COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka on Saturday announced plans to ban the wearing of burqas and said it would close more than 1,000 Islamic schools known as madrassas, citing national security.
WI vs SL Dream11 Team Prediction: Tips to Pick Best Fantasy Playing XI for West Indies vs Sri Lanka 3rd ODI 2021
West Indies have a clean sweep in mind as they take on Sri Lanka in the third and final ODI of the series. The encounter takes place at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound, Antigua, on …
Sri Lanka to ban burqa, shut many Islamic schools, minister says
COLOMBO, March 13 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka will ban the wearing of the burqa and shut more than a thousand Islamic schools, a government minister said on Saturday, the latest actions affecting the …
PM Modi reiterates Sri Lanka’s importance to India’s Neighbourhood First policy
Prime Minister reiterated the importance of Sri Lanka to India’s Neighbourhood First policy,” the PMO’s statement added. Prime Minister Modi also tweeted about the conversation with the Sri Lankan …
Highlights: West Indies beat Sri Lanka by 5 wickets to win ODI series
Evin Lewis made 103 and Shai Hope 84 to set the strong foundation that allowed the West Indies to overtake Sri Lanka’s 273-8 with two balls to spare.
Businessman launches Hindu-supremacist Bharatiya Janata Party in Sri Lanka
A press conference held in the Jaffna Media Center on Saturday, March 6, announced the formation of the “Sri Lanka Bharatiya Janata Party” (SLBJP), a party aiming to work with India’s violently …
Lewis hits century as Windies win ODI over Sri Lanka
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA (AFP)— West Indies turned a leisurely canter into a desperate scramble to achieve a series-clinching five-wicket victory over Sri Lanka with two balls to spare in the second …
Lewis hits century as Windies make drama out of run chase in Sri Lanka win
West Indies turned a leisurely canter into a desperate scramble to achieve a series-clinching five-wicket victory over SriLanka with two balls to spare in the second One-Day International of their …
Shai Hope hits hundred as West Indies hammer Sri Lanka in ODI opener
Shai Hope scored a 10th one-day international hundred as the West Indies romped to an eight-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the first ODI of their three-match series in Antigua on Wednesday.
Son of Queen’s former aide-de-camp in Sri Lanka rallies to her defence
Born in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), Muttukumaru was the Queen’s aide-de-camp in 1954. Now, almost 70 years on, and with the royal family caught in a race storm in the wake of the Oprah Winfrey interview …