Vice President C P Radhakrishnan met Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake here on Sunday and held discussions on various initiatives, including the Indian housing project, and fishermen issues between the two South Asian neighbours. (Pics/PTI)

A dramatic rescue operation took place off Sri Lanka’s southern coast after an Iranian frigate, IRIS Dena, sank in the Indian Ocean following a confirmed US submarine torpedo strike. PICS/AFP