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India-Japan look to restart trilateral cooperation with Sri Lanka, but with caution

More than two years after Sri Lanka cancelled a joint India-Japan MoU for the East Container Terminal project in Colombo, the three countries are studying ways of restarting trilateral cooperation. Officials said it is “early to say” whether India and Japan will execute projects in Sri Lanka jointly as they…

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Muttiah Muralitharan to set up manufacturing unit at Mummigatti FMCG Cluster in Dharwad

Muttiah Muralitharan's company to set up plant in Dharwad's FMCG Cluster with ₹439.18 crore investment, creating 500 jobs. Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan's company to invest ₹439.18 crore in FMCG Cluster in Dharwad, creating 500 jobs. Construction to begin soon. In-principle approval given by State govt. for 20 lakh LPD…

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Sri Lanka on path of economic recovery: FM Shehan Semasinghe

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Sri Lankan president vows to strengthen provincial governments to share power with Tamil minority

Sri Lanka’s president says he will strengthen provincial governments to meet long-standing demands for self-rule from the ethnic Tamil minority, an issue that led to a bloody quarter-century civil war in the island nation

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Three Sri Lankan fishermen arrested near Vedaranyam coast in T.N.

Three Sri Lankan fishermen arrested near Vedaranyam coast in Nagapattinam district after engine failure stranded them mid-sea. Identified as Ronald Reagen, Sivakumar, and Srikanthan, they were rescued by Coastal Security Group and taken to marine police station. Boat and fishing equipment confiscated; investigations ongoing.

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Nine Mandapam fishermen released by Sri Lankan court

Nine fishermen from Mandapam, who were arrested by Sri Lankan Navy personnel on July 25 on the charge of poaching in their territorial waters, were released on bail with certain conditions by a court in the island nation on Tuesday. Rameswaram

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Sai Kishore eyes a maiden India cap

Sai Kishore eyes a maiden India cap. Over the last few years, R. Sai Kishore has made rapid progress in domestic cricket, especially in the shorter formats. He has already been a part of a limited-overs tour to Sri Lanka in 2021, was back-up for the home series against West…

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Noor Ahmed makes return to Afghanistan side for ODI series against Sri Lanka

Afghanistan named 18-member squad for the three-match ODI series against Pakistan that will be played in Sri Lanka, with young spinner Noor Ahmed set to make a comeback into the side ahead of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup in India later this year from October 5 to November 19…

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India hands over ₹450 million to Sri Lanka to fund its digital identity project

India grants Sri Lanka ₹450 million for digital identity project, a crucial step in the island nation's digitalisation. Indian High Commissioner handed over the funds to State Minister of Technology, Kanaka Herath.

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Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby 2023: next episode, locations and interviews

Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby 2023 sees Monica Galetti and new presenter Rob Rinder on a whirlwind, worldwide voyage of discovery.

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Australia will soon have its first Islamic bank. What does this mean, and what are the challenges?

Islamic banks have become an integral part of the financial system in many Muslim-majority countries, as well as in nations with sizeable Muslim minorities such as the United Kingdom, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Thailand.

The Conversation

Microsoft Hires AWS’s Puneet Chandok To Lead India Operations

Microsoft Corp has announced the appointment of Puneet Chandok as Corporate Vice President of Microsoft India and South Asia

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World Cup 2023 | Pakistan agree to playing India on October 14, will be pitted against Sri Lanka on October 10 instead of 12

The marquee World Cup clash between India and Pakistan will be held in Ahmedabad on October 14, instead of originally scheduled date October 15

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NIA arrests 12th accused in Coimbatore car blast case

NIA arrests 12th person in Coimbatore car blast case; accused was close friend of mastermind. NIA sleuths made out role of Idris in conspiracy after examining call detail records and confessions of other accused. NIA filed chargesheet against 6 accused and supplementary chargesheet against 5 others. Accused operated IS module…

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Sri Lanka-bound ganja consignment intercepted at Nagapattinam, six arrested

special team of Nagapattinam Police on Monday, July 31, arrested six persons who were suspected to be part of an international ganja smuggling gang and seized over 300 kg of contraband bound for Sri Lanka.

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Sri Lankan envoy bats for land connectivity

Land connectivity is essential for the growth of ties between India and its neighbouring island, said the Sri Lankan envoy here, pitching for connectivity projects resembling the “Channel tunnel” from the U.K. to Europe as a possible future initiative if environmental concerns are cleared.

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It was surreal to have the India jersey with my name: Sai Sudharsan

Sai Sudharsan’s stock has been rising as he hops from one tournament to another; he had a decent outing in the ACC Emerging Cup, scoring 220 runs from five games Puducherry: Ever since his heroics in the IPL, where he scored a brilliant 96 in the final for Gujarat Titans…

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Four Sri Lankans arrive in Dhanushkodi, say economic crisis has made life unaffordable in the island nation

Four of a family from Jaffna in Sri Lanka reached the Dhanushkodi islet on a boat in the early hours of Monday, Marine Police in Rameswaram said. The Mandapam Rehabilitation Centre now houses about 270 people from Sri Lanka who have arrived since early last year, when the island nation…

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Along with Japan and India, China can join debt relief effort for Sri Lanka: Nirmala Sitharaman

Ms. Sitharaman said that a comprehensive, better and quicker approach is required to address the problem within the common framework of the IMF and World Bank, as well as “outside” it.

The Independent UK

With one eye on China, Japan backs Sri Lanka as a partner in the Indo-Pacific

Japan’s Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi says that Sri Lanka's strategic location in the Indian Ocean makes it a key partner in realizing a free and open Indo-Pacific

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Indigenously-built Indian naval ship to visit Sri Lanka

Indian naval ship ‘Khanjar’, an indigenously-built Missile Corvette of the Khukri class, will make a three-day visit to Sri Lanka’s eastern harbour of Trincomalee to further people-to-people connect and familiarise the people with the Indian Navy

The Independent UK

French President Macron visits his counterpart in Sri Lanka

French President Emmanuel Macron is visiting his Sri Lankan counterpart in the first visit by a French leader to the Indian Ocean island nation

Dynamite News

French President Emmanuel Macron to visit Sri Lanka this weekend

French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Sri Lanka this weekend, following his return from Papua New Guinea, reported Lankan news organization News First on Thursday citing French media. Read Further on Dynamite News:

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What are Black July massacres that triggered Sri Lanka’s 26-year civil war?

Long-simmering ethnic tensions between mainly Buddhist Sinhalese and largely Hindu Tamil minority led to the civil war.

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SL vs Pak second Test | Noman bags 7 as Pakistan crush Sri Lanka to sweep series

Pakistan eyes 2-0 sweep vs Sri Lanka as visitors declare on 576/5, 410-run lead. Mohammad Rizwan completes 8th Test 50, Agha Salman 132* & Abdullah Shafique 201.

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