Anura Dissanayake takes oath as Sri Lanka’s 9th President
Colombo, Sep 23 (IANS) Anura Dissanayake, leader of the Marxist-leaning Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) party, was sworn in on Monday as the ninth President of...
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EAM Jaishankar interacts with new Lankan Foreign Service recruits
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New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Monday interacted with the latest batch of Sri Lanka Foreign Service (SLFS) officers who...
Sri Lanka sets crucial Presidential poll for September 21
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Colombo, July 26 (IANS) Sri Lanka has set the crucial Presidential election for September 21, the Election Commission announced on Friday morning. The gazette notification...
Rakesh Ramanlal Shah appointed Honorary Consul of Sri Lanka in Gujarat, receives Commission of Appointment
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New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Rakesh Ramanlal Shah, Chairman & Managing Director of GSEC Ltd, who was appointed as the Honorary Consul for Sri Lanka...
SL thanks India, key bilateral creditors for finalising $10 billion debt deal
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Colombo, June 27 (IANS) With a major move to turn around the country’s worst-ever financial crisis, Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe thanked India and other...
Visit of External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar to Sri Lanka
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New Delhi, June 21: External Affairs Minister (EAM), Dr. S. Jaishankar paid an official visit to Sri Lanka on 20 June 2024. It is the...
EAM Jaishankar to visit Sri Lanka as India amplifies ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy
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New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) In what would be his first bilateral visit after the formation of the BJP-led NDA government under the leadership of...
Negotiations underway on sale of surplus renewable energy to India: Lankan President
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New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Sunday that negotiations are currently underway regarding the sale of surplus renewable energy...
Hailing PM Modi’s re-election, Sri Lanka backs India’s permanent seat at UNSC
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Colombo, June 5 (IANS) Congratulating Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the BJP-led NDA’s “historic” achievement of securing three consecutive victories in the Lok Sabha elections,...
UPI services launched in Sri Lanka, Mauritius
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New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) India on Monday successfully launched its Unified Payment Interface (UPI) services in Sri Lanka and Mauritius. RuPay card services were...
UPI goes live in Sri Lanka
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Colombo, 12 February 2024: Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi along with the President of Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremesinghe and the Prime Minister of Mauritius, Pravind Jugnauth...
PM Modi congratulates Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina on poll victory
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New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina and congratulated her for securing a historic fourth consecutive...
The President, Droupadi Murmu accepted credentials from Kshenuka Dhireni Senewiratne, High Commissioner of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
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The President, Droupadi Murmu accepted credentials from Kshenuka Dhireni Senewiratne, High Commissioner of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New...
New High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka assumes charge
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Colombo, Dec 22: Santosh Jha, presented his credentials to President Ranil Wickremesinghe on 22 December 2023 at a ceremony held at the Presidential Secretariat and...
Sri Lanka records $1.8 bn tourism revenue till Nov
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Colombo, Dec 9 (IANS) Sri Lanka recorded $1.8 billion tourism revenue till November this year, 78.3 per cent up from the corresponding period previous year,...
India-Sri Lanka joint military exercise ‘Mitra Shakti’ commences
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New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) The ninth edition of the annual India-Sri Lanka joint military exercise “Mitra Shakti 2023” commenced on Thursday in Aundh (Pune),...
US joins Adani Group to build terminal at Colombo Port
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Colombo, Nov 9 (IANS) The US had joined the Adani Group with a half a billion dollar loan to build a new deep water shipping...
Finance Minister of India launches new initiatives throughout Sri Lanka in diverse areas
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New Delhi, Nov 03: – Immediate roll out of USD 15 million grant for promotion of Buddhist ties – Allocation of USD 10 million for solar electrification...
Sitharaman inaugurates SBI branch in Sri Lanka’s Trincomalee
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New Delhi, November 2 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday inaugurated a State Bank of India (SBI) branch in Sri Lanka’s Trincomalee city,...
Sitharaman to embark on 3-day visit to Sri Lanka on Nov 1
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New Delhi, Nov 01 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will embark on Wednesday on an official three-day visit to Sri Lanka. Sitharaman will deliver a...
Sri Lanka to increase VAT to 18% in 2024
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Colombo, Oct 31 (IANS) Sri Lankan has approved to increase the value added tax (VAT) to 18 per cent from January, 2024, cabinet spokesperson Bandula...