Cyclone Ditwah: India steps up relief ops in Sri Lanka; toll rises to 212

Sri Lanka continued relief and rescue efforts on Sunday with India's assistance in the aftermath of catastrophic floods, landslides and devastation caused by Cyclone Ditwah that killed over 190......

India's concerns force cancellation of Pak-Lanka naval drill in Trincomalee

A plan to hold a military exercise between the navies of Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the strategic waters of Trincomalee was shelved weeks back after New Delhi conveyed its concerns to Colombo over......

The World's First Suicide Bomber

On the night of July 5, the Tigers launched their first kamikaze operation.Miller took the wheels of the explosive-packed truck, smiled at everyone as he turned the ignition key and drove it slowly......

Rajiv Gandhi: 'I Trust Prabhakaran'

As Prabhakaran was leaving his house, Rajiv Gandhi called his son Rahul and asked him to fetch his (Gandhi's) bulletproof jacket.He put the jacket on Prabhakaran's back and remarked with his usual......

Adani opts out of US funding for Colombo Port project

Billionaire Gautam Adani's group has pulled out of a loan deal with a US agency to fund a port terminal in Sri Lanka, saying it will use its own resources for the project. Image used for......

Air India may help India become international transit hub

Consider this: despite a traffic of over 130 million passengers flying international-to-international (I2I) routes per annum over India, only one-sixth of the long-haul traffic (26 million)......

Adani withdraws from $1 bn Sri Lanka power project

Adani Green Energy, the renewable arm of billionaire Gautam Adani's conglomerate, has withdrawn from two proposed wind power projects in Sri Lanka, following the Island nation's new government......

SpiceJet plans flights to Dhaka, Colombo

Low cost airline SpiceJet will introduce international flights to Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal from Kolkata by June. "We have plans to introduce flights from Kolkata to Dhaka, Colombo and......

Sri Lanka players want to leave Pakistan, but board orders them to stay

'SLC immediately engaged with the players and assured them that all such concerns are being duly addressed in close consultation with the Pakistan Cricket board (PCB) and the relevant authorities......

Rain has final say in Sri Lanka-Pakistan Women's WC clash

IMAGE: Pakistan were 18 for no loss in 4.2 overs when the match was called off due to persistent rain. Photograph: ICC Cricket World Cup/X SCORECARD Rain once again played spoilsport at the R......

How fearless batting approach helped SA rout Sri Lanka

'We just treated it as a normal T20 game and wanted to get ahead of the game as soon as we could and not leave it late.' IMAGE: Skipper Laura Wolvaardt hit an unbeaten 60 off 47 balls to propel......

Afghanistan set to skip Pakistan tri-series; PCB mulls options

IMAGE: Afghanistan's participation in an upcoming T20 Tri-Series in Pakistan is in serious doubt amid military conflict between the two countries. Photograph: Afghanistan Cricket Board/X The......

Didn't allow Lankan spinners to settle: Sciver-Brunt

'Picking length is important, recognising what your strengths are. Not letting spinners settle, using lap sweeps, it's good to have that in your armoury.' IMAGE: Nat Sciver-Brunt's 117 off 117......