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New Delhi, A roadmap for a collaboration between the National Center for Good Governance (NCGG) and the Sri Lanka Institute of Development Management to train 1,500 administrative officials from the island nation of India is being discussed, according to a official statement issued on Thursday...

Colombo: The Sri Lankan Cricket Board on Tuesday described the media report which claimed that its players were involved in a liquor party inside the team hotel during the recent T20 World Cup as completely false, fabricated and baseless.A weekend newspaper claimed on 7 July that Sri Lankan...

Colombo Foreign Minister Ali Sabry said on Monday that the Sri Lankan government has not decided to end the moratorium allowing foreign scientific research vessels to sail in the island nation's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). .The minister's clarification came days after reports in Japanese...

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Colombo [Sri Lanka], Former Australia captain Michael Clarke has joined the Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2024 as the brand ambassador of the tournament. The 2024 edition of the LPL will run from July 1 to 21.Clarke joins the list of LPL brand ambassadors, which in previous editions includes...

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin wrote a letter to External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar regarding the recent arrests of fishermen from the state by the Sri Lankan authorities and urged to work for a "lasting solution" to the problem. long-standing issue.He...

Puducherry Puducherry Chief Minister N Rangasamy on Monday condoled the demise of veteran Sri Lankan Tamil leader R Sampanthan.In his message, the CM expressed grief and sorrow over the demise of Sampanthan.Rangasamy said Sampanthan continuously strove for the rights of Tamils ​​in the...

Recalling the travels of his childhood days, Darash, who has a mix of Sri Lankan and Indian heritage, said: "I visited India when I was 14 or 15 years old.""Me and my dad, we traveled around the world, and I remember he said, 'We're going to India, we have to go to India, you have to see...

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Monday said veteran Sri Lankan Tamil leader R Sampanthan was a great personality who always raised his voice for the rights of Lankan Tamils ​​and also earned the respect of others.Paying tribute to the Tamil National Alliance leader, who died in...

Colombo, Sri Lanka has expressed concern to India over the death of a naval sailor who was killed in a recent operation to seize an Indian trawler allegedly engaged in illegal fishing in the island nation's territorial waters.Sri Lankan High Commissioner in Delhi Kshenuka Seneviratne conveyed...

Colombo, R Sampanthan, a veteran Sri Lankan politician and moderate Tamil leader, who tirelessly sought a life of peace, justice and dignity for Tamil citizens in the island nation, passed away on Sunday night.Sampanthan, 91, died while receiving treatment in a hospital, the Tamil National...

New Delhi [India], Condoling the demise of veteran Sri Lankan Tamil leader R. Sampanthan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said he would "always cherish fond memories of meetings" with him.Taking to social media platform"He tirelessly sought a life of peace, security, equality, justice...

Colombo: Two Sri Lankan Navy officers attached to the Special Investigation Unit were arrested on Sunday for their alleged involvement in a large-scale drug smuggling racket.An official release said, "Following an extensive internal investigation by the Special Investigation Unit of the Sri...

Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Sri Lanka Minister for Justice, Prison Affairs and Constitutional Reforms Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe along with his family offered prayers at the Tirupati Balaji temple in Tirumala on Sunday.Earlier this month, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe thanked...

Chennai, In a major intelligence operation, the Customs Department at the airport here has busted a syndicate that was involved in smuggling of 267 kg of gold worth Rs 167 crore from Sri Lanka during the last two months.An intelligence tip-off led to the arrest of a shop owner and his...

New Delhi [India], US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti on Saturday congratulated Team India after winning the T20 World Cup 2024.US ambassador Eric Garcetti said in a post on Twitter: "Wow, incredible win! Congratulations #TeamIndia #MenInBlue!"...

Colombo [Sri Lanka], As India defeated South Africa to lift their second ICC T20 World Cup title, Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali Sabri congratulated India and called it an excellent performance under pressure.India have ended their 11-year-long ICC trophy drought by winning their first ICC...

Colombo, The wounded among Sri Lankan mercenaries in Russia are reluctant to return to the island nation because they hope to receive Russian citizenship, a minister said on Saturday.Many Sri Lankan mercenaries left for Russia through agents and were forced to fight in Russia's war against...

Colombo: Sri Lankan police have arrested at least 200 foreigners, most of whom are Indians, for allegedly being involved in online financial scams, a media report said on Saturday.The Criminal Investigation Department also found that the funds obtained through such fraud have been deposited in...

The PMD said on Friday that money had been deposited into the accounts of 622,495 beneficiaries for payments due in June, Xinhua news agency reported.In the first phase of the program, eligible beneficiaries from vulnerable groups received 5,000 Sri Lankan rupees ($11) monthly from July 2023...