Ranil Wickremesinghe
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Some terrorists were under surveillance: Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe
World | Apr 25, 2019, 02:56 PM ISTHe reiterated that the attackers were middle- and upper-middle class and had been educated abroad. He added that the profile of the suspected bombers was "surprising".
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Sri Lankan court dismisses plea to check Sirisena's mental health
World | Jan 07, 2019, 04:16 PM ISTA top Sri Lankan court on Monday dismissed a petition seeking mental health assessment of President Maithripala Sirisena for his sacking of Ranil Wickremesinghe as Prime Minister, a controversial decision which plunged the country into an unprecedented political crisis.
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Wickremesinghe acknowledges differences with Sirisena on ministerial appointments
World | Dec 22, 2018, 08:19 PM ISTPresident Sirisena on Thursday named a 30-member Cabinet while reportedly rejecting some of Prime Minister Wickremesinghe's nominees and retained control over the security forces and police, indicating that the power tussle between them is far from over.
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Sri Lankan President unveils new Cabinet
World | Dec 20, 2018, 04:16 PM ISTThe 29 Ministers chosen by Wickremesinghe, who is also the leader of the United National Party (UNP), were sworn in before Sirisena at the Presidential Secretariat here after which the new Cabinet held its first meeting, according to a statement by the Presidential Press Department.
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Months after being sacked, Ranil Wickremesinghe reinstated as Sri Lankan Prime Minister
World | Dec 16, 2018, 01:25 PM ISTHis re-appointment comes a day after former strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was installed as Prime Minister by President Sirisena, resigned on Saturday after two crucial Supreme Court decisions made his efforts to cling to premiership untenable.
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Sri Lanka political crisis: Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns, Wickremesinghe to take oath as PM today
World | Dec 16, 2018, 12:05 AM ISTRajapaksa was appointed as the prime minister on October 26 by President Sirisena in a controversial move after sacking Ranil Wickremesinghe, which plunged the country into an unprecedented constitutional crisis.
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Sri Lanka PM Mahinda Rajapaksa to resign today to end political crisis, says his son
World | Dec 15, 2018, 12:00 AM ISTEarlier in the day, the apex court refused to stay a court order restraining Rajapaksa, 73, from holding the office of Prime Minister until it fully heard the case next month.
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Dissolution of Parliament by President 'unconstitutional', rules Sri Lanka's Supreme Court
World | Dec 13, 2018, 08:33 PM ISTTaking a strong exception to the dissolution of Parliament by Srisena, a seven-member apex court bench said that the President cannot dissolve Parliament till it completes a 4 1/2 year term.
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Setback to Sirisena as ousted Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe proves majority in Parliament
World | Dec 13, 2018, 12:53 PM ISTSirisena's United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) continued its boycott of Parliament when Sajith Premadasa, Wickremesinghe's deputy, moved the motion.
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Sri Lanka political crisis: Mahinda Rajapaksa calls for snap polls
World | Dec 02, 2018, 10:51 PM ISTIn a statement, Rajapaksa cites occasions in the history when Parliament had been dissolved to call parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka to avoid crisis and bring in political stability.
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Sri Lanka political crisis: Time running out to avert 'bloodbath', says ousted PM Wickremesinghe
World | Nov 04, 2018, 10:33 AM ISTThe island nation was plunged into a constitutional crisis on October 26 when President a Sirisena fired his former ally Wickremesinghe and replaced him with Mahinda Rajapaksa.
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Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena lifts suspension of parliament
World | Nov 01, 2018, 02:51 PM ISTSri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has lifted the suspension of parliament and summoned a meeting of the legislature on Monday to end the current political stalemate in the country over the sudden sacking of prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, officials said on Thursday.
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One dead, two injured as Sri Lanka crisis turns violent, guard of sacked Wickremesinghe loyalist opens fire
World | Oct 28, 2018, 11:45 PM ISTThe incident took place when the cricketer-turned-politician visited the CPC office, with several Ceylon Petroleum Corporation workers objecting to his presence at the office.
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Sri Lanka speaker recognises Wickremesinghe as PM; India 'closely' following developments
World | Oct 28, 2018, 06:25 PM ISTSirisena's decision to suspend the parliament until November 16 was seen as an effort to coerce legislators into supporting Rajapaksa.
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'I will remain Lankan PM, naming Rajapaksa unconstitutional': Wickremesinghe
World | Oct 27, 2018, 08:40 AM ISTIn a dramatic turn of events, President Maithripala Sirisena's Sri Lanka Freedom Party withdrew from the ruling coalition and then sacked Wickremesinghe.
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'SAARC should ensure there is no cross-border terrorism', says Sri Lankan PM
India | Oct 06, 2016, 12:03 AM ISTSri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday said that the SAARC countries needs to address the the issue of “cross border terrorism”. Wickremesinghe, who met Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier in the day, said
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Narendra Modi, Ranil Wickremesinghe resolve to intensify cooperation
National | Sep 15, 2015, 04:07 PM ISTNew Delhi: Reflecting growing congruence in ties, India and Sri Lanka today held extensive talks on sticky fishermen issue, ensuring justice to Tamils and ways to deepen trade and defence engagements besides resolving to intensify
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Sri Lankan PM to hold talks with PM Modi
National | Sep 15, 2015, 12:54 PM ISTNew Delhi: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, who arrived here on Monday on a three-day visit, is to hold talks, including on the fishermen issue, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Tuesday. Some
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Sri Lankan PM to hold talks with Modi
World | Sep 15, 2015, 01:25 PM ISTNew Delhi: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, who arrived here on Monday on a three-day visit, is to hold talks, including on the fishermen issue, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Tuesday. Some
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Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe to visit India on first foreign tour
World | Sep 06, 2015, 04:26 PM ISTColombo: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's first overseas visit since assuming office will be to India next week during which he will hold extensive talks with the Indian leadership including on the sensitive fishermen