Following are the top foreign stories at 2030 hours

FGN7 LANKA-INDIA-TERROR India offers Sri Lanka full support to fight 'Jihadi terrorism'

Colombo: India has offered full support to Sri Lanka in dealing with the common threat of "Jihadi terrorism" following the deadly Easter Sunday suicide bombings that killed nearly 260 people, including 11 Indians.

FGN16 AUS-ELECTION-MORRISON Australian conservative PM hails 'miracle' election victory

Sydney: Australia's conservative Prime Minister Scott Morrison praised "quiet Australians" for delivering his party a "miracle" election victory Saturday after his Labour challenger conceded defeat. (AFP)

FGN4 UN-INDIA-PEACEKEEPING India voices concern over delays in reimbursement to UN peacekeeping contributing countries

United Nations: India, which is owed USD 38 million by the UN for peacekeeping operations, has voiced concern over the "unjustifiable and inexplicable" delays in reimbursement to countries providing peacekeeping troops and police for UN missions. By Yoshita Singh

FGN15 UK-MAYOR-LD INDIA Pak-origin London Mayor calls for preferential norms for Indian businesses, students

London: Pakistani-origin London Mayor Sadiq Khan has called for similar preferential norms for Indian companies and students as those offered to China in order to boost foreign direct investment (FDI) from India into the British capital. By Aditi Khanna

FGN17 LANKA-CIVIL WAR-LD ANNIVERSARY Thousands gather to remember victims of civil war in Sri Lanka

Colombo: Thousands of Tamils in Northern Sri Lanka observed the 10th anniversary of the brutal civil war between the government and LTTE by lighting oil lamps and remembering those who lost their lives in the over three-decade-long conflict.

FGN9 LANKA-VESAK Lankans observe Vesak festival amid tight security

Colombo: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Saturday granted an amnesty to 762 convicts to mark Vesak, also known as 'Buddha Jayanti', being celebrated by the Buddhist majority nation amid tight security arrangements in the wake of Easter Sunday bombings.

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