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PM Modi Gets Samadhi Buddha Statue As Gift From Lankan President Sirisena

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday June 9, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a special gift, a replica of the Samadhi Buddha Statue, from "special friend" Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena after the two leaders met in Colombo on Sunday.

"Terror Cannot Defeat Spirit Of Sri Lanka," Says PM In Colombo: 10 Points

India News | Anindita Sanyal | Sunday June 9, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who landed in Sri Lankan capital Colombo this morning, made an unscheduled stop at one of the churches hit during the Easter Sunday terror attacks. "Cowardly acts of terror cannot defeat the spirit of Sri Lanka. India stands in solidarity with the people of Sri Lanka," he said in his tribute. The Prime Minister was the...

PM Modi Is The First World leader To Visit Sri Lanka After Easter Blasts

India News | Edited by Arun Nair | Sunday June 9, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Sri Lanka on his way back to India from Maldives where he was on his first overseas trip after getting elected as Prime Minister for a second term. PM Modi is the first world leaderto visit the island nation over two months after the serial bombings on Easter left more than 250 dead.

Cricket World Cup 2019, Pakistan vs Sri Lanka: Nuwan Pradeep, Sri Lanka Player To Watch

Jaideep Ghosh | Thursday June 6, 2019

Nuwan Pradeep played a key role in Sri Lanka's win over Afghanistan as they successfully defended a modest total.

In Counter To China, India Scores Big Sri Lanka Port Deal With Japan

India News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday May 28, 2019

Sri Lanka Tuesday announced it is entering into partnership with India and Japan to develop a deep-sea container terminal next to a controversial $500-million Chinese-run container jetty in Colombo harbour.

China Faces New Competition As India, Japan Eye Sri Lanka Port

India News | Jon Herskovitz, Iain Marlow, Bloomberg | Tuesday May 28, 2019

India, Japan and Sri Lanka are weighing the development of a terminal at the bustling port of Colombo in a country that's seen ongoing political controversies related to investments from China's Belt and Road initiative.

Sri Lanka In Talks With India, Japan To Build Container Terminal At Colombo Port

India News | Reuters | Friday May 24, 2019

Sri Lanka is in advanced talks with India and Japan to construct a container terminal at the port in Colombo, next to a Chinese terminal built as part of Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative, government officials said.

Kumar Sangakkara Optimistic Sri Lanka Will Stage England Series Despite Attacks

Agence France-Presse | Thursday May 23, 2019

Kumar Sangakkara lamented some Pakistan players had never played a Test in their own country and hoped his own nation would not face a similar fate.

In Tearful Ceremony, Sri Lanka Catholics Mark One Month Since Bombings

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday May 21, 2019

Hundreds of Catholics prayed outside the bombed St Anthony's Church in Colombo on Tuesday, marking one month since the Easter Sunday suicide attacks that killed 258 people in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka Bomber Was Radicalised By British-Pakistani Preacher In UK

World News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 14, 2019

One of the Easter Sunday suicide bombers, who attempted to bomb the luxury Taj Samudra hotel in Sri Lanka capital Colombo, was radicalised by British-Pakistani radical preacher Anjem Choudary while he was studying at a university in London, according to a media report.

Sri Lanka Catholics Hold First Sunday Mass After Easter Attacks

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday May 13, 2019

Thousands of Catholics attended mass in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo Sunday amid tight security to prevent a repeat of Easter bomb attacks that killed 258 people.

Sri Lanka IT Employee Arrested For Link To Easter Sunday Bombings

World News | Reuters | Saturday May 11, 2019

Sri Lankan police on Friday said they had arrested an employee of information technology services company Virtusa Corp in Colombo in connection with Easter Sunday bombings that killed more than 250 people.

Guns Outnumber Guests At Bombed Cinnamon Grand Colombo Hotel In Sri Lanka

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday May 6, 2019

At the Cinnamon Grand Colombo, one of six Sri Lankan targets hit by suicide bombers on Easter Sunday, the silence that reigns is not just the usual hush of a plush hotel.

Two Indian Nationals Arrested Without Valid Visa In Sri Lanka

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 1, 2019

Two more Indian nationals have been arrested by police in Colombo for violating Sri Lankan immigration laws during their stay in the country, authorities said.

Tourist Arrivals In Colombo To Drop By 50% After Bombings: Sri Lanka

World News | Reuters | Monday April 29, 2019

Tourist arrivals in Colombo will fall by 50 percent over the next two months following the Easter Sunday bombings that killed more than 250 people, Sri Lanka's Tourism Bureau Chairman Kishu Gomes said on Monday.