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01 Apr

Protests took place in front of Sri Lanka President’s residence as economic crisis deepens

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Police fired tear gas and water cannons at angry protesters demanding his resignation after they gathered in front of the residence of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday, as the island nation grapples with its worst financial crisis in decades. Sri Lanka's foreign trade crisis has led to shortages of essential commodities such as fuel. cooking gas, and power cuts that remain off for up to thirteen hours a day. Protesters chanted slogans, expressing their anger at what they characterized as gross mismanagement by the Rajapaksa regime that has exacerbated Sri Lanka's foreign exchange woes. Protesters carrying placards saying…

Indian power project replaces Chinese venture in Sri Lanka’s northern islands

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India will set up hybrid power ventures on three islands near Jaffna, effectively replacing the Chinese task cleared using Colombo closing year. New Delhi has long been concerned about China's growing influence in the region. A $12 million project to build wind turbines on three small islands in the Palak Strait between southern India and Sri Lanka was awarded in 2019 to a Chinese company with funding from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). But work never got off the ground after Indian protests over the Chinese effort closed off its coast, and work on the islands of Nainativu, Analativu and…

India equal world record for most successive wins in T20Is after defeating Sri Lanka in 3rd T20I

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India, after defeating Sri Lanka in the third and final T20I, Rohit Sharma-led Team India equalled the world record for registering the most consecutive T20I victories. With this victory over Sri Lanka, Team India registered their 12th consecutive win in the shortest format and they have now equalled Afghanistan's record for most consecutive T20I wins by a Test-playing nation. India is currently the No.1 ranked team in the shortest format of the game. India won the third and final T20I match against Sri Lanka by six wickets. Shreyas Iyer starred with 73* not out as Team India chased the target of…