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Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], A physical education teacher was arrested for murdering a grocery shop owner who had warned him to stay away from his daughter, police said on Friday.The murder took place on Thursday night in Bandar Road area under Krishna Lanka police station in...

Bengaluru, Neither India nor Indian films are foreign to the celebrated Sri Lankan filmmaker Prasanna Vithanage. His visits to India are so frequent that he calls it his second home."In fact, I would say India launched me all those years ago. It was only after I was accepted in India that I...

In New Delhi [India], External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar responded to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin in response to his letter, urging him to ensure the release of all fishermen detained by the Sri Lanka Navy .Jaishankar, in his letter, said that the Indian High Commission in Colombo...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka has called on Russia to pay compensation for 17 Sri Lankans killed in action, Sri Lanka's Embassy in Russia said on Thursday.The issue was discussed during the visit of a parliamentary delegation to Russia led by Minister of State for External Affairs Tharaka Balasuriya...

Colombo, Ten Indian fishermen, arrested on Monday for allegedly engaging in illegal fishing in Sri Lankan waters, will be charged in the death of a Navy sailor, who was killed in an operation to seize his fishing boat, police said. authorities.A senior sailor of the Navy's special boat...

Colombo Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa left on Thursday on an official visit to Beijing, where he will meet Premier Li Qiang and Foreign Minister Wang Yi to discuss the debt restructuring deal of the island nation with China.China is Sri Lanka's largest bilateral lender, holding...

Colombo [Sri Lanka], Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Thursday announced the resignation of Chris Silverwood from the position of head coach of national teams at various levels, citing personal reasons.The ongoing T20 World Cup was bad for Sri Lanka as they failed to reach the Super Eight. They lost...

Silverwood's resignation comes a day after former captain Mahela Jayawardene resigned as consultant coach following Sri Lanka's poor performance in the T20 World Cup.Jayawardene, who was on a one-year contract since last January, resigned after just six months.Meanwhile, Silverwood said...

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka head coach Chris Silverwood resigned from the post on Thursday following the team's disappointing performance in the ongoing T20 World Cup, SLC announced.Former captain Mahela Jayawardene had resigned from the post of consultant coach on Wednesday.“Being an international...

Colombo [Sri Lanka], Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced the resignation of former batsman and captain Mahela Jayawardene from the position of consulting coach to the national teams at various levels following a disappointing ICC T20 World Cup campaign in the West Indies and USA.The ongoing T20...

Paris [France], Sri Lanka on Wednesday sealed the $5.8 billion debt restructuring deal with the Official Committee of Creditors (OCC), in a major step towards its recovery from the 2022 financial crisis.The OCC, the group of creditor nations including India, was launched on April 13, 2023 to...

"I extend my gratitude to our creditors, including China and the Exim Bank of China, India, Japan and France, who co-chair the Official Committee of Creditors," President Wickremesinghe said in a televised address on Wednesday evening.The debt structuring agreement allows Sri Lanka to defer...

New Delhi, India on Wednesday welcomed Sri Lanka's debt restructuring deal with a group of creditor nations and said it will continue to support the island nation's economic recovery, including by promoting long-term investments.India is one of the co-chairs of the Official Committee of...

Colombo: Former captain Mahela Jayawardene has resigned as Sri Lanka's consultant coach with immediate effect, the country's Cricket Board (SLC) said on Wednesday.This decision comes after Sri Lanka's early exit from the ongoing T20 World Cup."Jayawardene helped implement significant changes...

Colombo, Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced on Wednesday that debt restructuring agreements with bilateral lenders, including India and China, have been finalized in Paris, describing the development as an "important milestone" that will bolster international confidence in the...

The news of Jayawardene's resignation comes within days of Sri Lanka's early exit from the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024. He was also the consultant coach of the Sri Lanka Men's Under-19 and Sri Lanka A teams."Sri Lanka Cricket wishes to announce that Mr. Mahela Jayawardene, who serves as...

Hambantota [Sri Lanka], Afy Fletcher's four and better knocks from Hayley Matthews and Stafanie Taylor helped West Indies claim their first win of the tour to draw the T20I series against Sri Lanka at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium on Wednesday.West Indies recorded a six-wicket...

Panchkula (Haryana), Athletics Federation of India (AFI) is still hoping for a last-minute qualification for the Paris Olympics in the 4x400m mixed relay event and in its bid to achieve that, it has invited Sri Lanka and Maldives as two international teams to the National Interstate Championship...

The government in Colombo, Sri Lanka, said on Wednesday it had finalized a long-delayed $5.8 billion debt restructuring deal in Paris with its bilateral lenders, including India and China, to meet a key condition of an IMF bailout.This was announced by President Ranil Wickremesinghe's office...

In the eight-team tournament, India are in Group A along with UAE and Nepal while Group B includes hosts Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Malaysia and Thailand.As per the schedule prepared and announced by the Asian Cricket Council, the top two teams from each group will qualify for the semi-finals...