Chennai, April 26 (IANS) Actor Suriya, who recently met singer Dhee in Colombo, Sri Lanka, has now called her latest single ‘Vari Vari’ “a timeless song”. Music director Santhosh Narayanan, who has jointly produced the song along with Dhee, posted a video clip of Dhee’s meeting with Suriya on his X timeline, and thanked Suriya for the love he had expressed for their song. He wrote, “Thank you dearest @Suriya_offl sir for your love for #VariVari. Eternally grateful for this and for the unforgetta…
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Dhaka, April 25 (IANS) Bangladesh have drafted top-order batter Sarmin Sultana into their squad for the upcoming women’s T20I series against Sri Lanka, with Fargana Hoque making way in the 15-member group.The squad announcement came as soon as the ODI leg of the home series concluded in Rajshahi on Saturday, where Sri Lanka clinched the three-match series 2-1. Bangladesh will now aim to regroup and address concerns, particularly with the bat, after an inconsistent showing in the 50-over format…
Dubai, April 25 (IANS) Bangladesh cricketers Nahida Akter and Sarmin Sultana have been fined 10 per cent of their match fees for separate Level 1 breaches of the ICC Code of Conduct during the second ODI of the ICC Women’s Championship series against Sri Lanka. The sanctions were imposed following incidents during the match in Rajshahi, where both players were found to have committed offences under different articles of the Code. Nahida breached Article 2.5, which pertains to “using language…
Colombo, April 24 (IANS) As part of its continuous humanitarian outreach to the island nation, India on Friday presented two BHISM (Bharat Health Initiative for Sahyog Hita and Maitri) cubes to the Sri Lankan authorities under the Government of India’s ‘Aarogya Maitri’ initiative. The state-of-the-art portable medical units, capable of handling up to 200 emergency cases, are designed to provide rapid response and are equipped with essential medicines and surgical tools for basic procedures…
Mysuru (Karnataka), April 24 (IANS) Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel, H.D. Kumaraswamy, claimed that the guarantee schemes of the Congress have severely weakened the state’s economy, pushing Karnataka and other states towards financial distress.He was speaking after participating in temple-related programmes. Kumaraswamy said that while providing Rs 2,000 to women may appear beneficial, people must examine how the government is funding it.Referring to Sri Lanka’s economic crisis…
Colombo, April 24 (IANS) Sri Lanka has initiated a multi-agency investigation into a massive cyber fraud that led to the diversion of a government payment of 2.5 million US dollars, the country’s Ministry of Finance has said.The ministry revealed that cyber criminals gained unauthorised access to the External Resources Department’s computer system through email, and redirected a payment of 2.5 million US dollars originally intended for an Australian creditor.Relevant authorities are also working…
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) India’s engineering exports to the United States witnessed a growth of 2.3 per cent year-on-year to $19.60 billion in FY26, maintaining its position as the top destination despite higher tariffs, according to industry data released on Thursday.Data compiled by the Engineering Export Promotion Council (EEPC) India suggested that overall engineering exports touched a record high of $122.43 billion in FY26, an increase of almost 5 per cent compared to $116.75 billion in…
Lahore, April 23 (IANS) Pakistan national football has officially withdrawn from the 2026 SAFF Women’s Championship amid the worsening relations between the two nations, the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) said on Thursday. The decision, rooted in the persistent political tensions between India and Pakistan, leaves the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) to move forward with a reduced six-team lineup for the tournament scheduled to take place at the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Mar…
Colombo, April 22 (IANS) With a US Congressional Research Service report recently identifying Pakistan as a persistent base for several long-active extremist groups, Sri Lanka must recognise that the “factory of terror” operating in its neighbourhood remains a big threat. The 2019 Easter attacks in Sri Lanka were aimed to affect island nation’s growing tourism industry and communal harmony while the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam was designed to derail regional stability, a rep…
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) With the conflict in the Middle East leading to disruption in oil supplies and soaring prices in global market, South Asian countries are turning to India, rather than China, to tide over the fuel crisis, according to an article published by OCRA (Organisation for Research on China and Asia).For South Asian economies already operating with limited buffers, a prolonged disruption could translate into sustained price pressures and mounting fiscal strain.In this context, …