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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......

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......

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......

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Adani Green Energy, the renewable arm of billionaire Gautam Adani's conglomerate, has withdrawn from two proposed wind power projects in Sri Lanka, following the Island nation's new government......

Adani's Sri Lanka port JV gets $553 mn from US

The US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) will be investing funds to the tune of $553 million in Colombo West International Terminal Pvt Ltd – a consortium of India's largest......

ITC's luxury project in Colombo hit as Sri Lanka economy sinks

ITC’s first foreign venture in the hotel space – a premium and luxury mixed-use development – has been “adversely impacted” by Sri Lanka’s economic crisis, the......

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......

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......

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......

Women's WC: South Africa steamroll Sri Lanka in rain-hit clash

IMAGE: South African openers Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits guided their side to a dominant win over Sri Lanka in the ICC Women's ODI World Cup, in Colombo, on Friday. Photograph: ICC Cricket......

Women's WC: Rain washes out Sri Lanka-New Zealand match

IMAGE: Sri Lanka continue to languish in seventh place with two points from four games, while New Zealand are fifth with three points from as many matches. Photograph: White Ferns/X Sri Lanka and......

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