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Mahinda Rajapaksa, strengthened by military victory over the Tamil Tigers, easily won the 2010 Sri Lanka elections. But his government's (...)

Ahead of Eid, the Indian High Commission distributed dry ration packs to widows and other needy families in Sri Lanka's Ampara district on Friday.

Sri Lanka’s leader dropped two of his brothers and a nephew from his cabinet Monday, following public anger over the ruling family’s mismanagement of a crippling economic crisis and calls for his resignation

Protests have intensified against Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his Government with several protests being held in various partsContinue Reading

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Monday held productive talks with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister GL Peiris and discussed a number of issues includi

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Monday held productive talks with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister GL Peiris and discussed a number of issues including the economic recovery of the island nation and fishermens issues.

Sri Lanka and India has inked several agreements on the first day of a visit by India foreign minister S Jaishankar including a controversial digital identity plan, in the style of a previous one which has led to opposition by freedom activists in the island.

Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu are in dire straits after several arrests and jail terms for crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) with the Sri Lankan Navy and police arresting them. Other than arrests and jail terms, what ...

Sri Lankan fishermen have refused to give anymore grace period to Indian fishermen during the informal talks between community leaders that took place at the St Anthonys feast in Kachchateevu.On the eve of the church feast at the uninhabited ...

Colombo, Mar 13: Around 100 Indian pilgrims, mainly fishermen and priests, participated in the annual festival at the St. Anthony’s Shrine in Kachchateevu in Jaffna, the Indian High Commission said here. The two-day festival, which underlines deep people to people linkages between India and Sri Lanka as well as enduring cultural ties, was held on March 11-12. “Close to 100 Indian pilgrims, mainly fishermen and priests, took part in the annual Festival at St. Anthony’s Shrine i...