Kandy, Sri Lanka – On a sunny March day in the hill city of Kandy in central Sri Lanka, Keerthi Rathna waited in a serpentine queue to buy his share of petrol for his three-wheeler tuk-tuk. The ...

Colombo said no, Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake recently revealed – a decision analysts said reflected the Indian Ocean island nation’s desire to avoid being drawn into a foreign ...

Prajakta Shukre exited 'Bigg Boss Marathi 6'This week’s nomination round carried extra emotions house as contestants were given letters from home during the task, and those letters played a role in ...

Sri Lanka is repatriating the remains of 84 Iranian sailors who died when their frigate was sunk nine days ago by a United States submarine torpedo attack, as it sailed in international waters far ...

At least 90 bodies were recovered from the wreckage of the IRIS Dena, an Iranian warship that was torpedoed by a U.S. submarine on March 4. The Sri Lanka Navy has spotted oil patches and life rafts ...

Sri Lanka is evacuating 208 crew members from an Iranian naval ship — IRINS Bushehr — stranded near its territorial waters, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said on Thursday (March 5, 2026), a day ...

A day after rescuing Iranian sailors from the wreckage of a warship sunk by a U.S. submarine, Sri Lanka’s neutrality is being tested. By Anupreeta Das and Pamodi Waravita Pamodi Waravita reported from ...

Sri Lanka’s navy responded to a distress call from an Iranian warship, but found only oil slicks, empty life rafts and the bodies of sailors in the water after a U.S. torpedo strike sank the vessel in ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said it was the first such strike since World War II. The Sri Lankan authorities said they had rescued 32 sailors from the crew of 180. By Pamodi Waravita Anupreeta Das ...

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka T20 World Cup 2026 LIVE Score: Sahibzada Farhan struck a stunning century while his opening partner Fakhar Zaman made 84 to take Pakistan to a formidable 212/8 against Sri Lanka ...

Pakistan will have to restrict Sri Lanka to a total of 147 or less to qualify for the Knockouts.© AFP Sahibzada Farhan's record-breaking century and a fiery knock from Fakhar Zaman powered Pakistan to ...

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka T20 World Cup Highlights: Sri Lanka needed 28 to win from the last over bowled by Shaheen Shah Afridi and despite Shanaka doing his best (three sixes and a four), Sri Lanka fell ...