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BJP to celebrate 200 Years of ‘Indian Origin Tamils in Sri Lanka’, releases commemorative stamp

OpIndia Staff -
Tamils in Sri Lanka were taken by British rulers in 1823 as workers for plantation industry and commercial agriculture.
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Hindenburg’s allegations ‘irrelevant’: US govt says on $553 million loan to Adani group for Sri Lanka port project

OpIndia Staff -
The US official confirmed that the DFC was satisfied with its due diligence as it found no relevance in Hindenburg's allegations of Adani pulling off supposed corporate malpractices.
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Bharatanatyam performed for amusement of kings: Sri Lankan Islamic preacher equates the classical dance with prostitution, Muslim body apologises after Hindus protest

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Islamic preacher in Sri Lanka ignited a controversy following derogatory remarks about Bharatanatyam.
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Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe apologizes to Jay Shah over Arjuna Ranatunga’s allegation that Shah is ‘running’ Sri Lankan cricket

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier the Sri Lankan government had expressed regret to Jay Shah over controversial remarks by former skipper Ranatunga
Cricket

Sri Lanka: Government expresses regret after Arjuna Ranatunga blamed Jay Shah for Sri Lankan cricket, admits its their own fault

OpIndia Staff -
Sri Lankan Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said, "We, as a government, express our regret to the Asian Cricket Council Chief Jay Shah."
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Sri Lanka cricket board files defamation case worth 2.4 billion SL Rs against sports minister after ICC suspended it over excessive govt interference

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The Sri Lankan board announced that it has filed a defamation suit against Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Roshan Ranasinghe
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Adani Group aspires to challenge China’s maritime dominance, while Congress party attacks the Indian company after signing MoU with the Chinese

Paurush Gupta -
The strategic investment by DFC is indicative of how the Indian conglomerate Adani group has been acting as a bulwark against Chinese dominance in the Indian Ocean Region.
Cricket

As Angelo Mathews provides ‘evidence’ to explain how he was wrongly ‘timed out’, read the controversy around his dismissal

Paurush Gupta -
Slamming the Bangladeshi side, Mathews stressed that it was wrong of them to stoop down to the level of appealing for his time out.
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Sri Lanka’s Angelo Mathews becomes the first cricketer in history to be ‘Timed Out’: Here’s what happened

OpIndia Staff -
A new controversy erupted in the 25th over when Lankan all-rounder Angelo Mathews was given 'time out' for his failure to reach the crease from the dugout in stipulated time.
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Cricket World Cup: India beats Sri Lanka by 302 runs in Mumbai less than a year after beating them by highest-ever 317 runs

OpIndia Staff -
Chasing a target of 358 runs after India scored 357, the Sri Lanka cricket team wound up its innings in just 55 runs in 19 overs.
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