The inauguration of the new Pamban Bridge has rekindled aspirations for re-establishing a direct rail link between India and Sri Lanka. Discussions have emerged about constructing a bridge or ...

The only unfinished piece was a fixed link between Dhanushkodi and Sri Lanka’s Talaimannar. The British Parliament even considered a rail bridge across the Palk Strait, but it was deemed too costly.

Yet, as he plotted his rise to power, New Delhi was quick to spot that the political winds in Sri Lanka were blowing in his favour. India invited and hosted him months before last year’s election, ...

COLOMBO/NEW DELHI: India and the United Arab Emirates agreed to develop an energy hub in Sri Lanka, India's foreign ministry said on Saturday, as New Delhi's competition with China grows in the Indian ...

Prime Minister Modi, in a joint statement with Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, said that India has converted loans worth $100 million into grants, and that the India–Sri Lanka ...

Other key events • India's first vertical-lift sea bridge set to be inaugurated by PM Modi in Tamil Nadu • Two lakh diyas will be lit on the occasion of Ram Navami in Ayodhya. Drones will be ...

India has been concerned about China’s increasing presence in Sri Lanka, which is located on one of the world’s busiest shipping routes in what India considers part of its strategic backyard.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday began a two-day state visit to neighboring Sri Lanka, where he was expected to sign several power and defense agreements ...

Under the Clean Sri Lanka Programme, the first phase of the Urban Forest Project was launched yesterday (30) near the Kelaniya Bridge in Peliyagoda. This initiative was implemented in collaboration ...

fishermen leaders from Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu and their counterparts in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province held talks in the island nation on Thursday (March 26, 2025), after a gap of nine years.

Explore Sri ... Sri Lanka Railways' Kandy to Ella train. As you traverse the colonial-era track, you'll discover dense vegetation and tea plantations, as well as the historic Nine Arch Bridge.