India, Sri Lanka to participate in naval exercise today
Dec 17, 2024, at 09:45 am
India and Sri Lankan navies will participate in the bilateral naval exercise SLINEX 2024 from Tuesday in Visakhapatnam under the aegis of the Eastern Naval Command.
Dec 16, 2024, at 04:24 pm
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who is currently on his maiden trip to India since winning the polls this year, reiterated his country's stated position of not permitting its territory to be used in any manner inimical to the security of India as well as towards regional stability.
Dec 16, 2024, at 09:50 am
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday met Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake who is currently on his maiden visit to India since winning the polls a few months ago.
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake arrives in India on three-day visit
Dec 15, 2024, at 09:45 pm
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has arrived in India for his three-day visit to the country on Sunday.
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to begin his three-day visit to India tomorrow
Dec 14, 2024, at 03:16 pm
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will arrive in India on December 15, marking his maiden visit to the neighbouring country after winning the polls a few months ago.
Nov 29, 2024, at 09:00 pm
Based on information received from the Sri Lankan Navy regarding probable narcotics smuggling by 'Sri Lankan flagged' fishing vessels in the Arabian Sea, the Indian Navy responded through a coordinated operation to localise and intercept the boats to seize 500 kg of narcotics (Crystal Meth).
Sri Lanka: Colombo warned about possible terror attack against Israeli nationals, 3 arrested
Oct 25, 2024, at 04:10 pm
Amid terror threats for Israeli nationals in the Arugam Bay area of Sri Lanka, police have arrested three people in the country, media reports said.
Oct 04, 2024, at 11:45 pm
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday met the newly elected Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake during his visit to Colombo and discussed ways to deepen ongoing cooperation and strengthen India-Sri Lanka ties for the benefit of the people of the two countries and the region.
MoU signed during Colombo Security Conclave with objective to promote regional security
Aug 31, 2024, at 12:15 am
The Member States of the Colombo Security Conclave (CSC) signed the Charter and the MoU for the Establishment of the CSC Secretariat on 30 August 2024.
Aug 31, 2024, at 12:00 am
India handed over the first payment towards the implementation of Hybrid Power Projects in three islands of Jaffna to the Sri Lankan government on Thursday.
Ferry service resumes between Nagapattinam in India and Kankesanthurai in Sri Lanka
Aug 17, 2024, at 10:30 pm
The passenger ferry service between Nagapattinam in India and Kankesanthurai (KKS) near Jaffna in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka, which was earlier launched in October 2023, resumed on Friday, Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka said.
Sixty Indian nationals arrested in Sri Lanka for alleged involvement in online financial scam
Jun 29, 2024, at 03:56 pm
Sri Lankan authorities have arrested 60 Indian nationals for their alleged involvement in an online financial scam.
S Jaishankar, Ranil Wickremesinghe formally commission Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre
Jun 21, 2024, at 11:48 pm
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Thursday jointly commissioned the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre.
Sri Lanka plans to join BRICS, seeks India's support
May 23, 2024, at 12:14 am
Expressing the wish to join the BRICS group, Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali Sabry recently said it has become a 'good bod' after India joined it.
Apr 27, 2024, at 09:25 pm
Sri Lankan-Tibetan Buddhist Brotherhood Founder President Damenda Porage described Indian PM Narendra Modi a 'great leader' and said the revival of Buddhism took place after he became the Prime Minister of India in 2014.
Indian envoy to Sri Lanka attends launch of Ramayana Trail Project
Apr 23, 2024, at 11:29 pm
The Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Santosh Jha, recently attended the launch of the Ramayana Trail Project in Colombo.
Apr 07, 2024, at 12:19 am
In a joint operation with the Indian Coast Guard and Customs Preventive Unit (CPU), Ramanathapuram, DRI seized 4.9 Kg of foreign-origin gold at mid-sea near Vedhalai coast, Mandapam in Tamil Nadu.
Mar 31, 2024, at 07:10 pm
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday slammed Congress for "callously giving away" control of the island of Katchatheevu.
Colombo hosts first meeting of India-Sri Lanka JWG on Renewable Energy
Mar 16, 2024, at 11:36 pm
The first meeting of the Joint Working Group (JWG) on Renewable Energy constituted under the MoU on Cooperation in the field of Renewable Energy signed between the Governments of India and Sri Lanka in July 2023 during the visit of the President of Sri Lanka to India, was held on March 11, 2024 in Colombo, officials said on Saturday.
Sri Lanka apprehends 15 Indian fishermen for illegal poaching
Mar 15, 2024, at 07:41 pm
Nagapattinam/UNI: The Sri Lankan Navy on Friday arrested 15 Indian fishermen and confiscated their mechanized fishing trawlers on the alleged charges of indulging in illegal fishing activities in the island nation’s territorial waters.
Sri Lankan Minister calls India a 'big brother'
Feb 25, 2024, at 12:33 am
Sri Lankan Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Tharaka Balasuriya has described India as a 'big brother' and a partner and even praised PM Narendra Modi for helping the country during the period of crisis.
National Investigation Agency chargesheets 14th accused in LTTE revival case
Feb 19, 2024, at 02:20 am
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has chargesheeted one more accused in a case related to the revival of the proscribed Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Sri Lanka and India.
India's UPI services now available in Sri Lanka, Mauritius
Feb 12, 2024, at 08:13 pm
India's promising Unified Payment Interface (UPI) services were launched in Sri Lanka and Mauritius on Monday (February 12, 2024) in the virtual presence of PM Narendra Modi.
India's UPI service to be launched in Sri Lanka, Mauritius tomorrow
Feb 12, 2024, at 12:12 am
India's Unified Payment Interface (UPI) will be launched in Sri Lanka and Mauritius on Monday (February 12, 2024), the Ministry of External Affairs said on Sunday (January 11, 2024).
Sri Lankan navy seizes 2 Indian trawlers for 'poaching'
Feb 05, 2024, at 12:21 am
Sri Lanka's navy seized two Indian trawlers and apprehended 23 Indian nationals poaching in the territorial waters of Sri Lanka, off the Delft Island in Jaffna, the navy said in a press release on Sunday.
Sri Lankan politicians praise Indian Minister S Jaishankar for promoting tourism to Island Nation
Feb 02, 2024, at 11:30 pm
Sri Lankan politicians have appreciated Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar for promoting Sri Lanka as a tourism destination.
India-Bangladesh relations growing from strength to strength, says S Jaishankar
Jan 22, 2024, at 03:15 am
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met newly appointed Bangladesh Foreign Minister Mohammed Hasan Mahmud and said the relationship between the two neighbouring nations “are growing from strength to strength.”
Sri Lankan navy apprehends 12 Indian fishermen over alleged poaching charges
Jan 15, 2024, at 01:18 am
The Sri Lankan navy apprehended 12 Indian fishermen and seized three trawlers on Saturday night, while they were poaching in the country's territorial waters, the navy said in a statement on Sunday.
Indian Navy's Fast Attack Craft INS Kabra arrives in Sri Lanka
Jan 09, 2024, at 11:30 pm
Indian Navy's Fast Attack Craft INS Kabra arrived at Colombo, Sri Lanka on January 8, officials said on Tuesday.
India-Sri Lanka participating in 'Exercise Mitra Shakti-2023'
Nov 17, 2023, at 11:17 pm
The ninth edition of Joint Military exercise “Exercise Mitra Shakti-2023” commenced on Thursday in Aundh (Pune).