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Babar Azam completes 3,000 runs in Test cricket
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Azam accomplished this landmark during the first Test against Sri Lanka at Galle.
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Sri Lanka showcases power of common man
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 20 (ANI): Sri Lanka, a much smaller country with an even smaller size of economy than its northern neighbour India, is facing disaster on account of pursuing bad economic policies in a matter of two years.
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Sri Lanka to elect new president today amid economic crisis
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 20 (ANI): Sri Lanka is set to elect a new president on Wednesday following the resignation of Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who flew to Singapore via the Maldives, amid an unprecedented economic crisis that has led to a shortage of fuel of and other essentials in the count
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Sri Lanka's LoP Premadasa urges India to support country irrespective of w
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 19 (ANI): Sri Lanka's main opposition leader Sajith Premadasa on Tuesday urged India to support the debt-ridden country to overcome the crisis, irrespective of the political developments after the presidential elections scheduled on Wednesday.
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Chinese white elephant projects in Sri Lanka create jobs for Chinese peopl
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): China has invested in white elephant projects in Sri Lanka that primarily produce jobs for Chinese people while benefiting no Sri Lankan, said Chennai-based policy expert N. Sathiya Moorthy.
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Fiscal prudence figures at all-party meeting on Sri Lanka; some opposition
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): Fiscal prudence and learning from Sri Lanka were discussed at the all-party meeting on the situation in the island country with some parties opposing and questioning the move to bring in the issue while some parties also supported the idea to discuss fiscal
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Sri Lanka, China free trade agreement negotiations at a standstill
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 19 (ANI): A senior government spokesperson of Sri Lanka said that there has been no positive response from China for the proposed debt restructuring programme despite taking steps to hasten the free trade agreement (FTA).
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India worried over situation in Sri Lanka, drawing comparisons inappropria
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said there is a very serious crisis in Sri Lanka and India has approached the situation in the neighbouring country in a very humanistic way as part of its neighbourhood first policy.
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India has responsibility to help Sri Lanka, says Farooq Abdullah after all
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): Noting that Sri Lanka is "dying" as a nation amid the ongoing economic crisis in the island country, J-K National Conference MP Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday said that India has a responsibility to help them and added that we "will have to fulfil" that onus.
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SL Presidential polls: SLPP MP Alahapperuma thanks LoP Premadasa for nomin
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 19 (ANI): Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP, Dullas Alahapperuma expressed gratitude to country's main opposition leader Sajith Premadasa and SLPP Chairman G L Peiris for nominating him as the candidate for Presidential post.
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Government holds meeting with political parties on Sri Lanka situation
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): An all-party meeting on the situation in Sri Lanka began here on Tuesday and senior leaders from various political parties are attending it.
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Indian High Commission officials meet injured Director of Indian Visa Cent
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 19 (ANI): Indian High Commission officials on Tuesday met Vivek Varma, an Indian national and Director of the Indian Visa Centre, who sustained grievous injuries in an unprovoked assault last night near Colombo.
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