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Sri Lanka's High Commissioner to India Milinda Moragoda meets Ajit Kumar Doval

Nov 14, 2022, at 01:31 am

New Delhi: Sri Lanka's High Commissioner to India Milinda Moragoda met with the National Security Advisor of India Ajit Kumar Doval recently and discussed the current status of the relations between India and Sri Lanka.

Sri Lankan Defence Minister Premitha Bandara Tennakoon meets Anil Chauhan, appreciates India's continued support to SL Armed Forces

Oct 22, 2022, at 08:19 pm

Sri Lankan Defence Minister Premitha Bandara Tennakoon appreciated India's continued support to the Sri Lanka Armed Forces during his meeting with Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan.

India pledges to train Sri Lankan armed forces

Oct 08, 2022, at 07:33 pm

Colombo/UNI: India will continue providing training to the Sri Lankan armed forces and has done so even in "challenging times", Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay said on Saturday.

India abstains from voting in UN human rights body's resolution on Sri Lanka

Oct 07, 2022, at 05:59 am

Geneva/United Nations: India abstained from voting on a resolution on promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka at UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.

32 Sri Lankans migrate every hour, claims National Movement for a Just Society Chairman

Sep 26, 2022, at 10:05 pm

Colombo/UNI: Thirty-two Sri Lankans go abroad every hour to escape the serious economic crisis that has gripped the country, Chairman of the National Movement for a Just Society Karu Jayasuriya said in his remarks published on Monday.

India remains supportive of Sri Lanka

Sep 20, 2022, at 09:23 pm

Colombo: India said on Tuesday that it remains supportive of Sri Lanka as it battles its worst economic crisis since independence in 1948.

India now overtakes China as highest bilateral lender of Sri Lanka

Sep 19, 2022, at 03:40 pm

Colombo: India has emerged as the highest bilateral lender of crisis-hit Sri Lanka, overtaking China, media reports said on Monday.

Sri Lanka's Mahasangh wishes Narendra Modi on birthday

Sep 19, 2022, at 03:24 pm

Colombo: Mahasangh from Sri Lanka has wished Indian PM Narendra Modi as he turned 72 recently.

Sri Lanka: Malnutrition to increase, poverty rises to 14 percent

Sep 13, 2022, at 09:00 pm

Colombo/IBNS: Malnutrition will rise in the face of increased poverty and high food prices induced by the current economic crisis, the Sri Lanka Medical Nutrition Association, the Nutrition Society of Sri Lanka, the Dieticians Association and the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) People’s Forum informed.

Indian High Commissioner to SL hands over Maitri Buddha statue to President Ranil Wickremesinghe

Sep 03, 2022, at 11:13 pm

Colombo: Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay has handed over a statue of Maitri Buddha brought from India to Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, officials said on Saturday.

'Violation of basic diplomatic etiquette': India slams Chinese envoy's remarks

Aug 28, 2022, at 03:55 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Reacting sharply to the views expressed by the Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Qi Zhenhong, Indian High Commission in Colombo Saturday lashed out at him, saying "his violation of basic diplomatic etiquette may be a personal trait" and his views about India "may be coloured by how his own country behaves".

Sri Lanka Navy arrests 10 Indian fishermen, seizes trawler

Aug 23, 2022, at 01:35 am

Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu)/UNI: The Sri Lankan Navy on Monday arrested 10 Indian fishermen and confiscated their mechanized fishing trawler on charges of violating the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) and indulging in unlawful poaching in their territorial waters.

Foundation for Buddhist Brotherhood of Sri Lanka wishes India on I-Day

Aug 18, 2022, at 12:22 am

Colombo: The Foundation for Buddhist Brotherhood of Sri Lanka has greeted India recently as the nation celebrated its IndependenceDay on Monday.

Chinese 'spy' ship Yuan Wang-5 docks at Sri Lanka's Hambantota port despite concerns expressed by India

Aug 16, 2022, at 02:54 pm

Chinese 'spy' ship Yuan Wang-5 on Tuesday docked at Sri Lanka's Hambantota port amid concerns expressed by the Indian government, local media reports confirmed.

Sri Lanka receives Dornier 228 Aircraft gifted by India

Aug 16, 2022, at 12:15 am

Colombo: Sri Lanka on Monday received the Dornier 228 Aircraft, which was gifted to the Island Nation by India, the Indian High Commission said.

