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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...

Op Sagar Bandhu: Another C-130J deployed, Mi-17s on standby in Colombo

The IAF has deployed another C-130J transport aircraft as part of India's humanitarian assistance extended to Sri Lanka under Operation Sagar Bandhu, and positioned Mi-17 V5 helicopters in Colombo...

Cyclone Ditwah wreaks havoc in Sri Lanka, 80 killed; India provides relief

Sri Lanka on Friday grappled with one of its worst disasters as cyclonic storm Ditwah wreaked havoc, causing floods and landslides that left more than 80 dead, amid a trail of destruction and...

153 dead as Ditwah leaves trail of destruction in Lanka; rain pounds TN

Sri Lanka was on Saturday picking up pieces after widespread destruction caused by a powerful cyclone with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake declaring a state of emergency throughout the country...

Sri Lankan navy opens fire on Indian fishermen, 5 hurt

Five Indian fishermen sustained serious injuries, including two of them seriously, in an incident of firing by the Sri Lankan Navy in the proximity of Delft Island early Tuesday, triggering a...

India's NCDEX eyes 20% stake in Sri Lanka's first commodity exchange

India’s leading agriculture commodity exchange, the National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX), has decided to acquire around a 20 per cent stake in a new commodities and financial...

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Adani Green Energy, the renewable arm of billionaire Gautam Adani's conglomerate, has withdrawn from two proposed wind power projects in Sri Lanka, following the Island nation's new government...

'You Can't Understand Human Beings...'

'...without looking into yourself.''What matters most is human relationships and the human mind.' IMAGE: Roshan Mathew and Darshana Rajendran in Paradise. A film-maker, who chooses to make a...

'I Wanted To Beat People Up...'

'Suddenly the audience pool feels bigger, like everyone is watching everything now.''It's no longer limited in terms of boundaries, like a state or a language.''Whether it's a series, a movie or...

PCB mulls over playing India at T20 WC after Sri Lanka request

The Pakistan Cricket Board is weighing a potential reversal of its boycott against playing India in the T20 World Cup after Sri Lanka Cricket warned of financial repercussions, prompting government...

India boycott row: BCB chief in Lahore as ICC, PCB confer

Bangladesh Cricket Board president Amin ul Islam is in Lahore to mediate between the PCB and ICC, aiming to resolve the potential boycott of the high-stakes T20 World Cup match between Pakistan 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...

T20 World Cup: PCB seeks Pakistan PM Sharif's nod for India match

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is set to make the final call on whether the nation will boycott its highly anticipated T20 World Cup match against India, amidst ICC discussions and...

Pak army called in to protect Sri Lankan cricketers

The cricket stadium and the hotel where the Sri Lanka team is staying are both less than 10 km from the site of the bombing. IMAGE: A police officer stands outside a court building in Islamabad...