Modi In Colombo

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday conveyed to Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe India's expectations from Colombo to fulfill the aspirations of the Tamil community in the island nation and ensure a life of respect and dignity for it.

Calling India a "long-standing friend", Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Saturday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for visiting his country in the aftermath of last year's Easter Sunday terror attacks and outlined that New Delhi has always helped Colombo in its fight against terrorism.

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.

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...

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.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi condemned the bomb blasts in Sri Lanka in which over 150people died and 400 were injured. PM Modi also spoke to the Sri Lankan President and the Prime Ministerto convey his condolences and termed them as"cold-blooded and pre-planned barbaric acts".

A series of eight devastating bomb blasts ripped through high-end hotels and churches holding Easter services in Sri Lanka on Sunday, killing 207 people, including dozens of foreigners. Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe condemned the attacks - the worst act of violence since the end of Sri Lanka's civil war a decade ago - as "cowardly...

Designed by software experts based in Hyderabad, Colombo and London, APIX is a sophisticated technology developed by Boston-headquartered Virtusa, especially for smaller banks, Tier 3 and 4, to reach out to people in the remote regions.

In the worst flood that Sri Lanka has seen since 2003, over 90 people killed and over 100 missing. According to the Disaster Management Centre (DMC), about 20,000 people were driven out of their homes both in the south and western parts of the country.

China defended its military relationship with Sri Lanka as good for regional peace and stability after Sri Lanka rejected a request from China to dock one of its submarines in Colombo this month. Sri Lanka's decision was announced as Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived on the island nation for an overnight trip.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced that India's national carrier Air India would begin direct flights between Colombo and the holy city of Varanasi from August. Prime Minister Modi, who is on a two-day visit to Sri Lanka, made the announcement during his address at the inauguration of the International Vesak Day, the biggest festival of B...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today took part in a traditional lamp-lighting ceremony at the famous Seema Malaka Temple in Sri Lanka's Colombo on the eve of the Buddhists' Vesak Day celebrations.

Sri Lanka has rejected China's request to dock one of its submarines in Colombo this month, two senior Lankan government officials said today as Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in the island nation this evening.

Sri Lanka has taken the unusual step of clearing thousands of wasps from a tea plantation to ensure Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not stung during his upcoming visit to the neighbouring country. Police in Hatton, 125 kilometres east of Colombo, hired a private company to remove the wasps from its picturesque tea fields which PM Modi will tour wit...

Taking exception to the continued arrests of Indian fishermen by Sri Lankan Navy, Tamil Nadu government has told the Centre that Colombo's "dubious actions" has resulted in the situation at sea remaining "precarious."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday conveyed to Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe India's expectations from Colombo to fulfill the aspirations of the Tamil community in the island nation and ensure a life of respect and dignity for it.

Calling India a "long-standing friend", Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Saturday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for visiting his country in the aftermath of last year's Easter Sunday terror attacks and outlined that New Delhi has always helped Colombo in its fight against terrorism.

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.

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...

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.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi condemned the bomb blasts in Sri Lanka in which over 150people died and 400 were injured. PM Modi also spoke to the Sri Lankan President and the Prime Ministerto convey his condolences and termed them as"cold-blooded and pre-planned barbaric acts".

A series of eight devastating bomb blasts ripped through high-end hotels and churches holding Easter services in Sri Lanka on Sunday, killing 207 people, including dozens of foreigners. Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe condemned the attacks - the worst act of violence since the end of Sri Lanka's civil war a decade ago - as "cowardly...

Designed by software experts based in Hyderabad, Colombo and London, APIX is a sophisticated technology developed by Boston-headquartered Virtusa, especially for smaller banks, Tier 3 and 4, to reach out to people in the remote regions.

In the worst flood that Sri Lanka has seen since 2003, over 90 people killed and over 100 missing. According to the Disaster Management Centre (DMC), about 20,000 people were driven out of their homes both in the south and western parts of the country.

China defended its military relationship with Sri Lanka as good for regional peace and stability after Sri Lanka rejected a request from China to dock one of its submarines in Colombo this month. Sri Lanka's decision was announced as Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived on the island nation for an overnight trip.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced that India's national carrier Air India would begin direct flights between Colombo and the holy city of Varanasi from August. Prime Minister Modi, who is on a two-day visit to Sri Lanka, made the announcement during his address at the inauguration of the International Vesak Day, the biggest festival of B...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today took part in a traditional lamp-lighting ceremony at the famous Seema Malaka Temple in Sri Lanka's Colombo on the eve of the Buddhists' Vesak Day celebrations.

Sri Lanka has rejected China's request to dock one of its submarines in Colombo this month, two senior Lankan government officials said today as Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in the island nation this evening.

Sri Lanka has taken the unusual step of clearing thousands of wasps from a tea plantation to ensure Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not stung during his upcoming visit to the neighbouring country. Police in Hatton, 125 kilometres east of Colombo, hired a private company to remove the wasps from its picturesque tea fields which PM Modi will tour wit...

Taking exception to the continued arrests of Indian fishermen by Sri Lankan Navy, Tamil Nadu government has told the Centre that Colombo's "dubious actions" has resulted in the situation at sea remaining "precarious."