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Indian woman shares 'culture shock' after visiting Sri Lanka: ‘Not one pothole’

The woman shared several observations from her week-long trip to Sri Lanka.

Updated 1 day ago

Drug smuggling info leak led to clashes in Sri Lankan prison that killed 26

Security personnel escort prisoners to a bus at Negombo prison on the outskirts of Colombo on July 6, 2026, following overnight clashes between inmates of two drug gangs.

Updated 6 days ago

25 dead, 100 injured in clashes between two groups at Sri Lanka prison

A crowd of people wait outside a prison where deadly clashes broke out on Sunday, in Negombo, 35 kilometers (22 miles) north of the capital Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Updated 7 days ago

Indian man skips Rishikesh after seeing ₹15K hotel prices, goes to Sri Lanka

An Indian man chose Sri Lanka over Rishikesh as both holidays cost roughly the same

Updated 18 days ago

Tilak Varma makes his stand clear on Vaibhav Sooryavanshi amid scrutiny

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi gets backing from his India A skipper.

Updated 23 days ago

Sooryavanshi’s struggle in ‘probation period’ could force BCCI to rethink

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has a major reckoner awaiting him.

Updated 24 days ago

Ex-Sri Lanka president Wickremesinghe urges opposition unity

Ex-Sri Lanka president Wickremesinghe urges opposition unity

Published 28 days ago

Ex-Sri Lankan intelligence chief linked to Easter Sunday attacks that killed 279

Sri Lanka's Roman Catholics paid homage to the victims of 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, during its 7th anniversary at the St. Anthony's Church in Colombo.

Published 33 days ago

Shenaz Treasury, trolled for remarks on India, reacts: ‘I stand by what I said’

Shenaz questioned why littering and spitting continue to be normalised in India.

Updated 46 days ago

‘India is dirtiest’: Vlogger praises Sri Lanka’s cleanliness

Shenaz Treasury shared a video highlighting people's civic sense in Sri Lanka and its lack in India, and how this impacts travel.

Updated 47 days ago

Sooryavanshi named in India A squad for SL tri-series

Rajasthan Royals' Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in action during IPL 2026. (AP)

Updated 60 days ago

Report: Ceylon Literary and Arts Festival 2026

Academic Ruvani Ranasinha in conversation with International Booker Prize winning translator Deepa Bhasthi (right) at the Ceylon Literary and Arts Festival 2026 (Courtesy Ceylon Literary and Arts Festival)

Published 60 days ago

Bengaluru IT couple swims from Sri Lanka to India in 11 hours. Watch

The couple swam from Sri Lanka to India in 10 hours and 45 minutes.

Published 63 days ago

Indian man says Sri Lanka felt ‘cleaner, calmer and cheaper’ than India

An Indian man shared that Sri Lanka reminded him of what Goa felt like before overcrowding increased.

Published 65 days ago

Sri Lanka Finance Ministry confirms USD 2.5 million loss due to hacking

Sri Lanka Finance Ministry confirms USD 2.5 million loss due to hacking

Published 81 days ago

Ex-Oracle US employee says India felt ‘exhausting’ while Sri Lanka felt peaceful

An American man said that travelling in India felt overwhelming and exhausting

Updated 81 days ago

Sri Lanka commemorates 7th anniversary of Easter blasts

Sri Lanka commemorates 7th anniversary of Easter blasts

Published 83 days ago

VP Radhakrishnan to visit Sri Lanka’s Nuwara Eliya to meet beneficiaries of Indian Housing Project

VP Radhakrishnan to visit Sri Lanka’s Nuwara Eliya to meet beneficiaries of Indian Housing Project

Published 84 days ago

Sri Lanka's opposition slams govt over energy minister's resignation after coal probe announcement

Sri Lanka's opposition slams govt over energy minister's resignation after coal probe announcement

Published 85 days ago

Sri Lanka's energy minister resigns on coal import issue days after surviving no trust motion

Sri Lanka's energy minister resigns on coal import issue days after surviving no trust motion

Published 87 days ago

Sri Lanka appoints high powered probe on coal imports for power generation

Sri Lanka appoints high powered probe on coal imports for power generation

Published 87 days ago

Fuel cuts, WFH: How India's neighbours are dealing with global energy crisis

Shopkeepers at a market shut early as part of the energy-saving measures put in by Bangladesh to handle its energy crisis related to the Iran war,

Updated 98 days ago

‘Sri Lanka has embarrassed me’: Indian woman questions India’s beach cleanliness

An Indian woman reflected on Sri Lanka’s beaches, saying the issue is not money but mindset.

Updated 100 days ago

'Swift support': Sri Lanka receives 38,000 tonnes of fuel from India amid crisis

Earlier this week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with the Sri Lankan President regarding the energy crisis brought on by the war between US-Israel and Iran.

Published 106 days ago

PM Modi, Sri Lanka President discuss energy crisis amid US-Iran war

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday spoke with Sri Lanka's President Anura Kumara Dissanayake regarding the energy crisis brought on by the US-Iran war.

Published 111 days ago

How Pakistan's disinformation campaign against India over IRIS Dena got exposed

A Sri Lankan Navy tug boat and naval vessels approach Iranian naval vessel IRIS Dena during a rescue operation on March 5

Updated 115 days ago

Every Wednesday a public holiday: Sri Lanka announces measure to conserve fuel

An employee fills petrol in an autorickshaw at a filling station in Wellawatte on the outskirts of Colombo.

Published 118 days ago

Crew of Iran ship docked in Kochi departs for Armenia

Caption: IRIS Lavan docked at Kochi on March 4 and its 183-member crew was accommodated at naval facilities (X/IN_WNC)

Updated 122 days ago

Sri Lanka hands over bodies of 45 Iranian sailors to embassy

Sri Lankan navy personnel evacuating rescued Iranian sailors from the IRIS Dena frigate after a US submarine attack off Sri Lanka's southern coast in Galle. (AFP)

Updated 122 days ago

The Final Days of an Iranian Navy Crew Before the U.S. Torpedoed Their Ship

Sri Lanka Navy personnel assist Iranian sailors after responding to a distress call from their vessel, the IRIS Dena.

Updated 125 days ago

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