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Pluralism is dead: What a Colombo cemetery taught me about resting in peace
October 03, 2025 7:50 pm
The city’s sprawling republic of the dead offers something we the living struggle with: An unruffled coexistence. Beneath its trees, faiths and races lie together, equal at last.
Artists to sing, dance for cultural unity in Colombo concert
May 28, 2025 7:23 pm
The Sadbhavana musical campaign in Colombo will feature Pune-based singer Nivedita Dutta and Kathak dancer Suryatapa Ghosh Roy.
Sri Lankan president's party continues winning streak in local election
May 07, 2025 10:23 pm
While the opposition parties are entertaining hopes to forge alliances, the NPP said they are happy with the achievements.
International cricket stadium in Jaffna: Sanath Jayasuriya's request to Modi
April 08, 2025 9:39 am
Sri Lanka head coach Sanath Jayasuriya sought India's help to build an international cricket stadium in Jaffna in a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Colombo on Sunday.
PM Modi accorded grand ceremonial welcome at Colombo's Independence Square
April 05, 2025 12:45 pm
The prime minister landed in Colombo last evening after concluding his trip to Bangkok where he attended a summit of the BIMSTEC.
IMF team to arrive for talks with new Sri Lanka government on loan agreement for economic recovery
October 01, 2024 12:11 pm
This will be the National People's Power (NPP) government's first interaction with the international lender after being elected on September 21.
12 more Indian nationals arrested in suspected cybercrime case in Sri Lanka
July 02, 2024 9:37 pm
The Kandy Crime Investigations Unit seized 22 desktop computers, four laptops, more than 50 sophisticated cellular phones of advanced technology, eleven ATM cards and a host of other equipment, the Daily Mirror said.
Senior Sri Lankan police officer to lead team probing 4 Lankan nationals arrested in India
May 22, 2024 4:35 pm
Acting on a tip-off, the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on Sunday apprehended four Sri Lankan nationals at the Sardar Vallabhai Patel airport in Ahmedabad after they travelled from Colombo via Chennai.
Sri Lanka in talks with India to set up small arms manufacturing unit: Premitha Tennakoon
May 15, 2024 4:48 pm
The Indian envoy in Colombo, Santosh Jha, in his address said the Indian defence industry today rolls out state-of-the-art systems, advanced technologies and world class equipments.
Chinese research ship docks at Colombo port amid security concerns raised by US
October 25, 2023 8:03 pm
here were apprehensions in New Delhi about the possibility of the vessel's tracking systems attempting to snoop on Indian defence installations while being on its way to the Sri Lankan port. However, after a considerable delay, Sri Lanka allowed the ship to dock at the strategic southern port of Hambantota, being built by a Chinese company.
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Major disaster averted as fire onboard oil tanker off Sri Lanka is brought under control
September 05, 2020 2:49 pm
The tanker was transporting crude oil from the port of Mina Al Ahmadi in Kuwait to the Indian port of Paradip, where the state-owned Indian Oil Corp. has a refinery.
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