Sri Lanka

Colombo, Oct 16 (UNI) The Sri Lankan Government has ruled out talks with the banned Tamil diaspora groups but has said that it will instead look at engaging with others. During his recent visit to the UN, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had…

Male, Oct 15 (PTI) Having endured a topsy-turvy beginning to their campaign before a fine turnaround, seven-time champions India will start title favourites when they take on first-time finalists Nepal in the summit clash of the SAFF…

Pakistan emerged as “one of the best teams in the world” playing in UAE and Babar Azam and his men will fare well in the men’s T20 World Cup due to familiarity with the conditions, says the country’s former women’s skipper Sana Mir. The…

Indian football’s torch-bearer for the last 10 years and talismanic skipper Sunil Chhetri on Thursday said “it is going to end soon” while reflecting on his career but at the same time, also asserted that he is “not going anywhere for the…

Colombo, Oct 12 (UNI/Xinhua) The Sri Lankan government on Tuesday said it will call for a fresh round of bids to develop oil and natural gas discoveries in the M2 Block of the Mannar Basin, located off the western coast of Sri Lanka,…

New Delhi, Oct 7 (UNI) India said on Thursday that it attaches importance to the issue of the Trincomalee oil tank farm in Sri Lanka, as it does to other economic projects which it believes are beneficial to both countries, and the oil tank…

Colombo/New Delhi, Oct 5 (UNI) President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has said he will not allow Sri Lanka to be used in any effort that would threaten India’s security, during his meeting with visiting Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan…

Colombo, Oct 4 (UNI) Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday expressed his appreciation for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s initiative to promote Buddhist ties, during his talks with Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh…

Colombo, Oct 4 (UNI) Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Monday met with delegations of Tamil leaders in Sri Lanka and emphasized India’s commitment to protecting the rights of Tamils through full implementation of the 13th…

Colombo/New Delhi, Oct 2 (UNI) Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla arrived in Colombo on Saturday evening on a four-day official visit during which he will hold discussions and also travel to various parts of Sri Lanka to further…

COLOMBO: India's Adani Group on Thursday sealed a deal with the state-owned Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) to develop and run the strategic Colombo Port's Western Container Terminal. As the first-ever Indian port operator in Sri Lanka,…

The first scoop of delight Even as Faf du Plessis shuffled across to lap-scoop a pacy delivery from Navdeep Saini to the fine-leg boundary, Simon Doull and Murali Kartik on air started to discuss who was the inventor of that shot. Doull…

THE SAARC foreign ministers’ meeting, which was planned to be held on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session in New York this week, has been called off over Afghanistan’s participation. Sources said Pakistan wanted to keep an…

The odds are stacking up against Team India captain Virat Kohli. With the tenures of Ravi Shastri, bowling coach Bharat Arun and fielding coach R Sridhar coming to an end after the World T20 starting next month, the BCCI is set to…

NEW DELHI: Chennai-based TVS Motor Company is betting big on the fast-growing 125 cc motorcycle and scooter segment in India, marking it as a profitable future growth area, according to a top company official. The company, which on…

New Delhi , September 14 Former Sri Lanka skippers Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene lavished praise on compatriot Lasith Malinga after the fast bowler announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on Tuesday. Malinga retired…

Openers Quinton de Kock and Reeza Hendricks scored unbeaten half-centuries to lead South Africa to a 3-0 Twenty20 series sweep over Sri Lanka with a 10-wicket win in the third and final match on Tuesday. Sri Lanka had scored 120 for eight…

Bengaluru (Karnataka) , August 25: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Wednesday named English pacer George Garton as a replacement for Kane Richardson for the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 season. "Royal Challengers…

NEW DELHI: India’s equity market benchmark indexes- BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50- ended their bull run last week on account of negative global developments such as sooner-than-expected tapering in monetary stimulus by the US Federal Reserve,…