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Search on to tracemissing Sri Lankan national

The Tamil Nadu police have been alerted to look for a man reported missing in Sri Lanka along with his boat after an abandoned vessel was found along the shore at Devipattinam in Ramanathapuram district.

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Children’s magazine ‘Thumbi’ brings out braille stories for visually-impaired readers in Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka

Stories from Thumbi, a bilingual children’s magazine, are now available in braille, and will be distributed at 60 schools for the visually-impaired in Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka

The Hindu

Sri Lankan leader seeks IMF help as economic crisis deepens

Sri Lanka’s president says his government is in discussions with the International Monetary Fund, other agencies and countries on deferring loan repayments

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Cash-strapped Sri Lanka seeks IMF bailout

Colombo (AFP) - Sri Lanka will seek an International Monetary Fund bailout, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said on Wednesday, to battle record inflation and unprecedented food and fuel shortages as the country runs out of dollars to finance imports.

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Iraq food protests against spiralling prices echo early stages of the Arab Spring

Iraq has been seeing protesters take to the streets as food prices spiral upwards because of the Ukraine war. Around 500 people protested in Iraq’s southern city of Nasiriyah a few days ago as flour suddenly rose in price by nearly a third. With food-related protests subsequently taking place in…

The Conversation

Egypt Says Cooperation with African Partners a ‘Top Priority’

The Egyptian government views cooperation with African nations as a “top priority,” said Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, whose country concluded training workshops for 32 envoys from 11 African states, in addition to India, Armenia and Sri Lanka, in partnership with the World Food Program (WFP) through the Luxor Coordination Center…

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Protesters blame Sri Lanka leader for severe economic crisis

Tens of thousands of protesters have demonstrated in Sri Lanka’s capital, calling for the president to resign as the country suffers its worst economic crisis within memory

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Angry crowd tries to storm Sri Lanka president's office

Colombo (AFP) - A huge crowd tried to storm the Sri Lankan president's seaside office Tuesday as anger flared over runaway prices brought about by the worst financial crisis in the island's modern history.

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India vs Sri Lanka | Ticked a lot of boxes, says Rohit

India skipper Rohit Sharma felt that the clinical 2-0 win over Sri Lanka was a necessary balm to get over the pain of the series loss in South Africa in January.

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Ind vs SL | We did well in patches, says Karunaratne

Sri Lanka skipper Dimuth Karunaratne felt that his side paid the price for not being consistent enough through the series.

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Dominant India scripts series win with a pink-ball demolition job

Karunaratne’s century shows the Lankans have the stomach for a fight, but it is not enough to deny a brilliant start to Rohit’s journey as captain

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Two juveniles booked, two held for entering pitch at Chinnaswamy stadium during India-SL match

Two juveniles were booked and two others were arrested for allegedly barging into the pitch of Chinnaswamy Stadium to click a selfie with Virat Kohli during a break in the India-Sri Lanka test cricket match on Sunday evening.

The Hindu

NITTTR launches training for technical teachers under ITEC

30 Sri Lankans are participating in the online session that began on Monday

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India thrash Sri Lanka in pink ball Test to sweep series 2-0

Bangalore (India) (AFP) - A bowling attack led by Jasprit Bumrah helped India thrash Sri Lanka by 238 runs inside three days at Bangalore's pink ball Test to sweep the series 2-0 on Monday.

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Ind vs SL, 2nd Test | India completes Sri Lanka series with massive win

The visitors are chasing a mammoth target of 447

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How to get around the world on budget airlines - for £1,035

Exclusive: Wizz Air will now take you from the UK to Sri Lanka in two budget hops. What happens if you want to continue around the world?

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Shreyas, Pant’s knocks leave Sri Lanka with near-impossible chase

Former’s 67 and the latter’s blistering 50 help India set a mammoth target of 447; Bumrah’s first five-for at home bundles out the visitors for 109 in their first innings

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Rampant India corner Sri Lanka in pink ball Test

Bangalore (India) (AFP) - Half-centuries from Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant combined with inspired bowling on Sunday's day two helped India eye a big win in the pink ball Test against Sri Lanka.

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Ind vs SL, 2nd Test | Pant, Shreyas extend India’s dominance on day two; SL set to chase 447

The struggling visitors would need no less than a miraculous show to save the match after ending the second day at 28 for one

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Ind vs SL, 2nd Test: Felt that 50 was like a century, says Shreyas Iyer

Shreyas Iyer who played a pivotal role in taking India's total to 252 in the first innings of the second Test revealed how much the half-century on Day 1 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium against Sri Lanka meant to him.

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Shreyas calls the shots as India takes control of Pink ball Test

His 98-ball 92 guides the host to 252; the bowlers, led by Bumrah, restrict Sri Lanka to 86 for six on a pitch offering uneven bounce and prodigious turn

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Shane Warne was not a popular man in Sri Lanka. Then one act of kindness changed everything

Dogged by scandals in the late 90s and early 2000s, Shane Warne arrived in Sri Lanka a controversial figure. But the people he met after the Boxing Day tsunami have never forgotten him.

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'Felt like a century' says Iyer after hitting 92 in pink ball Test

Bangalore (India) (AFP) - Shreyas Iyer on Saturday said he had no regrets on missing out on a century after his 92 helped India claw back and take control of the pink ball Test against Sri Lanka on Saturday.

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Fishermen, devotees return from Katchatheevu festival

Expressing satisfaction over the arrangements made at the two-day annual St Antony’s Church festival in Katchatheevu, fishermen and devotees from the coastal district of Ramanathapuram on Saturday said they were pleasantly surprised to meet the fishermen from Sri Lanka and also described the interaction with Sri Lankan Minister Douglas Devananda…

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Iyer hits 92 for India after Sri Lanka's pink ball spin onslaught

Bangalore (India) (AFP) - India's Shreyas Iyer clawed back against Sri Lanka's spin onslaught to make 92 with the hosts all out at 252 by dinner in Saturday's pink ball Test.

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