Sri Lanka Indian Rupee

Sri Lanka is considering the possibility of allowing the usage of the Indian rupee for local transactions just like the dollar, euro and yen to facilitate Indian tourists and businessmen, Foreign Minister Ali Sabry said on Saturday.

Sri Lanka would want to see the Indian rupee used as much as the US dollar, President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said, days ahead of his first official visit to New Delhi.

India and Sri Lanka are exploring the possibility of using the Indian Rupee for economic transactions and have discussed the initiative that will help in building a stronger and closer partnership through trade and investment-led measures between the two countries.

Indian lender State Bank of India on Thursday said it completed its first non-dollar transaction with Sri Lanka, by paying for exports in Sri Lankan rupees as India looks to bring

The owners of the New Diamond supertanker which caught fire with a cargo of two million barrels of oil aboard have agreed to pay 340 million rupees ($1.84 million) to Sri Lanka for its help in extinguishing the blaze and averting disaster.

Three Indians were today arrested in Sri Lanka for allegedly concealing cigarettes worth 1.6 million Sri Lankan rupees in their baggage.

The falling Indian rupee has led to a sharp decline of up to 35 percent of Bollywood movies being shot in exotic foreign locales in the past four months, an industry study said.

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Even as several ethnic Indians wait to attain Sri Lankan citizenship, the Indian mission in Colombo has offered to help trace their roots for a fee of Rs 20,000. People of Indian-origin desirous of the service can access the programme 'Tracing the Roots', designed by The Ministry of Overseas Indian Affair, by providing minute details including nic...

Close to a hundred speeches on their emotional ties with Sri Lankan Tamils and a donation of 45 lakh rupees towards a relief fund. That's what this 8-hour token fast in Chennai by the Tamil Film Industry resulted in. Sarath Kumar, president South Indian Film Artists Association, said: ",The TN Govt must ensure that the money and relief materials ...

BCCI president Sharad Pawar announces cash reward and a welcome ceremony for the victorious Indian team.

Sri Lanka is considering the possibility of allowing the usage of the Indian rupee for local transactions just like the dollar, euro and yen to facilitate Indian tourists and businessmen, Foreign Minister Ali Sabry said on Saturday.

Sri Lanka would want to see the Indian rupee used as much as the US dollar, President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said, days ahead of his first official visit to New Delhi.

India and Sri Lanka are exploring the possibility of using the Indian Rupee for economic transactions and have discussed the initiative that will help in building a stronger and closer partnership through trade and investment-led measures between the two countries.

Indian lender State Bank of India on Thursday said it completed its first non-dollar transaction with Sri Lanka, by paying for exports in Sri Lankan rupees as India looks to bring

The owners of the New Diamond supertanker which caught fire with a cargo of two million barrels of oil aboard have agreed to pay 340 million rupees ($1.84 million) to Sri Lanka for its help in extinguishing the blaze and averting disaster.

Three Indians were today arrested in Sri Lanka for allegedly concealing cigarettes worth 1.6 million Sri Lankan rupees in their baggage.

The falling Indian rupee has led to a sharp decline of up to 35 percent of Bollywood movies being shot in exotic foreign locales in the past four months, an industry study said.

If you missed our coverage, here are the top 10 stories of the day.

Even as several ethnic Indians wait to attain Sri Lankan citizenship, the Indian mission in Colombo has offered to help trace their roots for a fee of Rs 20,000. People of Indian-origin desirous of the service can access the programme 'Tracing the Roots', designed by The Ministry of Overseas Indian Affair, by providing minute details including nic...

Close to a hundred speeches on their emotional ties with Sri Lankan Tamils and a donation of 45 lakh rupees towards a relief fund. That's what this 8-hour token fast in Chennai by the Tamil Film Industry resulted in. Sarath Kumar, president South Indian Film Artists Association, said: ",The TN Govt must ensure that the money and relief materials ...

BCCI president Sharad Pawar announces cash reward and a welcome ceremony for the victorious Indian team.