Sri Lanka to host India and South Africa in women’s tri-nation series
Sri Lanka will host a ti-nation women’s ODI series, involving India and South Africa during the months of April and May.
Sri Lanka will host a ti-nation women’s ODI series, involving India and South Africa during the months of April and May.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Sri Lanka in the first week of April at the invitation of Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the local media reported on Wednesday.
Parroting the BJP's view, Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi on Sunday squarely blamed the then Congress government of Indira Gandhi and the DMK government of late M Karunanidhi in the state for ceding the Katchatheevu islet in the Palk Strait to Sri Lanka in 1974.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, former President of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe and other foreign dignitaries at a media event here.
The event was organised at the amphitheatre in Bharat Mandapam as part of the Bharat Tex 2025 exhibition being held here from February 14-16.
The two countries agreed to launch India's UPI (Unified Payments Interface) technology in the island nation, accelerate mutual cooperation in tourism, power, trade, higher education, and skill development.
“Sri Lanka also has an important place in both India's 'Neighbourhood First' policy and 'SAGAR' vision,” PM Modi said.
UPI is India’s mobile-based fast payment system, which facilitates customers to make round-the-clock payments instantly.
22 fishermen were apprehended by the Sri Lankan Navy on June 22, for allegedly crossing into Sri Lankan waters.
Former Sri Lankan cricketer and Chennai Super Kings bowler Suraj Randiv is now a bus driver in Melbourne, Australia.
