A camera records India-Sri Lanka partnership
February 6th, 2012 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Feb 6 (IANS) India-Sri Lanka development partnership has come alive through a photographic exhibition titled "India through Sri Lankan Eyes" that opened here Saturday.Curated by Mithra Weerakone, president of ... Read more...
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Kohli starts series as highest-ranked batsman
February 4th, 2012 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Feb 4 (IANS) Virat Kohli will be the highest-ranked batsman in the ODI tri-series that starts Sunday with a clash between India and Australia in Melbourne.Kohli sits in ... Read more...
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8 Indians, 32 Australians, 30 South Africans for IPL-5 auction
January 30th, 2012 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 30 (IANS) Eight Indians, including veteran Test batsman V.V.S. Laxman, 32 Australians and 30 South Africans will be among the 144 players up for sale in the Indian ... Read more...
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Relegation threatened Chirag United face Mohun Bagan in I-League
January 30th, 2012 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Jan 30 (IANS) Time is running out for Chirag United Kerala to turn the tide in their favour. Their latest failure came Saturday as they gifted HAL Bangalore their ... Read more...
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Chikka, Honey on course, English players out in All-India Amateur
January 19th, 2012 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 19 (IANS) Even as the top Indian contenders stayed on course, the English duo was eliminated on the opening day of the All India Amateur Golf Championships Thursday ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan student found hanging in hostel room
January 19th, 2012 - 1:59 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 19 (IANS) A Sri Lankan student of the Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT) was found hanging in his hostel room Thursday morning, police said.No suicide note ... Read more...
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India, Sri Lanka ink four pacts
January 17th, 2012 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Jan 17 (IANS) India and Sri Lanka Tuesday signed four agreements to promote bilateral ties and boost trade between the two countries to $5 billion this year.The agreements were ... Read more...
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I was almost ready to leave Bollywood: Jacqueline Fernandez
December 31st, 2011 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 31 (IANS) Sri Lankan beauty Jacqueline Fernandez was ready to pack her bags and quit Bollywood in 2011. But a slew of projects, and brighter prospects in the ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan found dead in Chennai-bound train
December 29th, 2011 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Dec 29 (IANS) A Sri Lankan national was Thursday found dead in a Chennai-bound train at a Bhopal railway station, officials said Thursday.Varnakula Fernando boarded the Tamil Nadu Express ... Read more...
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Indians invited to invest in Sri Lanka
December 20th, 2011 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Indians have been urged to invest in Sri Lanka, now that the long drawn ethnic conflict has ended.The appeal was made Tuesday by Sri Lanka's ... Read more...
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Iran keen to expand trade ties with Sri Lanka
December 17th, 2011 - 2:35 am ICT by IANS
Colombo, Dec 17 (IANS) Iran is interested in attracting Sri Lankan banks and joint ventures in petroleum and pharmaceutical sectors.According to a statement of the Sri Lanka's Industry and Commerce ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan central bank relaxes regulations
December 13th, 2011 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Dec 13 (IANS) Aiming to spur economic growth, the Sri Lankan central bank has relaxed regulations of foreign investments in corporate debentures of local firms and foreign borrowings by ... Read more...
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SAFF Cup: India beat Sri Lanka 3-0, face Maldives in semifinal
December 7th, 2011 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) India kept alive their hopes of defending the SAFF Cup football title after qualifying for the semifinals with a clinical 3-0 win over Sri ... Read more...
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India to rebuild rail link in Sri Lanka
November 18th, 2011 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) The Indian railways Friday signed a $149 million agreement for reconstruction of a 56-km railway line between Pallai and Kankesanthurai in northern Sri Lanka and ... Read more...
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Vani takes lead in Usha Northern India golf, Gurbani second
November 16th, 2011 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
Noida, Nov 16 (IANS) Vani Kapoor extended her lead to two shots with a second successive round of three-over 75 in the Usha Northern India Ladies Golf here Wednesday.She is ... Read more...
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Australia’s Gold Coast to host 2018 Commonwealth Games
November 12th, 2011 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Basseterre (St. Kitts), Nov 12 (IANS) Australia's Gold Coast has been chosen to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games, beating the bid of Sri Lanka's Hambantota in the process.The Commonwealth Games ... Read more...
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Decision to hold next CHOGM in Sri Lanka criticised
October 30th, 2011 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
Perth, Oct 30 (IANS) The decision to go ahead with the next Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Sri Lanka in 2013 is "contrary to the association's fundamental values ... Read more...
