Sri Lankan PM urges unity in fight against covid-19
Colombo, April 8 (IANS) Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Wednesday urged political parties and the public to cooperate with the government’s efforts to...
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Spy case: Sri Lankan national gets five-year jail term
Chennai, March 15 (IANS) Sri Lankan national Arun Selvarajan has been sentenced five-years imprisonment in connection with the sensational Thameem Ansari spy case. A special...
Sri Lankan PM offers prayers at Kashi Vishwanath temple
Varanasi, Feb 9 (IANS) Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, on Sunday, arrived in Varanasi and offered prayers at the famous Kashi Vishwanath temple. Rajapaksa...
Sri Lankan PM in Varanasi, to visit Kashi Vishwanath
Varanasi, Feb 9 (IANS) Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa reached Varanasi on Sunday, where he will visit Kashi Vishwanath temple and Kalbhairav. He will...
‘Sri Lankan economy recovering from Easter terror attacks’
Colombo, Feb 8 (IANS) Sri Lanka is gradually recovering from the economic impact of last year’s Easter terror attacks, the media quoting International Monetary Fund...
Congress delegation meets Sri Lankan PM in Delhi
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) A delegation of Congress including former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and former party chief Rahul Gandhi met Sri Lankan Prime...
Sri Lankan PM leaves for India state-visit
Colombo, Feb 7 (IANS) Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Friday embarked on a two-day state-visit to India, during which the two neighbours were...
Sri Lankan govt vows to boost economy ahead of polls
Colombo, Jan 9 (IANS) Sri Lanka’s new government headed by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will try to strengthen the nation’s economy ahead of parliamentary elections to...
Sri Lankan leaders determined to make 2020 “Year of Prosperity”
Colombo, Jan 1 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday said that his new government was determined to make 2020 the “Year of Prosperity”...
PMK demands dual citizenship for Lankan Tamil refugees
Chennai, Dec 31 (IANS) The Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) general council here on Tuesday demanded that the Sri Lankan Tamil refugees living in India should...
Secure release of 13 Indian fishermen from Lankan custody
Chennai, Dec 29 (IANS) Political leaders S. Ramadoss of PMK and Vaiko of MDMK on Sunday urged the union government to secure the release of...
Govt open to offer citizenship to others like Lankan Tamils
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) The Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 is not the last law on citizenship and if needed to accommodate others, like Tamils...
Lankan Prez Rajapaksa gets ceremonial welcome
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) Newly-elected Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was on Friday given a ceremonial reception at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhawan where...
New Sri Lankan President arrives on India visit, meet Modi
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) India-Sri Lanka ties are set to see new traction with the visit of the island nation’s new President Gotabaya Rajapaksa,...
New Lankan prez to arrive on India visit, to meet Modi
New Delhi/Colombo, Nov 28 (IANS) The newly-elected Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrives in India on Thursday, on his maiden overseas visit that will see...
Muttiah Muralitharan to be Governor of Lankan province
Colombo, Nov 27 (IANS) Sri Lankan cricket legend Muttiah Muralitharan is tipped to be appointed as Governor of Sri Lanka’s Northern Province by President Gotabaya...
INS Nireekshak visits Sri Lankan port
Colombo, Nov 26 (IANS) Indian Naval Ship Nireekshak was warmly welcomed by the Sri Lanka Navy in accordance with the naval tradition as it arrived...
Signage in Sinhala at Sanchi to attract Lankan tourists
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) Eyeing 20 million foreign tourists by 2020, the Union Tourism Ministry has decided to go for signage in foreign languages...
After Gotabaya’s win, Sri Lankan PM Wickremesinghe quits
Colombo, Nov 20 (IANS) Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday announced his resignation, clearing the way for new President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to appoint...
New Sri Lankan President to visit India on Nov 29
Colombo, Nov 19 (IANS) Newly sworn-in Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is to visit India on November 29. Tweeting this news Indian External Affairs Minister...