India, UK hold naval exercise in memory of HMS Trincomalee bui...

Joint opposition has called for protest against PM's upcoming discussion on deal on Trincomalee port

India and Sri Lanka will jointly operate the oil storage facility at the strategic eastern port town of Trincomalee, Petroleum Minister Chandima Weerakkody said today. At least 73 of the 99 storage tanks in Trincomalee is to be managed under a new equity ...

Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena today performed a number of yoga asanas and joined thousands of yoga enthusiasts to celebrate the International Day of Yoga. Messages from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj were ...

Pakistan's Navy Chief Admiral Muhammad Zakaullah is in Sri Lanka for a five-day visit aimed at strengthening bilateral ties and defence collaboration. Admiral Zakaullah was received by Commander Sri Lankan Navy Vice Admiral Ravindra C Wijegunaratne upon his ...

Sri Lankan police today arrested a prominent figure of a Buddhist extremist group along with two others for their alleged role in a series of arson attacks on Islamic religious centres in the country in recent weeks. Police spokesman Priyantha Jayakodi said, ...

Indian Navy's diving and medical teams joined rescue efforts of Sri Lankan authorities in flood-hit regions as the death toll in the country's worst torrential rains since 2003 climbed on Tuesday to 193. The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said the adverse ...

The death toll from devastating floods in Sri Lanka today rose to 151 as rescuers pulled out more bodies from mudslides triggered by the countrys worst torrential rains since 2003 that displaced nearly half a million people. Sri Lanka has sought international ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent visit to Sri Lanka was a "grand success" and enabled both countries to finalise a number of projects, including the Trincomalee port project, a minister here said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today assured Sri Lanka of Indias support in its nation-building efforts, saying New Delhi will be a friend and a partner, amid Chinas forays into the important Indian Ocean country. Making Lord Buddha and his ideals the central ...