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Lankan Crisis: Air India scales down flights due to poor demand
New Delhi: Air India on Sunday said it will reduce its India-Sri Lanka services from 16 flights per week currently to 13 flights per week from April 9 due to poor demand.…
- World
Sri Lankan military blocks social media platforms
Colombo: Amidst the state of emergency and a 36-hour long curfew imposed in Sri Lanka, the island nation’s military has blocked all social media platforms ahead of an anti-government protest planned for…
- India
Sri Lanka-India ink MoUs for defence, economic, education, religious cooperation
Colombo: Tightening the defence, economic, education, religious and cultural ties, multiple agreements were inked on the first day of Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar’s visit to Sri Lanka. Meeting the three…
- World
Lankan newspapers run out of newsprint due to forex crisis; suspend publication
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s two major newspapers on Saturday suspended their publication over newsprint shortage and price escalation caused by the country’s all-time worst foreign exchange crisis. The Island, an English daily along…
- Photos
India Vs Sri Lanka: 2nd test match
Bengaluru: Sri Lanka’s wicketkeeper Niroshan Dickwella with teammates celebrate the wicket of India’s Ravichandran Ashwin during the 2nd test cricket match between India and Sri Lanka at Chinnaswamy Stadium, in Bengaluru, Saturday,…
- Sports
3rd T20I: Shreyas shines in India’s 6-wicket win and 3-0 sweep over SL
Dharamsala: Dasun Shanaka’s fighting fifty went in vain as Sheyas Iyer smashed his third consecutive half-century (73 not out off 45) and helped India thrash Sri Lanka by six wickets in the…
- Sports
Bhanuka Rajapaksa dropped from Sri Lanka’s squad for T20Is vs India
Colombo: Batter Bhanuka Rajapaksa has been dropped from Sri Lanka’s 18-member squad for the upcoming T20I series against India. Rajapaksa, who was recently a member of the Sri Lanka squad touring Australia…
- Pakistan
Pakistani YouTuber jailed for justifying lynching of Sri Lankan
Lahore: On December 3 last year, a mob of over 800 men, including supporters of hardline Islamist party Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), attacked a garment factory in Sialkot district, some 100 km from…
- India
India grants financial assistance of over USD 900 million to Sri Lanka
Colombo: India has announced a USD 900 million loan to Sri Lanka to build up its depleted foreign reserves and for food imports, amidst a shortage of almost all essential commodities in…
