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Dubai [UAE], The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) on Tuesday announced an updated schedule of the upcoming Women's Asia Cup 2024, an action-packed tournament featuring the top 8 women's cricket teams in Asia, starting from July 19. .The upcoming Women's Asia Cup 2024 will be held in Dambulla, Sri...

COLOMBO: Cash-strapped Sri Lanka has approved a debt restructuring deal with its creditors while talks with international sovereign bondholders will continue further, Cabinet spokesman and minister Bandula Gunawardena said on Tuesday.Gunawardena also said that top treasury officials along with...

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday wrote a letter to External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar urging him to secure the release of all fishermen detained by the Sri Lanka Navy .In his letter to the EAM, Stalin said: “The Sri Lanka Navy detained a...

Colombo: Sri Lankan Sports Minister Harin Fernando on Monday challenged critics to prove that an alleged nightclub visit led to the cricket team's premature exit from the ongoing T20 World Cup in the US.Sri Lanka could not progress to the Super 8 stage and finished third in Group D behind...

Athapaththu and Priyadharshani shared seven wickets, with the former finishing with 4 for 29, to restrict West Indies to 134 for 8. In response, Sri Lanka returned home with four wickets and eight balls to spare to go 1-0 up in the three- series of matches.Hayley Matthews managed to see...

Colombo [Sri Lanka], Recalling his meeting with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar during his recent visit to the island nation, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe said he thanks him and Prime Minister Narendra Modi your continued support to Sri Lanka. .Recalling Jaishankar's...

Wickremesinghe met EAM Jaishankar in Colombo on Thursday as the two jointly inaugurated the formal launch of the Maritime Rescue Coordination Center (MRCC) with a grant of $6 million from India."I met Indian External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar during his official visit to Sri Lanka...

In New Delhi [India], Ranil Wickremesinghe, President of Sri Lanka, thanked India for helping the country during its two difficult years while speaking at the 31st India 2024 All Partners Meeting convened in Colombo by KPMG in India .He said: "Having survived two difficult years, I must...

New Delhi: Veteran journalist B Muralidhar Reddy, who worked with The Hindu for several decades, during which he was also its Pakistan and Sri Lanka correspondent, has passed away. He was 64 years old.Reddy died on Saturday night at Delhi's Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital after a brief illness.He...

Colombo [Sri Lanka], The fifth edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) will begin on July 1 with a host of international and Sri Lankan stars in action over three weeks of T20 matches at three iconic venues.Some of the prominent international names from the five LPL franchises include New...

Colombo, The fifth edition of the Lanka Premier League, which features established names like New Zealand's Glenn Phillips and Mark Chapman and Bangladesh's Mustafizur Rahman, will begin on July 1.Among others, the five-team LPL will feature Bangladesh's Taskin Ahmed, Pakistan's Shadab Khan...

Colombo, Sri Lanka, has survived two difficult years of its economic crisis and this was made possible by financial support of $3.5 billion from India, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Saturday and emphasized his commitment to maintaining a strong partnership with New Delhi.In his speech...

Colombo, A group of 23 senior Sri Lankan police officers are currently in New Delhi on a specially designed two-week training course that began on June 18, the Indian High Commission said on Friday.“At the request of the Sri Lanka Police, the High Commission of India has been facilitating...

New Delhi [India], External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar's recent visit to Colombo underlines the primacy that India accords to Sri Lanka in its 'Neighbourhood First' and SAGAR (Security and Growth for All in India) vision policies. region), the ministry spokesperson said on Friday. ...

New Delhi [India], External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has concluded his one-day official visit to Sri Lanka. He said India will always be a "trustworthy friend and partner" to Sri Lanka. He also shared a video of glimpses of his visit to Sri Lanka.In a post onHis visit underlines Sri...

New Delhi, VVS Laxman and his support staff at the National Cricket Academy could accompany the Indian team to Zimbabwe for the five-match T20I series starting on July 6, while Gautam Gambhir is expected to begin his tenure as coach of Sri Lanka tour.It is understood that the squad for the...

In Colombo [Sri Lanka], External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar called on Sri Lanka Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena on Thursday afternoon and reaffirmed India's strong support through various development and connectivity projects.During the meeting, Jaishankar emphasized India's commitment to...

In Colombo, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Thursday held talks with Sri Lanka's top leaders, including President Ranil Wickremesinghe, and jointly commissioned with him the Maritime Rescue Coordination Center built with a grant of 6 million of Indian dollars, as New Delhi intensified...

Colombo, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Thursday jointly commissioned the construction of the Maritime Rescue Coordination Center with a $6 million grant from India, while New Delhi intensified bilateral cooperation with its key neighbor...

Colombo External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Thursday visited Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe and together they unveiled the virtual plaque to commemorate the formal commissioning of the Maritime Rescue Coordination Center built with a grant of 6 million Indian dollars...