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Yohani meets fellow Sri Lankan Jackie in India
BY S VENKAT NARAYAN
Our Special Correspondent
NEW DELHI, October 9: Sri Lankan singer Yohani, who became an Internet sensation after the release of her Manike Maghe Hithe cover, recently had a fangirl moment during her visit to India last week., glimpses from which she shared on her Instagram profile on Thursday.
The 28-year-old singer shared a set of pictures with Bollywood star and former Miss Sri Lanka Jacqueline Fernandez on her Instagram profile on Thursday.
Sharing the pictures, Yohani captioned them: “#starstruck … #SriLankan.” In the comments, the singer wrote for Jacqueline: “Thank you for all the support. Means a lot.” Replying to which, the Kick actress wrote: “So, so proud of you.”
Yohani became a star with Manike Maghe Hithe, a popular cover of a song that went viral and is everywhere. In India, it became a rage after several top Bollywood stars, including Amitabh Bachchan and Priyanka Chopta shared it with millions of their followers on Twitter. YouTube was flooded with the hit song’s versions in many Indian languages.
She performed in Gurugram near New Delhi and Hyderabad last week.
In interviews with leading TV channels and newspapers, Yohani said she wants to learn Hindi and work in Bollywood with top musicians like AR Rahman.
Jacqueline Fernandez, who was crowned Miss Sri Lanka 2006, made her debut in Bollywood with the 2009 film Aladin. She went on to feature alongside Salman Khan in several films like Kick and Race 3. The duo will once again collaborate for Kick sequel. The actress has also starred in films such as Murder 2, Race 2, Housefull 2, Housefull 3, Judwaa 2, Mrs Serial Killer and Drive to name a few.
The actress’ impressive line-up of films includes Bachchan Pandey alongside Akshay Kumar and Kriti Sanon. She has signed Ram Setu with Akshay Kumar and Nushrratt Bharuccha. She will be seen in Attack, opposite John Abraham. The actress will star in Rohit Shetty’s Cirkus, starring Ranveer Singh, and Bhoot Police with Saif Ali Khan, Arjun Kapoor and Yami Gautam. She will also feature in Badshah’s music video Paani Paani. She was last seen in the song Dil De Diya from Salman Khan’s film Radhe.
The Cabinet of Ministers granted their concurrence to the resolution furnished by the Minister of Youth Affairs to appoint S. Achchudan of Special Grade of Sri Lanka Administrative Service, who is currently serving as an Additional Commissioner of Elections at the Elections Commission who is
recommended by the panel of interviewers to the post of Director General of the Sports Development Department with effect form 01.01.2026.
The Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to the proposal furnished by the Minister of Environment to publish the draft bill of the National Environment (Amended) Act in the government gazette notification and subsequently to submit the same to the Parliament for its concurrence.
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal presented by the Minister of Buddhism, Religious, and Cultural Affairs to provide tax relief on imported dates received as donations or gift for Ramadan.
This year’s Ramadan fasting season is scheduled to begin on 19-02-2026 and end on 21-03-2026.
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Cabinet nod to establish the Sri Lanka Industrial Transformation and innovation Authority
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