Sri Lankan PM Dinesh Gunawardena thanks India for extending humanitarian assistance 

Aug 07, 2022, at 10:20 pm

Colombo: Sri Lankan PM Dinesh Gunawardena has thanked neighbour India for extending generous humanitarian assistance to his country amid the crisis.

1990 Suwa Seriya: India's life-saving gift to Sri Lanka turns 6

Jul 30, 2022, at 07:13 pm

Colombo:  Sri Lanka’s free ambulance service 1990 Suwa Seriya, which was provided to the Island Nation under Indian grant assistance, completed six years of its service on Friday.

India committed to assist Sri Lanka in overcoming economic crisis: Droupadi Murmu tells Wickremesinghe

Jul 30, 2022, at 06:33 pm

New Delhi:  Newly-elected President Droupadi Murmu has told her Sri Lankan counterpart Ranil Wickremesinghe that India has been committed to assist the people of Sri Lanka in overcoming the challenges posed by the economic crises.

Ranil Wickremesinghe wins Presidential poll

Jul 20, 2022, at 06:16 pm

Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe clinched the Presidential election held in the Sri Lankan Parliament on Wednesday.

Rajnath Singh roasts Pakistan in veiled attack, says has 'lot to learn from Bangladesh'

Jul 16, 2022, at 05:52 am

Kolkata: In a veiled attack on Pakistan, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Friday called it a country beleaguered with "religious extremism and intolerance" as he praised Bangladesh for embracing "modernisation, moderation and secularism".

India rejects reports of transiting Gotabaya

Jul 15, 2022, at 05:43 am

Male: The Indian Embassy in the Maldives on Thursday rejected the reports claiming that Indian government was involved in reportedly transiting Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa through Maldives.

'Beyond their call of duty': Jyotiraditya Scindia praises after 120 Lanka-bound flights land at Kerala airports

Jul 14, 2022, at 01:32 am

New Delhi/UNI: Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday praised Trivandrum and Kochi airports for allowing the technical landing of more than 120 aircraft bound for Sri Lanka.

India denies helping Gotabaya Rajapaksa to flee Sri Lanka

Jul 13, 2022, at 07:05 pm

Colombo/UNI: India Wednesday denied as "baseless" and "speculative" reports that it helped beleaguered Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to flee his country to the Maldives.

Sri Lanka Parliament to elect new president on July 20

Jul 12, 2022, at 06:02 am

Colombo/IBNS: Sri Lankan Parliament will vote to elect a new president on July 20, Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena announced on Monday.

India closely following developments in Sri Lanka, stands with people

Jul 11, 2022, at 01:35 am

New Delhi: India on Sunday said it is closely following the developments in Sri Lanka, and said it stands with the people of Sri Lanka as they battle with the crisis.

TMC MLA says Modi will face the same fate as Sri Lanka prez Gotabaya Rajapaksa

Jul 10, 2022, at 11:24 pm

Kolkata: A Trinamool Congress MLA has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have to face the same fate as Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who was forced to flee on Saturday as protesters stormed his official residence demanding his resignation amid a deepening economic crisis, media reports said.

Sri Lankan government planning to open tourism office in Gujarat soon, Minister Harin Fernando invites Indian tourists to visit Island Nation

Jul 06, 2022, at 07:25 am

Colombo: Sri Lankan Minister of Tourism Harin Fernando on Monday said his government will be opening a tourism office in Gujarat soon.

India sends another consignment valued SLR 3 billion to Sri Lanka

Jun 25, 2022, at 10:31 pm

Colombo: A humanitarian consignment consisting of 14,700 MT of rice, 250 MT of milk powder and 38 MT of medicines donated by the people of India reached Sri Lankan capital Colombo on Friday, officials said.

Unanimous support on the need to stand with Sri Lanka in difficult time: S Jaishankar tweets after parl committee meeting

Jun 19, 2022, at 06:01 pm

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday attended  a parliamentary consultative committee meeting on the situation in Sri Lanka and said 'unanimous support' is needed to stand beside the neighbouring nation in their difficult times.

India helps Sri Lanka: New Delhi hands over medical supplies to Suwaseriya Foundation

Jun 05, 2022, at 10:24 pm

New Delhi/Colombo: Indian High Commissioner Gopal Baglay handed over 3.3 tons of essential medical supplies donated by the Government of India for the 1990 Suwaseriya Ambulance Service to the Chairman of Suwaseriya Foundation Duminda Rathnayaka on Friday, officials said on Sunday.