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Sri Lankans wade through an inundated street following heavy rainfall at Malwana, on the outskirts of Colombo. (Photo: AP/PTI)

14 die as heavy rains lash Sri Lanka

Rains have been pounding several districts of the island nation since Thursday night

6 Jun 2021 2:24 PM IST

Cover photo of The Birth Lottery and Other Surprises by Shehan Karunatilaka (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | Discoveries from the desk of a Booker winner

These stories remind us of the author of the DSC Prize winning Chinaman and the Booker Prize winning The Seven Moons of...

23 Oct 2022 1:21 AM IST

Over 50 protesters held white papers in support of the Chinese people under harsh zero-COVID policies that prevent them from having normal lives in China. (Photo: AP)

AA Edit | People power' on the rise, in China & Iran

History has been a witness to empires being brought to their knees by manifestations of people's power

6 Dec 2022 12:10 AM IST

Finance Minister Rajapaksa. (AP Photo)

Sri Lanka announces USD 1 billion economic relief package; says won't...

People owning land below one acre would be given 10,000 rupees (USD 49) subsidy to cultivate food crops, Rajapaksa said

4 Jan 2022 7:04 PM IST

Mahinda Rajapaksa, left, and his brother Gotabaya Rajapaksa wave to supporters during a party convention held to announce the presidential candidacy in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (AP file photo)

Lawmaker: Sri Lanka president agrees to remove brother as PM

Gotabaya agreed that a national council will be appointed to name a new prime minister and Cabinet comprised of all...

30 April 2022 2:00 AM IST

Demonstrators take part in an anti-government protest outside the office of Sri Lankas prime minister in Colombo on July 13, 2022. (Photo: AFP)

AA Edit | Sri Lanka: Rajapaksas are history but chaos reigns

A way must be found out of the impasse that is only hurting as the nation is in a chaotic situation already

14 July 2022 9:50 PM IST

New Delhi also denied baseless and speculative reports in a section of the Sri Lankan media about interference on its part in the polls. (Bloomberg)

AA Edit | Crisis-hit Sri Lanka sends confusing signals to India

Lanka's role in strategic China-Pakistan-Lanka axis while seeking aid from India leads to suspicion over whether it is...

17 Aug 2022 12:06 AM IST

Chinese Spy Ship Yuan Wang 5, which was scheduled to berth in the Hambantota port (Photo: Twitter)

AA Edit | Diplomatic win for India

President Ranil Wickremasinghe may have seen the logic behind India's security concerns when it came to allowing a spy...

8 Aug 2022 12:28 AM IST

Cheriyapani, a ferry which will run between Nagapattinam (India) and Kankesanthurai (Sri Lanka), during its flagging off ceremony, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar digitally flagged off the ferry service. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Ferry revives link to Lanka

It is making history in that the ferry, reintroduced after four decades, shows that the two communities can move ahead

16 Oct 2023 12:30 AM IST

Shubman Gill celebrates after scoring a century during the third Twenty20 international cricket match between India and New Zealand at the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad on February 1, 2023.(Photo: AFP)

AA Edit | A new batting star rises

Gill has all the markings to push for inclusion in the pantheon of Indian batting greats if he sustains his form across...

3 Feb 2023 12:15 AM IST