Sri Lanka Tree

Sri Lankan authorities on Tuesday cut down what had once been described as the world's only known wild specimen of a species of legume, part of ongoing construction of a four-lane expressway.

To convey the message to the people on the shortage of coconuts, Sri Lankan State Minister of Coconut Arundika Fernando climbed a coconut tree and said that the country is facing a dearth of 700 million coconuts due to high demand for local industries and domestic consumption.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today planted a sapling of an evergreen Ashoka tree at the Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisenas' residence. PM Modi is in Sri Lanka on the second leg of his first foreign visit after the elections last month.

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena's move to sack Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has plunged the island nation into a constitutional crisis, with Mr Wickremesinghe still refusing to leave the prime minister's official residence, Temple Trees, in Colombo.

There is a peepal tree like no other on a hillock in Salmatpur in Madhya Pradesh - it costs the state government Rs 12 lakh a year to keep the tree alive. This peepal tree, arguably India's first 'VVIP tree', is growing up five kilometres away from the Sanchi Buddhist complex, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, between Madhya Pradesh's capital Bhopal an...

Cinnamon for weight loss? Is it even possible? Well, it is packed with anti oxidants and anti-inflammatory properties, and considered as an "all-in-one" spice.

South Africa last sat on top of the tree in November 2014 before India moved to the number-one position after defeating Sri Lanka by 5-0. Later that month, Australia claimed the coveted top spot after defeating South Africa 4-1.

Sri Lanka has unveiled a towering Christmas tree, claiming to have surpassed the world record for the tallest artificial Christmas tree.

Sri Lanka surpassed the world record for the tallest artificial Christmas tree Saturday despite building delays forcing organisers to prune the structure by almost half, an official said.

Sri Lanka surpassed the world record for the tallest artificial Christmas tree on Saturday despite building delays forcing organisers to prune the structure by almost half, an official said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived this afternoon in Jaffna, the first Indian PM to set foot in this war ravaged town in Sri Lanka's Tamil-dominated Northern Province, a day after he urged the country's new leaders to give greater autonomy to its Tamil minority.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today paid a visit to Sri Lanka's ancient capital Anuradhapura and offered prayers at the sacred Mahabodhi tree in a move aimed at projecting India's Buddhist links in the region.

In a result unthinkable just weeks ago, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has conceded defeat to his former friend and health minister, Maithripala Sirisena, who defected from the ruling party and turned the election into a referendum on the president and the enormous power he wields over the island nation of 21 million.

As a farewell tribute, Mamata Banerjee gifted Sachin Tendulkar a painting of a tree, an artwork that has her trademark brush-strokes. A maverick painter, the Trinamool Congress supremo has made more than 200 paintings and has held three exhibitions.

Kolkata is going the extra distance to ensure that Sachin Tendulkar's penultimate Test is memorable both for the legend as well his fans.

Sri Lankan authorities on Tuesday cut down what had once been described as the world's only known wild specimen of a species of legume, part of ongoing construction of a four-lane expressway.

To convey the message to the people on the shortage of coconuts, Sri Lankan State Minister of Coconut Arundika Fernando climbed a coconut tree and said that the country is facing a dearth of 700 million coconuts due to high demand for local industries and domestic consumption.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today planted a sapling of an evergreen Ashoka tree at the Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisenas' residence. PM Modi is in Sri Lanka on the second leg of his first foreign visit after the elections last month.

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena's move to sack Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has plunged the island nation into a constitutional crisis, with Mr Wickremesinghe still refusing to leave the prime minister's official residence, Temple Trees, in Colombo.

There is a peepal tree like no other on a hillock in Salmatpur in Madhya Pradesh - it costs the state government Rs 12 lakh a year to keep the tree alive. This peepal tree, arguably India's first 'VVIP tree', is growing up five kilometres away from the Sanchi Buddhist complex, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, between Madhya Pradesh's capital Bhopal an...

Cinnamon for weight loss? Is it even possible? Well, it is packed with anti oxidants and anti-inflammatory properties, and considered as an "all-in-one" spice.

South Africa last sat on top of the tree in November 2014 before India moved to the number-one position after defeating Sri Lanka by 5-0. Later that month, Australia claimed the coveted top spot after defeating South Africa 4-1.

Sri Lanka has unveiled a towering Christmas tree, claiming to have surpassed the world record for the tallest artificial Christmas tree.

Sri Lanka surpassed the world record for the tallest artificial Christmas tree Saturday despite building delays forcing organisers to prune the structure by almost half, an official said.

Sri Lanka surpassed the world record for the tallest artificial Christmas tree on Saturday despite building delays forcing organisers to prune the structure by almost half, an official said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived this afternoon in Jaffna, the first Indian PM to set foot in this war ravaged town in Sri Lanka's Tamil-dominated Northern Province, a day after he urged the country's new leaders to give greater autonomy to its Tamil minority.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today paid a visit to Sri Lanka's ancient capital Anuradhapura and offered prayers at the sacred Mahabodhi tree in a move aimed at projecting India's Buddhist links in the region.

In a result unthinkable just weeks ago, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has conceded defeat to his former friend and health minister, Maithripala Sirisena, who defected from the ruling party and turned the election into a referendum on the president and the enormous power he wields over the island nation of 21 million.

As a farewell tribute, Mamata Banerjee gifted Sachin Tendulkar a painting of a tree, an artwork that has her trademark brush-strokes. A maverick painter, the Trinamool Congress supremo has made more than 200 paintings and has held three exhibitions.

Kolkata is going the extra distance to ensure that Sachin Tendulkar's penultimate Test is memorable both for the legend as well his fans.