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Mood sours as CHOGM stalls rights monitor move
October 29th, 2011 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
Perth, Oct 29 (IANS) The mood turned distinctly sour at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) here Saturday, with civil society members decrying the grouping's inability to set ... Read more...
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Rajat Gupta indicted in insider trading case
October 26th, 2011 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Oct 26 (IANS) Rajat Gupta, a former Indian-American Goldman Sachs director, was indicted for securities fraud by a US federal court shortly after he surrendered to authorities Wednesday ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka amateur golf: Chikka, Gagan win men’s team title
October 20th, 2011 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
Kandy, Oct 20 (IANS) The Indian men's team of S. Chikkrangrappa and Gagan Verma won the international team event at the Sri Lankan Amateur Open Golf Championships, edging out Bangladesh ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka amateur golf: Gurbani, Gauri second after first round
October 19th, 2011 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Kandy, Oct 19 (IANS) Indian girls Gurbani Singh and Gauri Monga were lying second at the end of the first round of the Sri Lankan amateur golf championships here Wednesday.The ... Read more...
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India signs Rs.300-cr deal for interceptor boats
October 17th, 2011 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) In a bid to plug gaps in its coastal security, India has signed a Rs.300 crore deal for importing 80 fast interceptor craft (FIC) for ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka one gold behind leader India in South Asian Beach Games
October 13th, 2011 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Oct 13 (IANS) Sri Lankan swimmers swept all the gold medals in the life-saving event at the first South Asian Beach Games allowing the hosts to almost catch up ... Read more...
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Maldives to host second South Asian Beach Games
October 13th, 2011 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Oct 13 (IANS) Maldives will host the second South Asian Beach Games in 2013, the South Asian Olympic Council (SAOC) confirmed.The decision was taken at the SAOC meeting at ... Read more...
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Mumbai Indians spin dream win in CLT20 final
October 10th, 2011 - 1:14 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 9 (IANS) Mumbai Indians turned on their spin power and beat fancied Royal Challengers Bangalore by 31 runs in the final of the Nokia Champions League T20 ... Read more...
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Indian bags first gold in South Asian Beach Games
October 9th, 2011 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Oct 9 (IANS) India started its medal hunt in the inaugural South Asian Beach Games in Hambantota, claiming both the gold and silver medals in equestrian-tentpegging event.Nepal won the ... Read more...
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NSW Blues set 204-run target for RCB in CLT20 semis
October 7th, 2011 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 7 (IANS) A defiant New South Wales Blues (NSW) set a target of 204 runs for home team Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the first semi-final of the ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka seek Asian support for hosting Commonwealth Games
October 7th, 2011 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Oct 7 (IANS) Sri Lanka have sought support from Asian countries to secure the rights to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games.A delegation from Asia arrived in the country Friday ... Read more...
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Dabur to set up plant in Sri Lanka
September 27th, 2011 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) Dabur India Tuesday said it was setting up a Sri Lankan subsidiary, Dabur Lanka Pvt Ltd, and will invest $15 million (Rs.70 crore) there.Dabur Lanka ... Read more...
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Dhoni takes the blame for defeat
September 25th, 2011 - 1:25 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 24 (IANS) Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni of Chennai Super Kings blamed himself for missing a stumping of Lasith Malinga whose unbeaten 37 off 18 balls took Mumbai ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka, India hold largest naval exercise
September 19th, 2011 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Sep 19 (IANS) The Sri Lankan and Indian navies Monday began their largest joint exercise off the east coast of the island nation, an officer said.The joint exercise, code-named ... Read more...
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Dengue toll reaches 29 in Pakistan’s Punjab province
September 16th, 2011 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 16 (IANS) The onslaught of dengue is still on in Pakistan's Punjab province with 29 people having succumbed to the disease so far and 5,500 cases confirmed in ... Read more...
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5,000 suspected dengue cases reported in Pakistan
September 14th, 2011 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 14 (IANS) About 5,000 suspected cases of dengue fever have been reported from across Pakistan, Punjab's capital Lahore alone reporting over 4,000 of these cases.The government of Pakistan's ... Read more...
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Galle pitch not dangerous, says Sri Lanka cricket chief
September 7th, 2011 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Sep 7 (IANS) The Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) president does not consider the pitch for the first Test against Austrlia at Galle was dangerous as none was injured during ... Read more...
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NTPC ties up with Sri Lankan firm
September 6th, 2011 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) The National Thermal Power Corp Ltd (NTPC) said it Tuesday signed a pact with Sri Lanka's Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) to set up a 500 ... Read more...
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