New Delhi, January 19, 2023: External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr. S Jaishankar will pay an official visit to Maldives and Sri Lanka from 18-20 January 2023. During his visit to the Maldives, EAM Jaishankar would call on President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih and hold discussions with the Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulla Shahid. EAM’s visit will […]
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India Science Research Fellowship (ISRF) 2021 announced
New Delhi, March 7, 2021: Forty scholars from six countries have been awarded with the opportunity to carry out their research in Indian Institutes and Universities using state of the art facilities in these places. These scholars have been selected based on research proposal, experience, academic merit and publication record and recommended for the award of […]
IAF to participate in 70th Anniversary Celebrations of Sri Lanka Air Force
New Delhi, March 1, 2021: The Indian Air Force aerobatic display teams, the fixed wing “Suryakirans’ and rotary wing ‘Sarang’ , along with Light Combat Aircraft Tejas arrived at Colombo, Sri Lanka, on 27 Feb 21 on an invitation from Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana, Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF). The Suryakirans, Sarang and […]
PM Modi to hold virtual bilateral summit with Sri Lankan PM
New Delhi, September 23, 2020: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa will hold a Virtual Bilateral Summit on 26 September 2020. A press statement from the Ministry of External Affairs of India said today. The statement also said that this Virtual Bilateral Summit will provide an opportunity for the […]
Sri Lanka ignores Muslims, now mandatory cremations for coronavirus deaths
Sri Lanka on Sunday made cremations compulsory for the deaths due to coronavirus, ignoring protests from the Muslims who are saying that it goes against Islam. Out of some 7 deaths, 3 have been of the Muslims and their bodies were created despite protests. In a statement, Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi said on Sunday that […]
रावण की लंका में अब बनेगा माता सीता का भव्य मंदिर!
कल मध्य प्रदेश के मुख्यमंत्री कमल नाथ ने कहा की श्रीलंका में भव्य सीता माता के मंदिर का निर्माण किया जाएगा। इसके निर्माण के संबंध में मध्यप्रदेश और श्रीलंका के अधिकारियों की एक समिति भी बनायी जाएगी। उन्होंने कहा कि मंदिर निर्माण और साँची में अंतर्राष्ट्रीय स्तर का बौद्ध संग्रहालय, अध्ययन एवं प्रशिक्षण केन्द्र बनाने […]
Now, A Grand Temple dedicated to Goddess Sita to be built in Sri Lanka
Now, A Grand Temple dedicated to Goddess Sita to be built in Sri Lanka A grand Temple dedicated to Goddess Sita, the wife of Lord Ram, is soon going to open in Sri Lanka. Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Kamal Nath discussed the Goddess Sita Temple with his Minister PC Sharma of the Department of […]
Foreign Relations Minister of Sri Lanka on a visit to India
Minister of Foreign Relations, Skills Development, Employment and Labour Relations of Sri Lanka, Dinesh Gunawardena, is on an official visit to India from 08-10 January 2020. This is the first overseas visit of the Sri Lankan Foreign Minister after assuming charge in November 2019. He is accompanied by a 4-member official delegation. The visit of […]
Sri Lanka: Buddhist Monk’s fast unto death leads to mass resignations of senior Muslim Ministers
A Buddhist Monk’s fast has stoked fire in Sri Lanka, again. Islamic State terrorist attack that was aided by some radical locals on Easter Day has created problems for the 10% Muslim minority of Sri Lanka. A Sri Lankan Monk and parliamentarian Athuraliye Rathana Thera sat on fast unto death in front of Sri Dalada […]