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WTC Qualification Scenario: Exact Results India Need To Qualify For Final
To qualify for the final, India must win the final Test of their series against Australia and then hope for a positive Sri Lanka result (or a 0-0 draw) when Pat Cummins' side tours the island nation early next year.
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14 Indian Fishermen Arrested Over Alleged Poaching, Says Sri Lankan Navy
The Sri Lankan Navy has said it has arrested 14 more Indian fishermen for allegedly fishing in the island nation's territorial waters and seized two fishing trawlers.
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Cash-Strapped Sri Lanka Records Highest Deflation In 61 Years
Sri Lanka's consumer prices fell by 2.1 percent in November, the highest deflation rate recorded by the economically fragile island nation since 1961, official data showed Saturday.
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Sri Lankan President's Party Wins Majority, Has Complex History With India
The sweeping mandate to the left coalition underlines widening support for his leftist policies, giving him the power to push through his plans to fight poverty and graft in the island nation struggling to emerge from the worst financial crisis.
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"Returning Home": 50 Indian Fishermen Arrested By Sri Lankan Navy Released
Sri Lanka on Friday released 50 Indian fishermen arrested by its Navy for allegedly poaching in the island nation's waters, the Indian mission here said.
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ICC Bans Sri Lanka Star Praveen Jayawickrama For A Year. This Is The Reason
Praveen Jayawickrama has featured for the Island nation in five Tests, five ODIs, and five T20Is, with a total of 32 international wickets to his name across those 15 matches.
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Why Sri Lanka's President Has Called For A Snap General Election - 5 Facts
Sri Lanka will hold a parliamentary election on November 14, the government announced on Tuesday, less than two months after the island nation elected Anura Kumara Dissanayake as its new President.
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Sri Lanka's First Leftist President Sworn In After Landslide Election Win
Sri Lanka's first leftist president was sworn into office Monday vowing to restore public faith in politics after anger over the island nation's unprecedented economic crisis propelled him to a landslide poll win.
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Marxist Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake Wins Sri Lanka's Presidential Elections
Sri Lanka's election commission declared a previously fringe Marxist politician the country's president-elect on Sunday after a vote coloured by discontent over the island nation's response to an unprecedented financial crisis.
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Sri Lanka Announces Visa-Free Access To Indians From October 31
The policy is aimed at attracting more tourists to the island nation, said Harin Fernando, Adviser to the Ministry of Tourism.Â
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Sri Lanka Man Who Jumped Kerala Cops' Custody Detained By Island Nation's Navy
A Sri Lankan national, who had given the slip to the Kerala police while he was being taken to a local court in Kerala's Thrissur as an accused in a drug case last month, has been detained by the Navy in that country, police said on Monday.
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"Current World Order Is WWII Winners' Club, Needs Reform": Lankan Minister
Sri Lanka wants to capitalise on India's growth and it has given an assurance that it will not allow any country, including China, to use it in a way that harms New Delhi's security concerns, the island nation's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs,
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China To Develop Strategic Deep Sea Port, Airport In Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's prime minister said Wednesday that China has pledged to develop the island nation's strategic deep sea port and the capital's airport after talks with his counterpart in Beijing.
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Sri Lanka Detains 32 Indian Fishermen For Alleged Poaching In Island Nation
At least 32 Indian fishermen were detained by the Sri Lankan Navy on Wednesday off the coast of Talaimannar and near the islet of Delft in the northern province for allegedly fishing in the island nation's waters, the largest number of fishermen appr
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21 Indians Arrested In Sri Lanka For Working Illegally On Tourist Visa: Report
Sri Lankan authorities have arrested 21 Indian nationals for illegally operating an online marketing centre in the island nation, violating the relaxed tourist visa norms, a media report said on Wednesday.
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WTC Qualification Scenario: Exact Results India Need To Qualify For Final
To qualify for the final, India must win the final Test of their series against Australia and then hope for a positive Sri Lanka result (or a 0-0 draw) when Pat Cummins' side tours the island nation early next year.
-
14 Indian Fishermen Arrested Over Alleged Poaching, Says Sri Lankan Navy
The Sri Lankan Navy has said it has arrested 14 more Indian fishermen for allegedly fishing in the island nation's territorial waters and seized two fishing trawlers.
-
Cash-Strapped Sri Lanka Records Highest Deflation In 61 Years
Sri Lanka's consumer prices fell by 2.1 percent in November, the highest deflation rate recorded by the economically fragile island nation since 1961, official data showed Saturday.
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Sri Lankan President's Party Wins Majority, Has Complex History With India
The sweeping mandate to the left coalition underlines widening support for his leftist policies, giving him the power to push through his plans to fight poverty and graft in the island nation struggling to emerge from the worst financial crisis.
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"Returning Home": 50 Indian Fishermen Arrested By Sri Lankan Navy Released
Sri Lanka on Friday released 50 Indian fishermen arrested by its Navy for allegedly poaching in the island nation's waters, the Indian mission here said.
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ICC Bans Sri Lanka Star Praveen Jayawickrama For A Year. This Is The Reason
Praveen Jayawickrama has featured for the Island nation in five Tests, five ODIs, and five T20Is, with a total of 32 international wickets to his name across those 15 matches.
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Why Sri Lanka's President Has Called For A Snap General Election - 5 Facts
Sri Lanka will hold a parliamentary election on November 14, the government announced on Tuesday, less than two months after the island nation elected Anura Kumara Dissanayake as its new President.
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Sri Lanka's First Leftist President Sworn In After Landslide Election Win
Sri Lanka's first leftist president was sworn into office Monday vowing to restore public faith in politics after anger over the island nation's unprecedented economic crisis propelled him to a landslide poll win.
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Marxist Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake Wins Sri Lanka's Presidential Elections
Sri Lanka's election commission declared a previously fringe Marxist politician the country's president-elect on Sunday after a vote coloured by discontent over the island nation's response to an unprecedented financial crisis.
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Sri Lanka Announces Visa-Free Access To Indians From October 31
The policy is aimed at attracting more tourists to the island nation, said Harin Fernando, Adviser to the Ministry of Tourism.Â
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Sri Lanka Man Who Jumped Kerala Cops' Custody Detained By Island Nation's Navy
A Sri Lankan national, who had given the slip to the Kerala police while he was being taken to a local court in Kerala's Thrissur as an accused in a drug case last month, has been detained by the Navy in that country, police said on Monday.
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"Current World Order Is WWII Winners' Club, Needs Reform": Lankan Minister
Sri Lanka wants to capitalise on India's growth and it has given an assurance that it will not allow any country, including China, to use it in a way that harms New Delhi's security concerns, the island nation's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs,
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China To Develop Strategic Deep Sea Port, Airport In Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's prime minister said Wednesday that China has pledged to develop the island nation's strategic deep sea port and the capital's airport after talks with his counterpart in Beijing.
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Sri Lanka Detains 32 Indian Fishermen For Alleged Poaching In Island Nation
At least 32 Indian fishermen were detained by the Sri Lankan Navy on Wednesday off the coast of Talaimannar and near the islet of Delft in the northern province for allegedly fishing in the island nation's waters, the largest number of fishermen appr
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21 Indians Arrested In Sri Lanka For Working Illegally On Tourist Visa: Report
Sri Lankan authorities have arrested 21 Indian nationals for illegally operating an online marketing centre in the island nation, violating the relaxed tourist visa norms, a media report said on Wednesday.
