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TDP spokesperson Lanka Dinakar joins BJP
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 26 (ANI): In a blow to Telugu Desam Party (TDP) its spokesperson Lanka Dinakar on Wednesday quit the party and joined the BJP in the presence of its working president JP Nadda at party headquarters here.
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Modi visit is proof that island nation is safe: Sri Lanka tourism minister
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 26 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Sri Lanka is a proof that the country is safe, said the island nation Tourism Minister John Amaratunga.
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Foreign currency worth Rs 99.5 lakh seized at Anna International Airport
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 25 (ANI): Customs officials on Tuesday seized foreign currency worth Rs 99.5 lakh from a Sri Lankan transit passenger at Anna International terminal on Monday.
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Post Easter Sunday attacks, Jacqueline says Sri Lanka 'still a paradise'
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jun 25 (ANI): "We may have suffered a very terrible attack, but that does not change the fact that we are still a paradise," Jacqueline Fernandez said while promoting Sri Lanka tourism after the country was rocked by serial blasts in April.
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Sirisena for repealing 19th Amendment which curtails Presidential powers
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 23 (ANI): President Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday called for repealing the 19th Amendment to the country's Constitution, which has curtailed the presidential powers, saying it is a reason of "political uncertainty" in the country.
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Lack of urgency cause of defeat against SL, says England coach Trevor Bayl
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Dubai [UAE], Jun 23 (ANI): England coach Trevor Bayliss has blamed lack of urgency by the team's batsmen as the main reason for the side's loss against Sri Lanka in the ongoing ICC Men's Cricket World Cup.
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6 Indians arrested at Colombo airport for smuggling gold
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Jun 23 (ANI): Six Indians have been arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle gold worth Rs 30 lakhs to India, authorities said on Sunday.
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Mahela Jayawardene congratulates Lasith Malinga in unique fashion
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): Pacer Lasith Malinga's sparkling performance saw Sri Lanka stunning hosts England by 20 runs in the ongoing ICC Men's Cricket World Cup on Friday.
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We can beat any team on slow pitches: Dhananjaya de Silva
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Cape Town [South Africa], June 22 (ANI): Sri Lanka spinner Dhananjaya de Silva has revealed that they like slow pitches and can beat any team in the world on such pitches after they managed to vanquish England in the World Cup by 20 runs.
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I think Malinga is a legend: Sri Lanka skipper Dimuth Karunaratne
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Dubai [UAE], Jun 22 (ANI): Sri Lanka caused a major upset in the ongoing ICC Men's Cricket World Cup on Friday as they defeated tournament hosts England and after the win, Sri Lanka skipper Dimuth Karunratne heaped praise on bowler Lasith Malinga, calling him a 'legend'.
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Lanka extends state of emergency by another month
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 22 (ANI): Sri Lanka on Saturday extended the state of emergency by another one month considering the prevailing security situation in the country in the wake of Easter Sunday attacks that killed more than 250 people.
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CWC'19: Partnerships are very important England skipper Eoin Morgan
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Dubai [UAE], June 22 (ANI): Tournament's favourite, England faced the biggest upset of the ongoing ICC Men's Cricket World Cup from Sri Lanka on Friday. England's skipper Eoin Morgan expressed that partnerships were very important to win the game and we grappled with it.
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