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Sri Lanka: Amnesty outraged as President signs executions of four drug off
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Jun 27 (ANI): The Amnesty International has expressed shock after Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena announced death warrants for four drug offenders on Wednesday who will "very soon" become the first people to be executed in decades on the island nation.
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Foreign currency worth Rs 99.5 lakh seized at Anna International Airport
Updated : 6 years, 8 months 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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Sri Lanka Pres praises Modi for bringing yoga to international stage
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 21 (ANI): On the occasion of International Yoga Day, Sri Lankan President Maitripala Sirisena praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his efforts to bring the "common heritage" of India and Sri Lanka to the international stage.
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Sri Lankan Armed Forces delegation visits Gaya
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): The four-day visit of Sri Lankan Armed Forces delegation to the Officers Training Academy (OTA) in Gaya ended on Tuesday.
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160 Sri Lankan military personnel, kin to visit Bodh Gaya
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 15 (ANI): In a bid to further strengthen their friendship, India is hosting 160 Sri Lankan military personnel and their families as part of the second edition of a special pilgrimage trip to Bodh Gaya starting on Saturday.
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PM Modi meets Sri Lankan Oppn leader Mahinda Rajapaksa
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Jun 9 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the incumbent Sri Lankan Leader of Opposition and former President, Mahinda Rajapaksa, during his official visit to the nation on Sunday.
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Sri Lankan intelligence chief resigns over Easter Sunday bombings
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Jun 9 (ANI): Sri Lanka's national intelligence chief Sisira Mendis has stepped down from his post in the wake of Easter Sunday bombings that killed over 250 people in April.
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PM Modi's visit shows India's solidarity with Sri Lanka following Easter t
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 7 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi's upcoming official visit to Sri Lanka after taking charge for a second time shows India's humane approach towards the people of island-nation after the Easter Sunday terror blasts, the Sri Lankan High Commissioner to India, Aus
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Modi sets off flurry of diplomatic activities
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): A day after taking oath as the Prime Minister for the second consecutive term, Narendra Modi engaged in a flurry of diplomatic activities with terrorism becoming the focus of his discussion with Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena in the wake of Easter
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PM Modi to visit Sri Lanka after Maldives: Sirisena
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay an official visit to Sri Lanka after completing his bilateral engagements in the Maldives early next month, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena said on Friday.
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PM Modi, Sri Lankan Pres hold bilateral talks
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): Holding his first bilateral meeting amongst the five scheduled for Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena at the Hyderabad House here.
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Sri Lankan Prez reaches Delhi for Modi's swearing-in
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 30 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Thursday reached Delhi to attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi's oath-taking ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan.
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