Economic crisis: India extends aid worth USD 3.9 billion to help Sri Lanka
Jan 16, 2023, at 12:31 am
Colombo/New Delhi: India has extended aid worth USD 3.9 billion to help Sri Lanka sustain itself in face of the acute economic and financial crisis and meet its immediate needs such as medicines, cooking gas, oil and food items, local media reports said on Sunday.
Indian navy chief R Hari Kumar to commence Sri Lanka visit tomorrow
Dec 13, 2022, at 12:12 am
New Delhi: Admiral R Hari Kumar, Chief of Naval the Staff (CNS), will be visiting Sri Lanka from 13 to 16 December 2022. The CNS has been invited as the Chief Guest and Reviewing Officer for the Commissioning Parade at the Naval and Maritime Academy (NMA), Trincomalee, scheduled on 15 December 2022.
Cyclone Mandous kills 3, affects over 21,000 in Sri Lanka
Dec 12, 2022, at 06:26 pm
Colombo/UNI: Sri Lanka's Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said on Monday that three people were killed and over 21,000 have been affected by the adverse weather conditions caused by cyclone Mandous.
MK Stalin urges EAM Jaishankar to secure release of fishermen from Sri Lankan custody
Nov 29, 2022, at 06:09 pm
Chennai/UNI: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K.Stalin has urged External Affairs Minister Dr. S.Jaishankar to secure the immediate release of 23 fishermen apprehended by the Sri Lankan Navy along with their five boats yesterday.
Sri Lankan Navy arrests 14 Indian fishermen
Nov 17, 2022, at 07:36 pm
Nagapattinam/UNI: Sri Lankan Navy arrested 14 Indian fishermen and seized a mechanized fishing boat on the charges of violating the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) and indulging in illegal poaching in their territorial waters late on Wednesday night.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.