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The department said the inflation in the food category increased from 1.4 per cent to 1.5 per cent whereas the non-food category inflation rose from 1.8 per cent to 2.8 per cent.

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Commenting on the partnership, Jiffry Zulfer, CEO of PickMe, told the Sunday Times, "Currently we are the only ride-hailing platform in Sri Lanka to offer such a service to Indian travellers and we hope to continue to innovate so that we make our ride-hailing service a convenient, safe and cost-effective mode of transportation for everyone."&nbsp;

Sri Lanka's ride-hailing platform PickMe and India's PhonePe join hands for UPI-based QR payments  

The facility follows a Cabinet decision from October to issue free tourist visas to travellers from India, China, Russia, Malaysia, Japan, Indonesia, and Thailand amidst efforts to rebuild the debt-trapped island nation's tourism sector that had slumped since the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings.

Sri Lanka implements free tourist visas to nationals from India and 6 other countries 

The regional manager of Sri Lankan Airlines for India, Bangladesh and Nepal, V Ravindran, on Friday said the island nation was recovering well from the economic crisis and the carrier was looking to add more destinations, especially in India.

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The ex-president travelled from Thailand to Singapore to take the flight as there are no direct flights between Bangkok and Colombo, sources said.

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The winner of this match will automatically qualify to the Super 4.&nbsp;

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China is a major creditor of Sri Lanka, and is vital to Sri Lanka's efforts to restructure its debt to secure a bailout from the IMF.

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China's 'dual use spy' vessel Yuan Wang 5 docked at Sri Lanka's Hambantota port on Tuesday despite objections raised by India. A few days ago, Colombo had requested Beijing to postpone the arrival of this spy ship at the port keeping in mind the concerns of India. Although this ship was to reach the port on August 11, but due to lack of approval from the Sri Lankan authorities, there was a delay. Now the ship will stop at this port till 22nd August. The Sri Lankan government finally granted the port access to the vessel from August 16 to 22. India had expressed concern about the Chinese spy ship staying at the port of Colombo because China could spy on Indian installations. Watch this special report on India 360.

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Currently, the national carrier of Sri Lanka operates 122 flights every week from 13 destinations in India.

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Ficci in its latest survey has said that Indian industry is positive on&nbsp;expanding its trade and investment business opportunities with Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA).

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Speaking about his personal connection with cricket, Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared that he once watched a match in Ahmedabad in 2010, where one of the 1996 team members was working as an umpire. 

Indian High Commissioner Santosh Jha has handed over the first payment for hybrid power projects in Sri Lanka's Delft, Nainativu, and Analaitivu islands under an $11 million Indian grant. 

The department said the inflation in the food category increased from 1.4 per cent to 1.5 per cent whereas the non-food category inflation rose from 1.8 per cent to 2.8 per cent.

Commenting on the partnership, Jiffry Zulfer, CEO of PickMe, told the Sunday Times, "Currently we are the only ride-hailing platform in Sri Lanka to offer such a service to Indian travellers and we hope to continue to innovate so that we make our ride-hailing service a convenient, safe and cost-effective mode of transportation for everyone." 

The facility follows a Cabinet decision from October to issue free tourist visas to travellers from India, China, Russia, Malaysia, Japan, Indonesia, and Thailand amidst efforts to rebuild the debt-trapped island nation's tourism sector that had slumped since the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings.

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