Sri Lankan court orders release of 22 Indian fishermen arrested from Jaffna

Jul 05, 2023

A Sri Lankan court has ordered the release of 22 Indian fishermen, who were arrested by the authorities, the Fisherman Association of India informed...

Indian envoy, Sri Lankan state minister discuss bilateral economic, development cooperation

Sep 23, 2020

Colombo [Sri Lanka], September 24 : Indian Acting High Commissioner Vinod K Jacob on Wednesday met Sri Lankan state minister Shehan Semasinghe and held...

Speculation is rife whether questionable ship carrying Chinese consignment reached Sri Lankan waters or not: Report

Nov 03, 2021

Colombo [Sri Lanka], November 3 : A questionable ship named 'Hippo Spirit', carrying the consignment of Chinese organic fertiliser, has made several attempts to...

18 fishermen from Tamil Nadu apprehended by Sri Lankan Navy

Jan 17, 2024

The Sri Lankan Navy apprehended 18 Indian fishermen and seized two Indian poaching trawlers in Lankan waters on Tuesday evening.

Russia's Aeroflot suspends commercial flights to Colombo

Jun 04, 2022

Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 4 : Russia's Aeroflot has suspended its commercial flights to Colombo after Sri Lankan authorities detained its Airbus A330 jet.

Sri Lankan Navy arrests 10 Indian fishermen

Aug 22, 2022

Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 22 : Ten Indian fishermen have been arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy for allegedly engaging in "illegal fishing"...