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PM Modi Receives Ceremonial Welcome As He Begins Sri Lanka Visit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was accorded a ceremonial welcome at Colombo's Independence Square on Friday as he began a three-day visit to Sri Lanka aimed at deepening regional ties and development cooperation.
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Sri Lanka President Vows To Transform Country's 'Corrupt' Image
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said the government is committed to transforming Sri Lanka's global image from a country known for corrupt governance.
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Sri Lanka Cricket Invites Retired Judges To Form Independent Committee
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Wednesday invited retired Supreme Court judges, who were part of interim seven-member committee formed by Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe
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Union Minister V Muraleedharan To Attend Sri Lanka's Independence Day Celebrations
State Minister for External Affairs V Muraleedharan will represent India at Sri Lanka's 75th Independence Day celebrations to be held here on Saturday and hold bilateral interactions with President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Foreign Minister Ali Sabry,
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Lanka To Release Stamp To Honour Jawaharlal Nehru On Its Independence Day
As part of its 75th National Independence Day celebrations, Sri Lanka has decided to release a commemorative stamp that includes portrait of India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
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Casinos, Fake Prophet Marred Sri Lanka's World Cup, Report Finds
An independent panel which investigated Sri Lanka's off-field behaviour during the World Cup in October-November revealed a litany of wrongdoing among players, officials and associates
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Sri Lanka Considering Sovereign And Local Debt Restructure: President
Sri Lanka is considering a restructure of local and sovereign debt, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Friday, as the island nation battles its worst financial crisis in its independent history.
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100 Flights From Sri Lanka Refueled By Bharat Petroleum In Tamil Nadu
As Sri Lanka continues to reel under the effects of its worst economic crisis since independence, the Indian government-owned oil and gas explorer and producer, Bharat Petroleum has stepped up to refuel the country's aircrafts.
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Sri Lanka's Cricket Stars Go Into Bat For Protestors
Sri Lanka is in the grip of its worst economic crisis since independence in 1948, with severe shortages of essential goods and regular blackouts causing widespread misery.
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Sri Lanka Can Overcome Crisis If Central Bank Independent, Says New Governor
Exuding confidence in overcoming the unprecedented economic crisis, the new Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka said that one of the ways to overcome the current crisis situation is to allow the Central Bank to function independently.
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Sri Lanka Declares State Of Emergency After Unrest Over Economic Crisis
Sri Lanka is facing severe shortages of essentials, sharp price rises and crippling power cuts in its most painful downturn since independence from Britain in 1948.
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In The Eye Of The Storm: Sri Lanka's All-Powerful Rajapaksa Family
Anger is boiling over in Sri Lanka at the country's worst economic crisis since independence in 1948, much of it directed at the island nation's all-powerful Rajapaksa family.
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Five Big Points On Sri Lanka Economic Crisis, Protests
Sri Lanka is witnessing its worst downturn since independence, sparked by an acute lack of foreign currency to pay for even the most essential imports.
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Sri Lanka's Avishka Gunawardene Cleared Of Fixing Charges By Independent Tribunal: ICC
Avishka Gunawardene had been accused of "facilitating" match-fixing and failing to disclose approaches to the ICC's anti-corruption unit, but has been cleared of the charges.
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"Serious Concern": UN Rights Council Adopts Resolution Against Sri Lanka
The UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday criticised the erosion of judicial independence, marginalisation of minorities and impunity in Sri Lanka, and urged the UN to ramp up evidence-gathering.
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PM Modi Receives Ceremonial Welcome As He Begins Sri Lanka Visit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was accorded a ceremonial welcome at Colombo's Independence Square on Friday as he began a three-day visit to Sri Lanka aimed at deepening regional ties and development cooperation.
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Sri Lanka President Vows To Transform Country's 'Corrupt' Image
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said the government is committed to transforming Sri Lanka's global image from a country known for corrupt governance.
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Sri Lanka Cricket Invites Retired Judges To Form Independent Committee
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Wednesday invited retired Supreme Court judges, who were part of interim seven-member committee formed by Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe
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Union Minister V Muraleedharan To Attend Sri Lanka's Independence Day Celebrations
State Minister for External Affairs V Muraleedharan will represent India at Sri Lanka's 75th Independence Day celebrations to be held here on Saturday and hold bilateral interactions with President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Foreign Minister Ali Sabry,
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Lanka To Release Stamp To Honour Jawaharlal Nehru On Its Independence Day
As part of its 75th National Independence Day celebrations, Sri Lanka has decided to release a commemorative stamp that includes portrait of India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
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Casinos, Fake Prophet Marred Sri Lanka's World Cup, Report Finds
An independent panel which investigated Sri Lanka's off-field behaviour during the World Cup in October-November revealed a litany of wrongdoing among players, officials and associates
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Sri Lanka Considering Sovereign And Local Debt Restructure: President
Sri Lanka is considering a restructure of local and sovereign debt, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Friday, as the island nation battles its worst financial crisis in its independent history.
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100 Flights From Sri Lanka Refueled By Bharat Petroleum In Tamil Nadu
As Sri Lanka continues to reel under the effects of its worst economic crisis since independence, the Indian government-owned oil and gas explorer and producer, Bharat Petroleum has stepped up to refuel the country's aircrafts.
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Sri Lanka's Cricket Stars Go Into Bat For Protestors
Sri Lanka is in the grip of its worst economic crisis since independence in 1948, with severe shortages of essential goods and regular blackouts causing widespread misery.
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Sri Lanka Can Overcome Crisis If Central Bank Independent, Says New Governor
Exuding confidence in overcoming the unprecedented economic crisis, the new Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka said that one of the ways to overcome the current crisis situation is to allow the Central Bank to function independently.
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Sri Lanka Declares State Of Emergency After Unrest Over Economic Crisis
Sri Lanka is facing severe shortages of essentials, sharp price rises and crippling power cuts in its most painful downturn since independence from Britain in 1948.
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In The Eye Of The Storm: Sri Lanka's All-Powerful Rajapaksa Family
Anger is boiling over in Sri Lanka at the country's worst economic crisis since independence in 1948, much of it directed at the island nation's all-powerful Rajapaksa family.
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Five Big Points On Sri Lanka Economic Crisis, Protests
Sri Lanka is witnessing its worst downturn since independence, sparked by an acute lack of foreign currency to pay for even the most essential imports.
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Sri Lanka's Avishka Gunawardene Cleared Of Fixing Charges By Independent Tribunal: ICC
Avishka Gunawardene had been accused of "facilitating" match-fixing and failing to disclose approaches to the ICC's anti-corruption unit, but has been cleared of the charges.
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"Serious Concern": UN Rights Council Adopts Resolution Against Sri Lanka
The UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday criticised the erosion of judicial independence, marginalisation of minorities and impunity in Sri Lanka, and urged the UN to ramp up evidence-gathering.
