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Sri Lanka ends emergency rule 4 months after Easter attacks
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Aug 24 (ANI): Sri Lanka has officially ended the four months of emergency rule imposed in the wake of Easter terror bombings that killed more than 250 people on April 21.
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Printing of Christian ads on tickets against Hindu sentiments : BJP leader
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Aug 23 (ANI): Expressing strong reservation on printing of religious content pertaining to Christianity on the back of tickets to the Tirupati temple, BJP leader Lanka Dinakaran said that it is against the sentiment of Hindu community.
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After Sri Lanka, Maldives also snubs Pakistan
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Aug 23 (ANI): After being snubbed by Sri Lanka over the Indian government's move to revoke special status of Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan received another blow on Friday when the Maldives made it clear that the decision was India's internal matter.
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Sri Lanka score 144/6 on day 2 against New Zealand before rain plays spoil
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Aug 23 (ANI): Sri Lanka scored 144 runs for the loss of six wickets on day two of the second Test against New Zealand before rain interrupted the match at the P Sara Oval Stadium here on Friday.
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PCB swap upcoming matches of the split series against Sri Lanka
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], Aug 23 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board on Friday announced to swap upcoming matches of the split series against Sri Lanka and according to which both the teams will compete for the ODIs and the T20Is from 27 September to 9 October first and then for Tests in December.
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Pakistan left red-faced as Sri Lanka calls out their lies
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Aug 23 (ANI): After the Pakistan High Commission in Sri Lanka claimed that the island nation's President, Maithripala Sirisena, has acknowledged Jammu and Kashmir as a "disputed territory", Colombo on Thursday called out Islamabad's lies and clarified that the preside
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Tamil Nadu: Fishermen's Union to hold strike on August 28
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], Aug 23 (ANI): The fishermen's union has decided to hold a rail picket strike on August 28 to address the Sri Lankan navy issue to free the fishermen and boats caught in Sri Lanka and prevent the nationalization of boats.
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Pak envoy apprises Sirisena on Kashmir; Sri Lanka desists from speaking
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Aug 23 (ANI): Pakistan High Commissioner Major Gen. Shahid Ahmad Hashmat has called on Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena and apprised him on the current situation in Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of India's historic move to change the constitutional status of the
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Sri Lanka score 85/2 at stumps on day one against New Zealand
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Aug 22 (ANI): Sri Lanka scored 85/2 at the stumps of the first day of the second Test match against New Zealand at P Sara Stadium on here on Thursday.
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Ross Taylor hoping for New Zealand's comeback against Sri Lanka
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], Aug 21 (ANI): New Zealand player Ross Taylor is hoping for his team to make a comeback after losing the first Test at the hands of Sri Lanka.
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Flood prone Amaravati not safe to be Andhra capital: Andhra Minister Botsa
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Aug 20 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Minister Botsa Satyanarayana on Tuesday apparently stirred controversy by stating that Amaravati, which lies in a flood-prone area is not a safe place for capital city and much of the public's money had been wasted in deve
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Indian, Sri Lankan Coast Guard to strengthen cooperation in maritime issue
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 20 (ANI): The Indian Coast Guard held a high-level meeting with Sri Lanka Coast Guard at Coast Guard headquarters here on Tuesday in which both sides agreed to strengthen co-operation in addressing maritime issues.
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