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Sri Lankan President to appoint new Cabinet amid anti-government protests
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 18 (ANI): Amid the ongoing anti-government protests in Sri Lanka following the economic and political crisis, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is all set to draft fresh blood in the council of ministers in the island nation while it has been learnt that the size of the
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Shooting of Suhana Khan, Khushi Kapoor, Agastya Nanda's debut film 'The Ar
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 18 (ANI): Filmmaker Zoya Akhtar has started filming her film 'The Archies', which will mark the Bollywood debut of Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri Khan's daughter Suhana Khan, megastar Amitabh Bachchan's grandson Agastya Nanda, and Boney Kapoor and late Sridevi's
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Sri Lankans dressed as the dead demand justice for victims of Easter bombi
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 17 (ANI): A group of Sri Lankan people dressed as the dead staged a peaceful protest walk from Aluthkade to Galle Face demanding justice for the deaths of more than 260 Sri Lankans in Islamic State-inspired bombings on Easter Sunday three years ago.
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Sri Lanka Finance Minister, officials leave for Washington for discussion
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 17 (ANI): Amid the ongoing economic crisis and widespread protests against the government, a four-member Sri Lankan delegation led by the newly appointed Finance Minister Ali Sabry has left for Washington for initial discussions with the International Monetary Fund
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Sri Lanka: Catholic Church backs Galle Face protests
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 17 (ANI): The Catholic Church in Sri Lanka has extended its support to the ongoing Galle Face protest in Sri Lanka demanding the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, local media reported.
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J-K: Live painting event aimed at capturing picturesque locations of Kashm
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 17 (ANI): A live painting event was organized in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar by the Kalaram Foundation under the banner name 'Swarg' for capturing the peace and unity of the picturesque locations of the Kashmir valley in their art.
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Sri Lanka Defence Minister clarifies military will not be deployed to supp
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 17 (ANI): Sri Lankan Defence Minister Kamal Gunaratne clarified that the military forces will not be deployed to suppress democratically held peaceful protests as the economic and political crisis deepens in the country.
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Sri Lanka seeks bridging finance from India till IMF bailout
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 17 (ANI): While India plays a prominent role in helping its neighbour Sri Lanka come out of a deep economic crisis, it was learnt from reliable sources that Colombo has asked New Delhi to provide bridging finance for the crisis-ridden country till the Internatio
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SLC names Naveed Nawaz, Chaminda Vaas in men's coaching staff
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 17 (ANI): Sri Lanka Cricket on Sunday announced the appointment of former Test and ODI player, Naveed Nawaz as the assistant coach for a two-year term.
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China's 'debt-trap diplomacy' behind Sri Lanka crisis: Report
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 17 (ANI): While Sri Lanka faces its worst economic crisis since independence with food and fuel shortages, soaring prices and power cuts, many believe that China's "debt-trap diplomacy" is behind the crisis, said a media report.
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Sri Lanka: University teachers' association to launch strike on Tuesday in
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 17 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Federation of University Teachers' Association (FUTA) has decided to go on a one-day strike on Tuesday in support of the ongoing Galle Face protest which demanded the resignation of the President and the government, local media reported.
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Sri Lanka: Army cautions people against 'troops about to cause violence' s
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 17 (ANI): The Sri Lankan Army has issued a statement urging the people to not be duped by malicious and misleading media reports that the troops are about to "cause violence in the ongoing protest", local media reported.
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