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India.com News Desk April 5, 2022 8:47 PM IST
Meanwhile, protests continued across the country and outside the house of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa as the Forex reserves of the island nation plummeted to USD 500 million.
India.com News Desk March 24, 2022 3:22 PM IST
Former President Maithripala Sirisena, who had initiated the idea of an All Party Conference (APC), too suggested that Sri Lanka should get the support of "India and other friendly nations".
India.com News Desk November 16, 2019 7:08 AM IST
Notably, Maithripala Sirisena is not seeking re-election this time.
IANS July 28, 2019 11:18 AM IST
While Sri Lanka is India's closest Indian Ocean Region neighbour and shares centuries-old close links, Colombo has been pipped by IOR countries Mauritius and the Maldives, who are the beneficiaries of India's largesse in this year's budget.
PTI July 23, 2019 7:45 AM IST
The state of emergency gives sweeping powers to the security forces to arrest and detain people in the aftermath of the attack.
PTI July 17, 2019 5:20 PM IST
Sirisena is fighting against efforts by his governing coalition in parliament to abolish capital punishment, which has been subject to a moratorium since 1976.
IANS June 26, 2019 9:19 PM IST
At the beginning of the year, authorities began the extensive process of recruiting an executioner, a position that had been lying vacant for many years.
IANS June 22, 2019 9:02 PM IST
An official notification stated that the Emergency was in effect in view of the public security, public order and maintenance of supplies and services essential to the life of the countrymen.
India.com News Desk June 7, 2019 6:53 PM IST
Narendra Modi's visit to Sri Lanka in June will make him the first to visit the country after the savage Easter bombings that killed nearly 250 people.
India.com News Desk May 31, 2019 4:31 PM IST
Sirisena also appealed that all democratic nations, whether powerful one or not, should join hands in fighting terrorism, only then they could defeat it.
India.com News Desk May 2, 2019 7:39 AM IST
The authorities are aware of "a small group" of Sri Lankans who received training from the IS over the past decade, stated President Sirisena. Notably, the IS was responsible for the Easter Sunday blasts.
IANS April 30, 2019 1:55 PM IST
Sirisena revoked the social media ban that was imposed throughout Sri Lanka after the April 21 Easter Sunday blasts that claimed the lives of over 250 people.
India.com News Desk April 29, 2019 6:43 AM IST
A burqa ban has been implemented in Sri Lanka effective from Monday in the wake of the Easter Sunday blasts. The decision was taken by President Maithripala Sirisena.
India.com News Desk April 22, 2019 3:23 PM IST
Indian ships, maritime surveillance aircraft have been deployed on the maritime border to prevent any attempts by suicide bombing perpetrators to escape from the island nation.
PTI Feeds February 4, 2019 4:27 PM IST
Sirisena says opposed to forming national govt
PTI Feeds February 3, 2019 11:30 AM IST
Rajapaksa may lead proposed political alliance in Lanka
PTI Feeds January 27, 2019 6:42 PM IST
Lanka's new India-funded train flagged off
IANS January 19, 2019 11:03 PM IST
Sirisena, who arrived in Manila on January 15 for a five-day state visit, returned to Sri Lanka on Saturday.
PTI Feeds January 16, 2019 8:10 PM IST
Sri Lanka asks IMF to revive USD 1.5-billion bailout
PTI Feeds January 16, 2019 3:57 PM IST
China attaches great importance to Colombo Port City project: Chinese envoy
PTI Feeds January 10, 2019 6:18 PM IST
Rights group demands trial of new Sri Lanka army chief for alleged war crimes
PTI Feeds January 7, 2019 3:36 PM IST
Lanka court dismisses plea to check Sirisena's mental health
PTI Feeds January 2, 2019 6:00 PM IST
Lanka's political crisis adversely impacted economy: Central Bank Governor
PTI Feeds December 28, 2018 2:52 PM IST
Sri Lanka's ruling UNP rules out early snap poll
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