Colombo: Sri Lanka on Monday claimed to have "rescued" 8 Indian fishermen who it said were distressed at sea even as officials in Tamil Nadu said that they had been arrested for alleged poaching.The fishermen
New Delhi: A Sri Lankan national wanted in India for allegedly plotting terror strikes at American and Israeli consulates in the country has been deported byMalaysia to the island nation notwithstanding India's plea for his
Colombo: At least four people were killed and one person was injured after a Sri Lanka Air Force plane crashed near Colombo Friday, police said.The plane, with five people on board, was on its way
New Delhi: Government is yet to decide on a proposal of National Investigation Agency to send a team to Sri Lanka to carry out further probe in an aborted international conspiracy to attack the US
New Delhi: India has pledged Rs five million as immediate relief for victims of landslide in Sri Lanka and is also considering medium and long-term assistance.“India has pledged as immediate relief assistance of Rs 5
Panaji: The Goa Church has its fingers crossed over reports in the international media which suggest that Blessed Joseph Vaz, a 17th century Catholic priest of Goan origin, could be canonised as Sri Lanka's first
Chennai: The Madras High Court today allowed a criminal revision petition filed by Sri Lankan Minister Douglas Devananda and directed him to appear through video conferencing at the Office of the High Commissioner of India
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: Scoreboard at lunch Friday on the second day of the second test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan at the Sinhalese Sports Club:Sri Lanka 1st innings=(Overnight: 261-8)= Upul Tharanga c Ali b Riaz
Colombo: Sri Lanka is opening up its public university system attracting significant investment with plans to allow 10 private universities to operate locally by 2020, an official said Wednesday.Sunil Jayantha Navaratne, secretary in the country's
Colombo: Sri Lanka says there's no need for an international probe into its human rights record as proposed by British Prime Minister David Cameron.Sri Lanka's Head of Parliament and Cabinet Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva
Colombo: Sri Lankan police will deploy 20,000 police personnel to provide security for next week's Commonwealth summit here that will witness participation of the heads of government of over 50 countries. The Commonwealth Heads of
Colombo : External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid arrived here today to hold talks with the top Sri Lankan leadership on a host of issues, including that of Indian fishermen languishing in jails and devolution of
Colombo: Thirty-one Indian fishermen arrestedby the Sri Lankan Navy two months ago for allegedly breaching the country's maritime boundary were today freed by a court.The fishermen had been arrested on July 30 off the eastern
New Delhi: Sri Lanka on Sunday said it would like Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to attend the upcoming CHOGM meeting in Colombo despite opposition from political parties in Tamil Nadu on his participation on the
Colombo, Aug 11: A section of Sri Lanka's capital was tense Sunday after a mosque was attacked by a group led by Buddhist priests, in another standoff between the two communities, an official said.The as
Colombo, Mar 19 : Sinhala Ravaya, a Sinhalese Buddhist pressure group, today staged a march to the Indian High Commission here to protest the repeated attacks against Buddhist monks in Tamil Nadu.Several dozens of monks
Colombo, Oct 9: West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) president Julian Hunte says the West Indies' sensational performance to win the Twenty20 World Cup was a great gift to supporters all over the world.The West Indies
Colombo, Oct 7, 2012: Australian umpire Simon Taufel, who retires after Sunday's World Twenty20 final, said a terror attack that killed eight people including the driver of his bus in 2009 had left a profound
Colombo, Oct 6: West Indies batsman Chris Gayle led his teammates in a "Gangnam style" victory dance after their emphatic 74-run win over Australia in the World Twenty20 semifinals on Friday.Gayle, who smashed an unbeaten
Chennai, Sep 21 : A Pakistan High Commission diplomat in Sri Lanka has been named in the FIR filed by Tamil Nadu police in the suspected espionage case busted in Thanjavur district recently, a senior
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