The petitioner stated that her husband S Rafiyudeen, a traditional fisherman, was falsely implicated in a drug case by the Sri Lankan police on February 24 in 2013 and lodged in prison at Wellikada,...

Opener Avishka Fernando made 50 off 71 balls, while Charith Asalanka top-scored with 65 off 68 deliveries.

India have retained the playing XI that won the first match on Sunday by seven wickets.

The players have rejected new annual contracts which offer lower base salaries and more performance-based incentives but played in Bangladesh and England after signing tour contracts.

Attacks on Indian fishermen by Lankan Naval personnel have been on the rise and they were facing severe hardship, he said.

In an online interaction with officials here, High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay said India would be happy to collaborate with the country in its transition towards organic...

Sri Lanka is facing a severe shortage of AstraZeneca vaccines as the producer in the neighbouring India failed to provide the promised stock due to the crisis in that country.

Sri Lanka has so far reported 210,661 Covid-19 cases, out of which 178,259 patients had recovered and been discharged, bringing down the active patient count to 30,613, Xinhua reported.

More than 270,000 people have been affected and about 100,000 buildings lost power, an official added.

The vessel was holding about 325 metric tonnes of fuel in its tanks. Also, X-Press Pearl was loaded with 1,486 containers carrying about 25 tonnes of hazardous nitric acid and other chemicals.