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Foreign Ministers of India, Sri Lanka to meet today over fishermen issue
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 5 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will hold a high-level meeting with her Sri Lankan counterpart Mangala Samarweera in New Delhi today to sort out the fishermen issue.
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'I am Sri Lanka's Finance Minister, not China's', says
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Nov. 5 (ANI): Sri Lankan Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake said his job is to look into the welfare of the country and not China's as he lashed back at comments made by Chinese Ambassador Yi Xianliang.
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Govt. of India is not for Tamil Nadu, it is for rest of India: DMK
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu)[India], Nov.3 (ANI): In the backdrop of delegation-level talks between the fishermen associations of India and Sri Lanka, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(DMK) on Thursday alleged that the Centre is silent on issues related to Tamil Nadu.
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Fishermen of India, Sri Lanka to hold talks in Delhi
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov.2 (ANI): A delegation-level meeting of fishermen associations of India and Sri Lanka is scheduled to be held in the national capital today.
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Lanka becomes first South Asian nation to join OGP
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Oct. 30 (ANI): Sri Lanka has become South Asia's first member of the Open Government Partnership as it formally joined the 70-nation Open Government Partnership (OGP) following an invitation from the group.
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Colombo to host ICC Women's WC Qualifier 2017
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], Oct. 30 (ANI): Sri Lanka's capital Colombo was today unveiled as the host of the ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier 2017, a 10-team event which will be staged from February 7 to 21, 2017.
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EU parliament delegation to visit Lanka from Oct 31 to Nov 3
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Oct. 29 (ANI): European Parliament's four-member delegation is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka from October 31 to November 3 to discuss national reconciliation and greater women's empowerment as part of groundwork to review the country's application to regain
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Sri Lankan President, PM greets Hindu people on Deepavali
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Oct.29 (ANI): The National Deepavali Festival was held on Friday evening under the patronage of Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Temple Trees.
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Lankan Navy arrests three Indian fishermen with heroin
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rameshwaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], Oct. 27(ANI): Three Indian fishermen were arrested and their boat impounded by the Sri Lankan navy near Rameswaram for allegedly possessing two kilograms of heroin.
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Indo-Sri Lanka military exercise Mitra Shakti 2016 begins in Ambepussa
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct.25 (ANI): The fourth edition of the India-Sri Lanka Joint Military Exercise 'MITRA SHAKTI 2016' is being conducted at Sinha Regimental Centre in Ambepussa, Sri Lanka from October 24 to November 6.
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Lehmann to have `private chat` with Khawaja on `scapegoat` rant
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], Oct.25 (ANI): Australia head coach Darren Lehmann has said that he will have a private conversation with Usman Khawaja after the batsman publicly criticised the national selectors for dropping him during the recent Sri Lankan tour.
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Smith confident Aussies will find form in home Tests against Proteas
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Oct.25 (ANI): Shrugging off his side's three-match Test series whitewash to Sri Lanka, Australian skipper Steve Smith has expressed confidence that his players will find form in the upcoming home series against South Africa, starting from November 3 at the W
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