Sri Lanka Crisis
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Sri Lankan lawmakers elect Ranil Wickremesinghe as new president
Colombo: Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe was on Wednesday elected as Sri Lanka’s new President by Parliament, following a high-voltage political drama which saw his predecessor Gotabaya Rajapaksa fleeing the country and resigning…
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Meeting on ‘Present Situation in Sri Lanka’
New Delhi: Jammu & Kashmir National Conference President Farooq Abdullah speaks to media after attending a meeting chaired by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar regarding ‘Present Situation in Sri Lanka’, in New…
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Indian official injured in crisis hit Lanka, High Commission issues advisory
Colombo: A senior Indian government official posted in Sri Lanka sustained grievous injuries in an unprovoked assault, the Indian High Commission here said on Tuesday as it urged its nationals to remain…
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Sri Lanka: Protestors demand resignation of Wickremesinghe
Colombo: Amid the ongoing economic crisis in the country, a protest broke out in Colombo on Tuesday against acting president Ranil Wickremesinghe, demanding his resignation. “Recently the President of the country was…
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Asia Cup 2022 likely to held in UAE amid Sri Lanka crisis
In the wake of a political and economic crisis in Sri Lanka, the upcoming Asia Cup 2022 is likely to be held in United Arab Emirates (UAE). Sri Lanka, which is grappling…
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Sri Lanka: Man arrested for stealing 50 tear gas canisters from police
Colombo: As the Sri Lankan economic crisis persists, a 31-year-old suspect was arrested for stealing about 50 tear gas canisters from police during protests at Polduwa Junction near Parliament, media reports said.…
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Govt calls all-party meet on SL crisis on Tuesday; Sitharaman, Jaishankar to brief MPs
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will brief leaders of various political parties on the Sri Lankan crisis during an all-party meeting on Tuesday, Parliamentary Affairs…
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Food crisis: G7 alliance offers aid to Sri Lanka
Colombo: Sri Lankan acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe has revealed that the G7 alliance on global food crisis has offered the country US$ 14 billion aid to spend on food. During an international…
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Sri Lanka crisis: Students in India worried about families, finances
New Delhi: Families, future and finances- Srilankan students in India are on hooks getting bothered about the three as their kin back home struggle with the developments in wake of the Island…
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SL facing frequent power cuts due to lack of sufficient fuel, water
Colombo: Sri Lanka will witness three hours of power cuts in the next two days, i.e. July 18 and 19, announced the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL). One hour and…
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Central banker warns Sri Lanka faces shutdown without stable government
Colombo: The governor of Sri Lanka’s central bank, Nandalal Weerasinghe, has warned that the country may shut down if no stable government is formed soon, local media reported. There is a “lot…
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Sri Lankan protesters to hand back President’s house, other occupied buildings
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s anti-government protesters have decided to hand back the President’s house and other public buildings which they have been occupying. The protesters, who had occupied the entrance to the President’s…
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Sri Lanka parliamentary Speaker yet to receive President’s resignation
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s parliamentary speaker is yet to receive President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s resignation letter, local media reported. Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena said that he has not yet received President Rajapaksa’s resignation. The…
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SL’s oppn leaders ask PM Ranil to quit ahead of President’s resignation
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s opposition leaders have asked Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to quit ahead of the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa who has promised to step down on Wednesday, according to a…
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Sri Lanka crisis will have ‘big impact’ on Chinese investments, bilateral ties: Experts
Beijing: While China has so far maintained a conspicuous silence on the dramatic fall of Sri Lanka’s pro-Beijing Rajapaksa brothers, experts have warned that the current chaos in Colombo will have a…