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Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Monday for his victory in the recent Sri Lankan Presidential elections. PM Modi also expressed his desire to work closely with Sri Lanka. In response, Dissanayake thanked Modi for his kind words and shared his commitment to enhancing ties between the two nations. But, who is Anura Kumara Dissanayake?

NDDB, Amul to provide technical support to enhance milk production in Sri Lanka

Officials of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) and the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which markets milk under the Amul brand, have taken steps to provide necessary technical support for the production of milk in Sri Lanka

Debt restructuring talks underway with IMF, India, China: Sri Lanka President

Addressing a gathering in the Siyambalanduwa district, Wickremesinghe said talks have also started with private creditors on debt restructuring.

Wickremesinghe, Premadasa among four leaders to contest presidential election in Sri Lanka

The process of electing a new president to succeed Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who resigned after unprecedented protests against his government over the country’s economic collapse, has begun.

Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees to Maldives hours before he was due to step down

Gotabaya Rajapaksa, his wife and two bodyguards left aboard a Sri Lankan Air Force plane, an immigration official told Reuters.

HCL Tech commences operations in Sri Lanka

The company plans to hire 1,500 freshers and professionals in the next 18 months.

Sri Lanka seeks $1.1 billion currency swap facility from India amid depleting forex reserves

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has requested India to provide a special USD 1.1 billion currency swap facility to boost the country's draining foreign exchange reserves

Cricket: Sri Lanka team management admit to breaching ICC code

Sri Lankan players refused to take to the field on the third day at St. Lucia last Saturday after match officials accused the team of altering the condition of the ball on the previous day. They eventually resumed play 'under protest'.

Mask-wearing Lankans force India to declare on smog-hit day

In a first ever incident in the 140-year-history of Test cricket, an international team wore anti-pollution masks while fielding and then refused to continue, stopping play for 26 minutes on three occasions.

Slowdown behind: Bajaj targets double-digit growth by July

S Ravikumar, president-business development, Bajaj Auto see robust exports in the month of July and expects sales to be in region of 160,000 units.

Chidambaram hints at vote against Sri Lanka at UN meet

Finance Minister P Chidambaram has hinted at a possible vote against Sri Lanka at a United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) later in March. This comes barely a day after DMK chief M Karunanidhi warned of pulling out his ministers from the Cabinet over the Sri Lankan Tamils issue.