New Delhi  : External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna will leave here Jan 16 on a three-day visit to Sri Lanka during which he will discuss the progress in finding a political solution to the ethnic issue and inaugurate an India-assisted railway project.   Krishna is expected to hold wide-ranging talks with his Sri Lankan counterpart [...]

The semi-annual conference of Toastmasters Clubs in District 82, with 287 delegates representing over 170 units, ended on Sunday evening at the Ocean Pearl hotel in Kodialbail on a joyous note. Sri Lankan delegates, part of Division 1 with South India, numbered 82 on the occasion. 2 contests in humour and Evaluation were held, besides [...]

Hambantota (Sri Lanka):  India finished at the top of the medals tally in the inaugural South Asian Beach Games that concluded here Friday. India stood first with 11 gold, nine silver and seven bronze medals in the seven-day tournament. Hosts Sri Lanka finished second in the Games by winning the last gold in the women’s [...]

Mangalore: The Team Mangalore, an amateur group of 4 kite fliers of India won accolades in Negombo, Sri Lanka for their special brand of unique and traditional colourful kites, filling the Lankan skies on Thursday. These men had earlier flown over continental skies of Asia, Europe and America, to impress thousands of viewers there. Sarvesh [...]

Mumbai: The magnificent Team India kept its cool to beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in the final of the World Cup at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday. Indian skipper MS Dhoni (91) hit the winning runs by swatting a huge six over the long-on boundary. Yuvraj Singh (21) also remained unbeaten with [...]

Mohali:  India’s dream of a World Cup triumph at home is one step closer after their bowlers suffocated Pakistan’s batsmen to set up a 29-run victory in the semi-final in Mohali. Saturday’s decider will now be a battle of the hosts, and while Sri Lanka might have been surprised by the strength of India’s bowling [...]

Mangalore : He is lucky in many ways. Sri Lanka did not depend upon him for many years as on off spinner, but on fast bowlers, like the famed West Indian teams. But he dug in as the lone Tamilian, in a team of 10 other pucca Lankans and set up records, for instance, he [...]