China dodges request on debt relief, says the ball is in Sri Lanka's court

Aug 27, 2022

Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 27 : China, Colombo's largest bilateral lender dodged the request for debt relief and said that the ball is in...

Sri Lanka to get three ships carrying fuel, 2 in July; another in August: Lanka IOC

Jul 03, 2022

Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 3 : Sri Lanka will receive three ships containing petrol and diesel this month and another in August, the Chairman...

Sri Lanka PM appoints former Maldives President Nasheed to coordinate relief efforts

May 20, 2022

Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 20 : Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has appointed former Maldives President and Speaker of Parliament Mohammed Nasheed on...

Stalin proposes to send relief materials to Sri Lanka in meeting with PM Modi: Sources

Mar 31, 2022

New Delhi [India], March 31 : In a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin discussed the...

"Yet another attempt to spread anti-India misinformation": MEA on Pakistan's overflight clearance claim

Dec 02, 2025

India rejected Pakistan's claim that New Delhi delayed overflight clearance for humanitarian aid to Sri Lanka, saying the request was approved within hours. Pakistan...

Operation Sagar Bandhu: India dispatches 12 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Colombo

Nov 29, 2025

India sent nearly 12 tonnes of relief supplies to Sri Lanka under Operation Sagar Bandhu after Cyclone Ditwah. An IAF C-130J aircraft and two...