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01 Aug 2022

'No home to go': Sri Lankan President as angry protests continue to rage on

Sri Lanka's President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Sunday said that there is no point in demanding that he "goes home" He said he has no home to go to while referring to the threats received from the protestors

30 Jul 2022

Millions found in former Sri Lankan Prez's official home produced before court

Sri Lankan police have produced before a court millions of rupees in cash found by protesters inside former President Rajapaksa's official residence Hundreds of anti-government protesters on July 9 stormed the then president Rajapaksa's residence Rajapaksa fled the country on July 13 to the Maldives and then to Singapore

13 Jul 2022

DNA: Why is the Rajapaksa family responsible for Sri Lanka's economic crisis?

Gotabaya Rajapaksa was Sri Lanka's President as well as the Defense Minister. But today, the people of Sri Lanka have forced him to leave the country and run away. This shows that in a democratic country nothing is greater than the power of the people. Before the economic crisis, the Rajapaksa family had major control over most of the constitutional posts in Sri Lankan government.

Gotabaya Rajapaksa

13 Jul 2022

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees the country amid economic crisis

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees the country amid the economic and political crisis. Meanwhile, reports are also suggesting that he left for Singapore from Maldives

12 Jul 2022

Sri Lankan ex-finance minister Basil Rajapaksa stopped from leaving country

Basil, a US passport holder, resigned as finance minister in early April as street protests intensified against shortages of fuel, food and other necessities and quit his seat in parliament in June.

12 Jul 2022

Sri Lankan President signs resignation letter, public announcement tomorrow

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday will be sworn in as the President for a temporary period till a new President is elected by Parliament on July 20.

11 Jul 2022

Sri Lankan PM Wickremesinghe calls for Cabinet meeting amid political turmoil

"Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe held a discussion with the Cabinet Ministers this morning (11 am) at the Prime Minister`s Office," the Prime Minister`s media unit said in a statement.

10 Jul 2022

Sri Lanka protesters vow will not let up until president, PM quit

Thousands of protesters stormed President Gotabaya Rajapaksa`s home and office and the prime minister`s official residence on Saturday, as demonstrations over their inability to overcome a devastating economic crisis erupted into violence.

India-Sri Lanka

10 Jul 2022

‘India stands with Sri Lanka': MEA amid massive protests in island nation

"India stands with the people of Sri Lanka as they seek to realise their aspirations for prosperity and progress through democratic means and values, established institutions and constitutional framework," MEA said in a statement.

10 Jul 2022

Sri Lanka protesters say they found millions at Prez's residence - Top points

Dramativ visuals showed thousands marching towards the Presidential palace chanting slogans against President Rajapaksa. Later, the protestors clqaimed that they had recovered millions of rupees inside President's official residence.

09 Jul 2022

Sri Lanka Crisis: Gotabaya Rajapaksa to step down as President amid protest

Rajapaksa has informed that he will resign from the Presidency on the 13th July, Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena announced in a press conference this evening, according to Sri Lanka`s news outlet Newswire.

09 Jul 2022

Sri Lanka Crisis: Protesters storm president's house, set fire to PM's house

Soldiers and police were unable to hold back a crowd of chanting protesters demanding President Gotabaya Rajapaksa`s resignation, in a sharp escalation of months of anti-government protests over the dire economic situation.

09 Jul 2022

Sri Lankan PM willing to resign to make way for an all-party government

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has told the party leaders that he is willing to resign as Prime Minister of the nation and make way for an all-party government to take over, said Sri Lankan PMO.

09 Jul 2022

Dramatic visuals show protestors breaking into Sri Lankan Prez's residence

At least 31 people, including two police officers, have been injured in the protests and are receiving treatment, according to the National Hospital of Sri Lanka (NHSL), CNN reported adding that two of the injured are in critical condition.

09 Jul 2022

Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa flees as protesters surround his home: Report

The island of 22 million people is struggling under a severe foreign exchange shortage Many blame the country's decline on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa Police fired shots in the air but were unable to stop the angry crowd from surrounding the presidential residence, a witness told Reuters

Sri Lanka crisis

23 May 2022

Sri Lanka cabinet expansion: President Rajapaksa swears in 8 more ministers

Embattled Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa expanded the Cabinet The new ministers belong to the ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and its allies

Sri Lanka crisis

13 May 2022

Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka denies stopping issuance of visas

Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka categorically denied that it has stopped issuing visas in the country He said the disruption was caused by operational difficulties due to the inability of Visa Wing staff to attend office

Ranil Wickremesinghe

12 May 2022

Ranil Wickremesinghe to be sworn-in as Sri Lanka's new Prime Minister

Former PM Ranil Wickremesinghe will take oath as the new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka The oath will be taken before President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at 6 pm local time A Sri Lanka court imposed a foreign travel ban on former PM Mahinda Rajapaksa and 16 others

Gotabaya Rajapaksa

12 May 2022

'New government will be formed in Sri Lanka this week'

Ram Singh, a resident of Bareilly, is in the headlines for his mustache. The length of his mustache is about 25 feet. He says that he wants to illuminate the name of the country on the basis of his mustache.

09 May 2022

Breaking News: Amid the economic crisis in Sri Lanka, PM Rajapaksa resigns

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has resigned amid the economic crisis in Sri Lanka. There was a demand for his resignation in Sri Lanka for the last several days.

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