Articles for Lanka

'Sri Lankan' pirates assault six TN fishermen at sea off Nagapattinam
Trending News
14 hours, 36 minutes ago

'Sri Lankan' pirates assault six TN fishermen at sea off Nagapattinam

New Indian Express  

NAGAPATTINAM: Six fishermen from Nagapattinam and Mayiladuthurai districts were allegedly assaulted and robbed at sea by assailants said to be from Sri Lanka on Friday night. Sources said fishermen C Kumar, K Jegan and N Lakshmanan -- all from Mayiladuthurai camping in Nagapattinam's Kodiyakarai for the past two months -- on Friday afternoon ventured into sea in a motorised boat. …

Sri Lanka Fishermen Kodiyakarai Mayiladuthurai Nagapattinam
Bevon Jacobs included in New Zealand’s T20 squad for Sri Lanka series
14 hours, 52 minutes ago

Bevon Jacobs included in New Zealand’s T20 squad for Sri Lanka series

Associated Press  

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — South Africa-born batter Bevon Jacobs has been named in New Zealand’s Twenty20 squad for the first time for a three-match series against Sri Lanka, weeks after being picked by the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League auction. Jacobs, Foulkes and Robinson have not been named in the New Zealand squad for the three-match one-day series …

Sri Lanka New Zealand Zealand Jacobs Mitchell Santner Mitch Hay T20 Squad
Small cargo services from Nagapattinam to Kankesanthurai to begin by January 20
1 day, 1 hour ago

Small cargo services from Nagapattinam to Kankesanthurai to begin by January 20

The Hindu  

In a bid to revitalise trade in Nagapattinam and the neighbouring delta districts, the Nagapattinam district administration is set to launch a small cargo service between Nagapattinam and Kankesanthurai in Sri Lanka by the last week of January. Based on demand and supply, we will explore the possibility of increasing the frequency.” Mr. Akash highlighted the historic significance of Nagapattinam …

Sri Lanka Service Nagapattinam Kankesanthurai
Dhanushkodi: a ghost town awaits revival
1 day, 13 hours ago

Dhanushkodi: a ghost town awaits revival

The Hindu  

On the evening of December 22, 1964, 14-year-old Purushothaman was playing with his friend Muniyasamy at his home at the railway quarters in Dhanushkodi. Besides them, loadmen, who worked at the railway station, formed the bulk of the population,” Mr. Purushothaman says recalling his good old days in the railway colony. In an interview to The Hindu in 2010, Kali, …

Tamil Nadu Sri Lanka Railway Project Road Station Town
AP PHOTOS: Scenes of devastation from the aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami
2 days, 9 hours ago

AP PHOTOS: Scenes of devastation from the aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami

Associated Press  

On Dec. 26, 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of Sumatra, causing a massive wave that devastated Asian coastal communities across thousands of miles. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print An aerial view of Phi Phi island in Krabi province, southern Thailand Friday, Dec. 31, 2004. Share Share Copy …

Tamil Nadu Sri Lanka Indian Indonesia Tamil Family Members Share
Sri Lanka president Anura Kumara Dissanayake to visit China
Trending News
2 days, 14 hours ago

Sri Lanka president Anura Kumara Dissanayake to visit China

New Indian Express  

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will travel to the island's largest bilateral lender China for talks in January, he said on Saturday, days after completing a long-delayed foreign debt restructuring. China accounted for more than half of Sri Lanka's bilateral debt at the time of the 2022 economic crash, when Colombo ran out of foreign exchange to pay …

India China Sri Lanka Lanka Sri Dissanayake
Sri Lanka president to visit key lender China
2 days, 14 hours ago

Sri Lanka president to visit key lender China

New Indian Express  

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will travel to the island's largest bilateral lender China for talks in January, he said on Saturday, days after completing a long-delayed foreign debt restructure. China accounted for more than half of Sri Lanka's bilateral debt at the time of the 2022 economic crash, when Colombo ran out of foreign exchange to pay for …

India China Sri Lanka Lanka Sri
Champions Trophy 2025: Most Successful Teams In Champions Trophy History
3 days, 1 hour ago

Champions Trophy 2025: Most Successful Teams In Champions Trophy History

ABP News  

The ICC Champions Trophy, originally scheduled to be hosted in Pakistan, will now be played in a hybrid model. Among the top contenders, India, England, and West Indies have emerged as the most successful teams in ICC Champions Trophy tournament's history. Check below top three teams with most wins in ICC Champions Trophy history 3. Sri Lanka also has 14 …

India England Pakistan Sri Lanka West Indies Matches Icc
The peaks and valleys in Indian cricket in 2024: The end of World Cup drought and a new low in Tests
3 days, 3 hours ago

