New Delhi: The Indian embassy in Sri Lanka and Consulate General in Jaffna in cooperation with the Sri Lankan government repatriated the two Indian fishermen and the mortal remains of a fisherman on Saturday. The survivors reached Rameswaram in the early hours of Saturday. In a post on X, the Sri Lankan embassy said, “@CGJaffna.
Sri Lanka has set the crucial Presidential election for September 21, the Election Commission announced on Friday morning. The gazette notification relating to the poll to elect the next President was published, the Government release said. Nominations are called on August 15 and the election of the next President is crucial for the Indian Ocean.
Sri Lanka has once again rejected allegations of the Tamil minority ‘genocide’ charge by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and claimed the accusation was ‘arising from local domestic vote bank politics. Sri Lanka’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday rejected the allegation made by the Canadian Prime Minister in a statement issued on July 23 to mark.
Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto won the toss and opted to field against Sri Lanka in the first match of the two-match Test series at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Friday.
