honor for a for...
05 Apr, 2025, 11.18 AM IST
PM Modi receives ceremonial welcome as he begins Sri Lanka visitPrime Minister Narendra Modi received a ceremonial welcome in Colombo as he commenced a three-day visit to Sri Lanka focused on strengtheni...
05 Apr, 2025, 09.42 AM IST
Armed forces personnel from India, Nepal, Sri Lanka to take part in bike expedition from Lumbini to ColomboArmed force personnel from India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka will participate in a bike expedition in October, covering the Buddhist Circuit from...
23 Aug, 2024, 10.18 AM IST
Indian Navy's fast attack ship visits Sri Lanka"The ship was accorded a warm welcome by the Sri Lanka Navy. During the port call, Commanding Officer, INS Kabra called on Commander, Weste...
09 Jan, 2024, 09.16 PM IST
IAF chief meets Sri Lanka's top military leaders, exchange views on matters of bilateral importanceAs part of India's commitment towards capacity building of Sri Lanka Armed Forces, Chief of Air Staff of the Indian Air Force presented AN-...
02 May, 2023, 04.41 PM IST
Yuan Wang Docks in Lanka; will switch off key systemsChinese military survey ship Yuan Wang 5 docked at Hambantota port on Tuesday. Though Lanka's financial needs may have shaped its decision,...
17 Aug, 2022, 12.31 AM IST
Sri Lanka launches luxury train service with India's assistanceIndia's High Commission here termed it "another significant landmark in India-Sri Lanka ties". "Powering the railway infrastructure forward...
10 Jan, 2022, 02.24 PM IST
Indian Navy ship completes safety study near Colombo Port; submits report to Lankan authoritiesINS Sarvekshak, described as a state-of-the-art Hydrographic Survey Ship, was dispatched by the Indian Navy on June 23 upon a formal reques...
03 Jul, 2021, 06.42 PM IST
PM 1st foreign leader at bombed Colombo churchPrime Minister Modi's entourage made a detour to the Catholic church in Colombo on their way to the Presidential Secretariat for official e...
10 Jun, 2019, 08.25 AM IST
PM Modi to visit Sri Lanka in early June: Sri Lankan PresidentThe Sri Lankan President said he has received information that Modi will be travelling to Colombo on June 9 on his return from Maldives.
31 May, 2019, 10.19 PM IST
Chinese Naval ship arrives in Lanka on goodwill visit'Qian Weichang', the ship of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) of China, was ceremonially welcomed by the Sri Lankan Navy in accorda...
09 Aug, 2018, 12.23 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi in Sri Lanka on two-day trip, visits oldest Buddhist templeThe visit to re-emphasise traditional connect between India and Sri Lanka, particularly in the context of Buddhism, assumes significance.
12 May, 2017, 12.17 AM IST
Pakistan to sell 8 JF-17 Thunder fighter jets to Sri Lanka, inks eight agreementsPakistan sealed a landmark deal to sell JF-17 Thunder fighter jets to Sri Lanka as the two countries signed eight agreements to boost coope...
06 Jan, 2016, 03.41 PM IST
Welcome to the club, Sunil Gavaskar to Kumar Sangakkara in emotional farewellNone other than Gavaskar was there to welcome him into the "Former Cricketers' Club" as Sangakkara fought back tears in an emotional farewe...
24 Aug, 2015, 02.53 PM IST
Air India connects Delhi and Colombo with a non-stop flightThe flight - AI 275 from Delhi - will leave at 1200 hours and reach Colombo at 1535 hours except on Wednesdays when the flight will leave D...
15 Jun, 2015, 06.53 PM IST
Engagement, not boycott, for Sri LankaIt is welcome that Narendra Modi has chosen to override the protest from his newfound allies in Tamil Nadu, apart from the main Tamil parti...
27 May, 2014, 05.37 AM IST