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  9 Sri Lankans arrested for illegal drugs and arms trade in India: NIA

  India | December 19, 2022 22:55 IST

  The NIA official said all nine arrests were made from the Trichy special camp housing Tamil refugees from Sri Lanka.

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  Sri Lankans describe abuse as Russian captives in Ukraine

  World | September 24, 2022 23:15 IST

  Russia Ukraine War: The group said they were captured at the first checkpoint out of Kupiansk and then taken to Vovchansk, near the border with Russia, where they were held in the factory with around 20 Ukrainians.

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  Sri Lanka turn down offer to play T20 in Pakistan after Lahore attacks

  Cricket | July 28, 2017 13:37 IST

  It was Sri Lanka's team which had come under attack from militants in March, 2009 in Lahore after which no top Test team has toured Pakistan because of security concerns and the PCB has been forced to hold its home series in the UAE.

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  29 Sri Lankans return from Yemen

  World | April 09, 2015 10:51 IST

   Colombo: Twenty-nine Sri Lankans have returned back from the strife-torn country of Yemen, an official said.The people arrived at Colombo's Bandaranaike International Airport on Wednesday night, Xinhua reported.Deputy Foreign Minister Ajith Perera termed the return

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  Sri Lankans celebrate after WorldT20 win

  Cricket | April 07, 2014 9:25 IST

  COLOMBO, Sri Lanka :Sri Lanka's cricket fans took to the streets to celebrate their team's World Twenty20 title on Sunday, waving flags, cheering and lighting firecrackers.   Sri Lanka chased down India's modest 130-4 in 20

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  32 Lankans living in India on the list of banned LTTE remnants

  World | April 06, 2014 18:23 IST

  Colombo: Thirty two Sri Lankans currently residing in India are among 422 individuals named by the Sri Lankan government as members of the banned LTTE offshoots.  Sri Lanka last week banned LTTE and 15 other