An Indian nurse from Kerala was stabbed in Kuwait City and is under treatment at Farwaniya Hospital there
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24th Nov 2024 | Updated at 06:19am 24th Nov 2024
Gotabaya Rajapaksa calls for constitutional changes to curb minority parties
- 08 Jan 2020
Sri Lanka’s new president endorsed amending the constitution to reduce the power of minority political parties, saying the country wasn’t suited to a system that creates unstable governments “constantly under the influence of extremism”.
Trouble brewing in post-election Sri Lanka
- 11 Dec 2019
Weeks after the election of hardliner Gotabaya Rajapaksa as the president of Sri Lanka, the prospects for justice and reconciliation between the different communities on the island lie in tatters.
Two large bombs exploded near government offices in Kabul, killing at least 38 people and injuring several others in the deadliest Taliban attack in months
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena came to power nearly six years after the country's brutal civil war ended. He, however, faces several challenges...
A businessman of Indian-origin has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for fraudulently obtaining contracts worth $6 million from a federal program
Well known qawwali singer Amjad Sabri was shot dead by yet-to-be-identified assailants in Karachi
The Sri Lankan government issued a circular last week, announcing an end to the restrictive practice of preventing the issuance of passports to Sri Lankan citizens residing abroad, who were compelled to leave Sri Lanka due to political persecution.
Three Indians (including two women), two Sri Lankans, a Pakistani and a Bangladeshi will be presented the inaugural Queen's Young Leader awards by Her...
The Sri Lankan government on Tuesday said it has refused to agree to a proposal from India to allow Indian fishermen to catch fish in Sri Lankan waters.
A decision by Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena to allow the singing of the national anthem in Tamil has sparked a row, with the move coming under attack from his own Sri Lankan Freedom Party (SLFP)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a forceful pitch for devolution of powers and resources to provinces in Sri Lanka, a key demand of the island’s...
