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Tahir Qureshi August 23, 2025 12:46 AM IST
Wickremesinghe has held the post of Prime Minister six times in different tenures since the 1990s.
PTI September 21, 2024 5:03 PM IST
The election will be a test for incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe who has claimed credit for putting the country on the road to economic recovery.
Analiza Pathak June 6, 2024 8:40 AM IST
Alongside Hasina and Wickremesinghe, leaders from Bhutan, Nepal, and Mauritius are expected to be present at the ceremony.
PTI June 3, 2024 7:25 PM IST
"By the end of 2023, our debt was USD 83 billion over and above our GDP. We have entered an agreement with the IMF giving our plan to stabilise our economy," Wickremesinghe said.
India.com Business Desk February 12, 2024 10:06 AM IST
UPI Goes Global: PM Modi, President of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe and Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Jugnauth will witness the launch of Unified Payment Interface (UPI) services in Sri Lanka and Mauritius today.
Tahir Qureshi February 11, 2024 8:35 PM IST
Prime Minister Modi, Ranil Wickremesinghe of Sri Lanka and Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth of Mauritius to witness the launch of UPI services in Sri Lanka and Mauritius.
India.com News Desk July 22, 2023 5:05 PM IST
Allowing direct use of Indian rupee In Sri Lanka would prevent the need for multiple currency conversions for Indian tourists and businessmen.
IANS June 27, 2023 10:27 PM IST
The President went on to say that the Chinese have been there for about 1,500 years and so far there has been no military base.
PTI February 24, 2023 6:01 PM IST
The EC will now seek the Speaker of Parliament, Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena's intervention to secure requisite funds from the Treasury to conduct the polls.
PTI August 24, 2022 9:42 PM IST
Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe Began Talks With IMF Delegation To Finalise Bailout Package and chalk out a staff-level agreement to recover the island country from its worst economic crisis.
India.com News Desk August 17, 2022 3:48 PM IST
After leaving Singapore, Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrived in Thailand last week. He was allowed entry into Thailand following a request from the Sri Lankan government.
Associated Press July 22, 2022 12:03 PM IST
Sri Lankan security forces arrested several people by early Friday and cleared the main camp protesters have occupied for more than three months while demanding the nation's leaders resign over an unprecedented economic collapse.
Associated Press July 20, 2022 11:30 AM IST
Sri Lanka's Parliament is voting by secret ballot Wednesday for a new president to lead the country out of the deep political, economic and humanitarian crisis that toppled the previous leader and has left simmering tensions in the island nation.
India.com News Desk July 18, 2022 8:28 AM IST
Sri Lanka's acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe has declared a state of emergency in the country on Monday. Wickremesinghe, an ally of Rajapaksa, is one of the top contenders to take on the presidency full-time but protesters also want him gone, leading to the prospect of further unrest should he be elected.
India.com News Desk July 16, 2022 6:48 PM IST
Sri Lanka has run short of money to pay for imports of basic necessities such as food, fertilizer, medicine and fuel for its 22 million people. Its rapid economic decline has been all the more shocking because, before this crisis, the economy had been expanding, with a growing, comfortable middle class.
Associated Press July 15, 2022 2:51 PM IST
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Sri Lanka's interim president Friday until Parliament elects a successor to Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who resigned after mass protests over the country's economic collapse forced him from office.
Victor Dasgupta July 14, 2022 7:29 PM IST
Singapore has confirmed that Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled Sri Lanka with his wife on Wednesday, has been allowed entry into the country (Singapore) on a private visit. According to Singapore foreign ministry, Rajapaksa has neither asked for asylum, nor has he been granted asylum.
India.com News Desk July 14, 2022 3:54 AM IST
Sri Lanka Economic Crisis: Ranil Wickremesinghe, who is now Acting President, has declared a state of emergency earlier in the day.
India.com News Desk July 13, 2022 8:21 PM IST
Thousands of anti-government protesters, on the other hand, stormed into Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's office, hours after he was named as acting president.
India.com News Desk July 13, 2022 8:24 PM IST
Sri Lanka Crisis: Protesters stormed Sri Lanka PM Ranil Wickremesinghe's residence on Wednesday as police used tear gas to disperse the crowd. Meanwhile, a state of emergency has been declared in Sri Lanka. Stay tuned to India.com for live updates related to crisis in Sri Lanka.
India.com News Desk July 13, 2022 7:12 PM IST
Gotabaya Rajapaksa landed at the Velana International Airport in the Maldives early Wednesday. The Prime Minister's Office also confirmed that Rajapaksa has left the country.
India.com News Desk July 13, 2022 5:40 PM IST
Taking to Twitter, Union Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said the airports have gone beyond the call of duty by allowing technical landing to 120+ aircraft bound for Sri Lanka.
Associated Press July 13, 2022 11:41 AM IST
The president of Sri Lanka fled the country early Wednesday, slipping away in the middle of the night only hours before he was to step down amid a devastating economic crisis that has triggered severe shortages of food and fuel.
Associated Press July 13, 2022 11:19 AM IST
Don't fall ill or get into accidents: That's the advice doctors in Sri Lanka are giving patients as the country's economic crisis leaves its health care system short of drugs and other vital supplies.
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