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Citing Sri Lankan crisis, Kerala Finance Minister asks Centre to correct i
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], March 27 (ANI): Citing the financial crisis in Sri Lanka, Kerala Finance Minister K N Balagopal on Sunday said that the Central government should correct its policies and added that states should be given Goods and Services Tax (GST) compensation and a
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IMF prescribes tax raise, social safety measures to Sri Lanka for financia
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], March 27 (ANI): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday recommended a number of measures for macroeconomic stability in Sri Lanka and also to mitigate adverse impacts on the vulnerable and the poor.
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EAM Jaishankar arrives in Maldives to boost bilateral ties
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Male [Maldives], March 26 (ANI): External Affair Minister S Jaishankar arrived in the Maldives on a two-day visit from March 26 to March 27 after he got an invite from his Maldivian counterpart.
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Sri Lanka faces Chinese 'strategic trap': Expert
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri lanka], March 26 (ANI): Amid the ongoing economic crisis in the country, a Sri Lankan expert has held inward policy approaches of the government along with the Chinese 'strategic trap' responsible for the precarious situation, the island country faces.
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EAM Jaishankar on 4-day visit to Maldives and Sri Lanka starting today
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 26 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar will be on a four-day official visit to the Maldives and Sri Lanka from March 26-30 following the invitations of his counterparts from the two island countries.
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PM Modi to attend BIMSTEC Summit on March 30 virtually
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 26 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the 5th BIMSTEC Summit hosted by Sri Lanka virtually on March 30, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Saturday.
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Sri Lanka removes restrictions on night domestic flights
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], March 25 (ANI/Xinhua): The Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka has removed restrictions imposed on domestic aviators that prevented them from operating night flights.
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Sri Lanka's Central bank says country's banking system stable
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], March 24 (ANI): Sri Lanka's central bank on Thursday said that the island nation's banking system is stable after speculations that a state bank in the country had defaulted.
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Sri Lankan Navy apprehends 16 Indian fishermen
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 24 (ANI): Sri Lankan Navy has apprehended 16 fishermen from Rameswaram and Mandapam in Tamil Nadu and their two boats, according to Q branch police.
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Former Ambassador rebukes China for interfereing in Nepal's internal matte
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], March 24 (ANI): Former Nepali Ambassador to Denmark, Vijay Kant Karna, rebuked China for interfering in Nepal's internal matters, encroaching over its land and said that Nepal should be extremely cautious while accepting loans from China referring to Sri Lanka's economic c
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Rajapaksa thanks PM Modi for providing economic assistance to Sri Lanka
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], March 24 (ANI): Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for providing economic development assistance and credit facilities to his country, reported local media.
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Three Sri Lankan nationals booked by Rameswaram court in TN for illegally
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Rameswaram [Tamilnadu], March 24 (ANI): Three Sri Lankan nationals, who fled the island nation, which is facing a severe economic crisis, were booked under various sections of the Indian Passport Rule and the Foreigners Act and remanded in custody following a Rameshwaram court order.
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