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Topic: Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan Navy arrests 4 Indian fishermen from Rameshwaram in Gulf of Mannar

The fishermen were arrested for fishing across the border and have been taken to the Mannar Navy camp for questioning. The arrest has caused unrest among the fishermen in Rameshwaram.

7 Indian fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy for ‘crossing maritime border’

According to Rameswaram Fishermen association, Sri Lanka arrested crew of boat 'IND-TN-10-MM-746', belonging to V Isaac Paul, on charges of crossing international border.

IMF allows Sri Lanka to draw $350 mn tranche from 4-yr facility after 4th review of bailout programme

Amid Sri Lanka's economic crisis, IMF in 2023 approved a nearly $3 bn facility to assist its efforts to durably restore macroeconomic stability by restoring fiscal & debt sustainability'.

Sri Lanka says India’s assistance in evacuating its citizens sign of ‘strong, enduring partnership’

Sri Lanka extended gratitude towards Indian govt for evacuation of Indian, Sri Lankan citizens stranded in Iran amidst escalating tensions with Israel & US.

Flight arriving from Chennai searched in Colombo after security alert from India over ‘wanted suspect’

The SriLankan Airlines flight was searched in coordination with local authorities after an alert from Chennai Area Control Centre.

7 critical pacts signed during Modi’s visit as India, Sri Lanka give fresh impetus to bilateral ties

Modi's visit comes as New Delhi shifts its foreign policy eastwards in bid to cement ties with neighbours. Sri Lanka, seen close to China until few yrs ago, is now among India’s closest allies.

PM Modi to visit Sri Lanka after attending BIMSTEC Summit in Bangkok

The three-day visit will be Modi's longest to the island country. It follows Sri Lankan President Dissanayake’s visit to New Delhi and Bodh Gaya in December last year.

Sri Lankan Navy arrests 14 Indians for fishing across border

The fishermen from Salalanga have been taken to Mannar Naval Base for investigation.

Adani pulls out of Sri Lanka wind power projects following Colombo’s review of power purchase agreements

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake had said he would cancel the deal if elected, but instead he revoked the PPA with Adani & renegotiated for lower energy prices.

Sri Lankan PM stresses importance of ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ program

Harini Amarasuriya underscored the government's commitment to fulfilling the expectations of the public who voted for change in the last election.

On Camera

Telangana Congress can’t ignore food poisoning in schools. Over 100 affected in July

The matter is even more alarming because all of the affected students are from government schools for marginalised communities.

Govt’s earlier FDI limit of 74% in insurance sector has remained underutilised, Parliament told

In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.