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An overcrowded bus carrying dozens of Buddhist pilgrims crashed into a precipice in Sri Lanka on Sunday, killing 15 and injuring at least 30, local police said. Among the worst road accidents in the country in decades, the state-owned bus was travelling through the central hilly region of Kotmale when …

Colombo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday interacted with members of the 1996 World Cup-winning Sri Lankan cricket team and said the triumph captured the imagination of countless sports lovers. PM Modi is on a two-day official visit to Sri Lanka. The PM arrived here on Friday night for bilateral …

Colombo/New Delhi: India and the United Arab Emirates agreed to develop an energy hub in Sri Lanka, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Saturday, as New Delhi’s competition with China grows in the Indian Ocean island nation. The three nations signed the pact for the hub during Prime Minister …

India and Sri Lanka signed a major defence cooperation pact for the first time ever after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Anura Kumara Dissanayake spoke. The two countries signed a few more pacts, including one to develop Trincomalee as an energy hub. Another agreement was signed to provide India’s multi-sectoral …

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday was conferred with Sri Lanka’s highest civilian award – the Mithra Vibhushana – during his three-day visit to the island nation. Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake gave the prestigious award to PM Modi in honour of his efforts to strengthen bilateral …