The peaks and valleys in Indian cricket in 2024: The end of World Cup drought and a new low in Tests

India TV News  

The end of a wait for a World Cup crown! India finally got their hands on the T20 World Cup 2024, which saw the nation dive into jubilation. For say, India suffered their first-ever home series sweep of three or more Test matches in 2024 against a New Zealand side that lost everything left and right to it. India's 4-1 …

India World Sri Lanka T20I Bangladesh Test T20
U-19 Women’s Asia Cup 2024: India beats Sri Lanka by four wickets, qualifies for final
3 days, 4 hours ago

U-19 Women’s Asia Cup 2024: India beats Sri Lanka by four wickets, qualifies for final

The Hindu  

Left-arm spinner Aayushi Shukla’s four-wicket haul helped India beat Sri Lanka by four wickets in its last Super Four match and qualify for the final of the U-19 Women’s T20 Asia Cup 2024. Aayushi conceded only 10 runs in her four overs quota, helping India restrict the Lankans to a meagre 98 for nine after skipper Niki Prasad opted to …

India Sri Lanka Lanka
'I thought I didn't deserve my survival': Ani Naqvi who lived through the Boxing Day tsunami by clinging to a tree reveals her 20-year battle with survivor's guilt - and how tragedy ultimately led her
3 days, 13 hours ago

'I thought I didn't deserve my survival': Ani Naqvi who lived through the Boxing Day tsunami by clinging to a tree reveals her 20-year battle with survivor's guilt - and how tragedy ultimately led her

Daily Mail  

Gasping for air as the raging black water tossed me around like a doll, I believed this was it – my life was ending. It’s now been 20 years since I came within seconds of death on a Sri Lankan beach during the most devastating tsunami on record. Landing in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo a few days before Christmas …

Beach Sri Lanka Life Water Boxing Day Help Colombo
World Cup for red-ball players: South Africa's Temba Bavuma sets sights on WTC final
3 days, 14 hours ago

World Cup for red-ball players: South Africa's Temba Bavuma sets sights on WTC final

India Today  

South Africa captain Temba Bavuma has set his sights firmly on a historic achievement as his team stands on the brink of making their first-ever ICC World Test Championship Final, set to take place at Lord's in June 2025. With South Africa currently leading the points table for the ongoing WTC cycle, Bavuma is determined to guide his side to …

Cricket Africa Sri Lanka South Africa Test Test Cricket Wtc
U19 Women's T20 Asia Cup: Aayushi Shukla stars as India beat Sri Lanka to reach final
Trending News
3 days, 14 hours ago

U19 Women's T20 Asia Cup: Aayushi Shukla stars as India beat Sri Lanka to reach final

India Today  

India extended their unbeaten run at the U19 Women's T20 Asia Cup, reaching the final with a four-wicket win over Sri Lanka in their last Super Four contest on Friday. The left-arm spinner played a pivotal role in restricting Sri Lanka to 98 for nine after Indian skipper Niki Prasad opted to bowl first. India's dominance was evident as only …

India Sri Lanka Lanka Sri
Sri Lanka Navy rescues over 100 Rohingya adrift in the Indian Ocean
3 days, 14 hours ago

Sri Lanka Navy rescues over 100 Rohingya adrift in the Indian Ocean

Al Jazeera  

The 102 refugees, including 25 children, were taken to Sri Lanka’s eastern port of Trincomalee. More than 100 Rohingya refugees from war-torn Myanmar have been rescued while adrift on a fishing trawler off the Indian Ocean island nation by Sri Lanka’s navy, bringing them safely to port. The 102 people, including 25 children, were taken to Sri Lanka’s eastern port …

Sri Lanka Navy Myanmar Lanka Sri Rohingya
DC Edit | 2024: Watershed year for Indian diplomacy
3 days, 19 hours ago

DC Edit | 2024: Watershed year for Indian diplomacy

Deccan Chronicle  

The mandarins of the external affairs ministry can pat themselves on the back for a successful year of dialogue and diplomacy with various countries and at international forums. As if to indicate where the diplomatic push came from, President Xi Jinping had shepherded Prime Minister Narendra Modi to a photo opportunity after their meeting in Kazan, Russia on October 23 …

India China Sri Lanka Border Chinese Lac
Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25: Cummins, Starc to take on added duties for Australia vs India in Hazlewood’s absence
4 days, 5 hours ago

Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25: Cummins, Starc to take on added duties for Australia vs India in Hazlewood’s absence

The Hindu  

Australia captain Pat Cummins says he and fellow pace bowler Mitchell Starc will have to take on added duties in the absence of the injured Josh Hazlewood if pitches continue to be as seam-friendly as they have been in Perth, Adelaide and Brisbane in the five-test series against India. India won the first test by 295 runs at Perth, while …

