Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has written to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, requesting the central government to secure the release of Tamil fishermen and their fishing boats detained by Sri Lanka.
The Fishermen Association of Rameshwaram began an indefinite strike on Sunday, demanding the release of 27 fishermen and five boats allegedly captured by the Sri Lankan navy.
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Saturday called the launch of a ferry service between Tamil Nadu's Nagapattinam and Sri Lanka's Kankesanthurai an "important step" in increasing the connectivity between the two nations.
In his virtual address at the flag-off ceremony of the ferry service between Nagapattinam and Kankesanthurai, he said that the launch of a ferry service between India and Sri Lanka is also an affirmation of the people-centric policies of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government.
Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh, Minister of State, met with Dinesh Gunawardena, the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, and Ali Sabry, Minister of Foreign Affairs, on the sidelines of the 23nd session of the Ministerial Council of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA), which took place in the Sri Lankan cap
The Sri Lankan Navy detained these 17 fishermen and their three boats on September 13 and following the State and Central government intervention were released by Sri Lanka Court on September 27.
Sri Lankan batter Kusal Mendis who made Pakistan bowlers toil hard with his knock of 122 was taken to hospital after suffering cramps on Tuesday in the ongoing World Cup.
A Sri Lankan piper boat was found washed ashore on Munaikkadu beach near Mandapam area of Tamil Nadu's Ramanathapuram district, officials said on Tuesday.
Following a 102-run defeat against South Africa, Sri Lankan skipper Dasun Shanaka their bowlers missed the line and lengths and did not execute plans well in the first game.