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  176 turtles, 20 dolphins dead after cargo ship fire in Sri Lanka

  World | July 11, 2021 9:56 IST

  Sri Lanka's Ports and Shipping Minister told Parliament that Govt Analyst and Veterinary Research Institute were conducting investigations to ascertain cause of marine animals' death, reports Xinhua news agency.

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  Virtual summit during pandemic was watermark of India-Sri Lanka relationship: EAM

  News | January 06, 2021 17:59 IST

  COVID-19 pandemic has not dented India-Sri Lanka bilateral cooperation, said External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar during India-Sri Lanka joint press conference on January 06.

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  Watch: Rain lashes Karnataka's Hubli

  News | June 15, 2020 16:33 IST

  Grey clouds covered Karnataka's Hubli and showered pleasant rain on the city. The sudden weather change dropped the temperature of the city and made a pleasant weather for the locals of Hubli. Monsoon has already arrived in Karnataka.

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  Stranded Indians in Colombo applaud Vande Bharat Mission

  News | June 15, 2020 16:47 IST

  Indian nationals stranded in Sri Lanka arrived at Colombo Airport for the special Air India flight AI 1202 for repatriation. This is the 3rd phase of Vande Bharat Mission.

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  Sri Lanka to relax curfew in Colombo

  World | May 26, 2020 10:01 IST

  Sri Lankan authorities said a curfew in capital Colombo and the outskirts of Gampaha, which was imposed on March 24 to prevent the spread of COVID-19, will be relaxed on Tuesday. 

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  Sri Lanka announces first coronavirus case

  World | March 11, 2020 11:42 IST

  Sri Lanka on Wednesday announced its first coronavirus case, a 52-year-old tour guide who had come in contact with a group of Italian tourists.

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  IMF says Lanka’s economy recovering from Easter Sunday attacks, projects 3.7 pc GDP growth in 2020

  World | February 08, 2020 14:06 IST

  The IMF has said that Sri Lanka’s economy is gradually recovering from Easter Sunday terrorist attacks in 2019 with GDP growth projected at 3.7 per cent in 2020.

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  Sri Lanka lifts 25-year ban on private helicopter flights from Colombo

  World | January 17, 2020 17:37 IST

  In a bid to boost tourism, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday lifted a 25-year ban on the operation of helicopter flights by private operators from Colombo.

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  7 Indians nabbed in SL for overstaying

  India | January 13, 2020 13:50 IST

  According to Immigration sources, the Indian nationals reportedly arrived in Sri Lanka on a 30-day business visa and had engaged in employment violating its conditions and also overstayed the designated visa period.

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  Sri Lanka flag carrier changes route to avoid Iran-Iraq airspace

  World | January 08, 2020 16:18 IST

  Sri Lankan Airlines, the island nation's flag carrier, announced on Wednesday that it has changed the route of its Colombo-London-Colombo flights to avoid the airspaces of Iran and Iraq due to heightened tensions in the region.

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  Gotabaya Rajapaksa return to power triggers concern for human rights

  World | November 26, 2019 10:50 IST

  With the Rajapaksas once again in power after losing the 2015 election, human rights activists fear that there will be no progress in investigating the cases of alleged enforced disappearances and extra-judicial killings during the government of Mahinda (2005-2015) when Gotabaya was the military chief and presided over the final offensive against the Tamil Tiger guerrillas.

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  Vistara begins Mumbai-Colombo flight service

  November 26, 2019 8:32 IST

    "The airline now flies daily (except Wednesdays) between Mumbai and Colombo, making it the first to offer the choice of Premium Economy Class for travel between India and Sri Lanka, in addition to Economy and Business Class," the airline said in a statement.

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  Gotabaya Rajapaksa sworn in as Sri Lankan President

  World | November 18, 2019 15:47 IST

  Sri Lanka's controversial wartime defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa was on Monday sworn in as the country's President at the Ruwanweli Seya precincts in the ancient north-central town of Anuradhapura.

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  Gunmen open fire on buses carrying Sri Lanka voters

  World | November 16, 2019 10:30 IST

  A group of unidentified gunmen open fire on two buses on two buses carrying voters in Sri Lanka's Mannar district on Saturday as polling was underway for the island nation's presidential election

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  Vistara to start flights on Mumbai-Colombo route from Nov 25

  India | October 25, 2019 16:45 IST

  Sri Lanka is a very promising destination for Vistara, given the growth it continues to record in trade and tourism, especially as India is the largest tourism source market for Sri Lanka," said Leslie Thng, Chief Executive Officer, Vistara.

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  Five suspects of Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka repatriated from UAE

  World | June 14, 2019 13:24 IST

  A team comprising officials of the Criminal Investigations Department took Mohamed Milhan and other suspects in its custody in Dubai and brought them back for further questioning.

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  NIA arrests follower of Sri Lankan bombing mastermind, conspiring to launch suicide attack in Kerala

  India | April 30, 2019 11:13 IST

  During interrogation, Riyas disclosed that he has been following speeches/videos of the Sri Lanka attack mastermind for more than a year and has also followed the speeches of controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik.

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  Sri Lanka blasts: US issues new travel advisory, authorises voluntary departure of non-emergency govt employees

  World | April 28, 2019 11:53 IST

  The advisory added that the US government had limited ability to provide emergency services to American citizens in Sri Lanka due to the security environment.

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  ISIS claims three militants blown up during raid with security forces in Sri Lanka

  World | April 28, 2019 9:55 IST

  The Special Task Force and Army troops, following a tip-off, raided a house in Kalmunai city, about 360 kms from Colombo leading to the heavy exchange of fire with the armed group.

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  15 killed in raid on Islamist hideout in Sri Lanka

  World | April 27, 2019 10:45 IST

  On Friday, 10 people were arrested from across the country bringing the number detained since the Easter Sunday bombings to 80.