India Sri Lanka Test Starc Brisbane Cummins Hazlewood
Pacers Cummins, Starc to take on added duties for Australia vs India in Hazlewood’s absence
4 days, 6 hours ago

Pacers Cummins, Starc to take on added duties for Australia vs India in Hazlewood’s absence

Associated Press  

BRISBANE, Australia — Australia captain Pat Cummins says he and fellow pace bowler Mitchell Starc will have to take on added duties in the absence of the injured Josh Hazlewood if pitches continue to be as seam-friendly as they have been in Perth, Adelaide and Brisbane in the five-test series against India. India won the first test by 295 runs …

India Sri Lanka Test Starc Brisbane Cummins Hazlewood
Explained: What the new India-Pakistan ICC agreement means for world cricket
4 days, 14 hours ago

Explained: What the new India-Pakistan ICC agreement means for world cricket

India Today  

The International Cricket Council on December 19, Thursday, announced that India and Pakistan will play their matches in ICC tournaments at neutral venues till 2028. ICC announced that India will be playing their matches for the Champions Trophy 2025 on a neutral venue - likely UAE - and in return, Pakistan do not need to travel to India to play …

Travel T20 World Cup Cricket World Sri Lanka T20 Cup
AUS vs IND: Hazlewood frustrated by injury setback, hopes to be fit for Sri Lanka tour
4 days, 14 hours ago

AUS vs IND: Hazlewood frustrated by injury setback, hopes to be fit for Sri Lanka tour

India Today  

Australia's fast bowler Josh Hazlewood expressed his frustration following a calf strain that prematurely ended his participation in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India. Hazlewood, who had missed the Adelaide Test earlier in the series due to a low-grade left-side injury, made a comeback at the Gabba only to break down six overs into India's first innings. Despite the disappointment, …

Sri Lanka Hazlewood
How can India qualify for WTC final after a drawn Test at Gabba in Brisbane vs Australia?
Trending News
4 days, 14 hours ago

How can India qualify for WTC final after a drawn Test at Gabba in Brisbane vs Australia?

India TV News  

The race to make it to the World Test Championship final remains intense after the latest drawn Test match between India and Australia at the Gabba in Brisbane. If India win the series 2-1 Australia should beat Sri Lanka only by a 1-0 margin OR South Africa lose the two-match series to Pakistan 1-0 at home. South Africa should lose …

India Pakistan Sri Lanka Australia South Africa Test Win
Explained: What the new India-Pakistan ICC agreement means for world cricket
Top News
4 days, 14 hours ago

Explained: What the new India-Pakistan ICC agreement means for world cricket

India Today  

The International Cricket Council on December 19, Thursday, announced that India and Pakistan will play their matches in ICC tournaments at neutral venues till 2028. ICC announced that India will be playing their matches for the Champions Trophy 2025 on a neutral venue - likely UAE - and in return, Pakistan do not need to travel to India to play …

Travel India T20 World Cup Sri Lanka T20 Cup Trophy
Sri Lankan president’s visit ticks most boxes
4 days, 14 hours ago

Sri Lankan president’s visit ticks most boxes

New Indian Express  

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s promise of continuity with change and saying what India wanted to hear on security relations ought to have eased concerns in New Delhi about the Marxist-leaning leader’s new regime. The joint statement also spoke about an open, safe and secure Indian Ocean region, which was read in the context of China’s territorial expansionism and …

India Sri Lanka Sri Dissanayake Sri Lankan
India and Pakistan won’t play at rivals’ venues; including Champions Trophy
4 days, 14 hours ago

India and Pakistan won’t play at rivals’ venues; including Champions Trophy

Al Jazeera  

In response to India refusing to play in Pakistan, the world cricketing body announces ICC events hosted in either country to be played at neutral venues until 2027. India will play next year’s Champions Trophy matches on neutral ground after refusing to visit Pakistan, hosts and archrivals, the International Cricket Council said following weeks of wrangling. “This will apply to …

India Pakistan Sri Lanka Play Champions Icc Trophy
Santner replaces Williamson as New Zealand white-ball skipper
5 days, 8 hours ago

Santner replaces Williamson as New Zealand white-ball skipper

Deccan Chronicle  

Auckland: Left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner was on Wednesday appointed the New Zealand white-ball captain, officially taking over the role from Kane Williamson who stepped down following the T20 World Cup in June. Santner, who has represented New Zealand in 243 internationals, will take-on the permanent leadership mantle of both the ODI and T20 sides. The Sri Lanka marks the beginning …

Sri Lanka T20 Captain New Zealand White Odi Zealand