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'Ridiculous': India trashes Pak's airspace denial claim on Sri Lanka aid

India on Tuesday trashed as "ridiculous" Pakistan's claim that its request for using Indian airspace to send humanitarian aid to cyclone-hit Sri Lanka was denied by New Delhi. IMAGE: India has......

India Rushes To Help Ditwah-Hit Sri Lanka

India has ramped up its humanitarian mission to cyclone-hit Sri Lanka under Operation Sagar Bandhu, with the Indian Air Force lying a 65-tonne Bailey bridge to Colombo to restore connectivity in......

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......

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......

India, Sri Lanka sign major defence pact

Signalling an upswing in their strategic ties nearly four decades after the Indian Peace Keeping Force episode, India and Sri Lanka on Saturday inked a defence pact to institutionalise military......

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......

How India Let Sri Lanka Steal Its Tea Crown

India, the land that gave the world Darjeeling and Assam tea, risks losing its place at the global tea table, not because of its leaves, but because of its lost opportunities, notes Kanika Datta.......

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Adani Green Energy, the renewable arm of billionaire Gautam Adani's conglomerate, has withdrawn from two proposed wind power projects in Sri Lanka, following the Island nation's new government......

Touring Sri Lanka Through Prajakta's Eyes

Photograph: Kind courtesy Prajakta Koli/Instagram Mismatched actor Prajakta Koli is touring Sri Lanka with husband Vrishank Khanal, and she treats us to her travel diaries.   Photograph: Kind......

Pakistan to tour Sri Lanka ahead of T20 World Cup

IMAGE: During their tour to Sri Lanka in January 2026, Pakistan will play three T20s. Photograph: ANI Photo The Pakistan Cricket Board has lined up a three-match T20 International series in Sri......

Sri Lanka skipper, pacer return home from Pakistan

IMAGE: In the absence of Charith Asalanka, Dasun Shanaka will lead Sri Lanka in the T20 tri-series featuring Pakistan and Zimbabwe. Photograph: ANI Photo Two senior players of the Sri Lankan......

Azam hits ton as Pakistan beat Sri Lanka in second ODI

IMAGE: Chasing 289 for victory, Pakistan's Babar Azam (left) led the charge with a patient century -- his 20th ODI ton and his first in 84 international innings -- as the hosts overhauled Sri......

Women's WC: Sri Lanka-Australia match abandoned

IMAGE: Heavy downpour and a wet outfield forced the match officials to call off the game between Sri Lanka and Australia in the Women's World Cup, in Colombo, on Saturday. Photograph: Screengrab/X......

Women's World Cup: Sri Lanka, Bangladesh in survival battle

IMAGE: Sri Lanka's players celebrate the fall of a wicket at the women's World Cup. Photograph: Lahiru Harshana/Reuters Their campaign in disarray, Sri Lanka will hope for some respite as they......

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