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  Fishermen issue become 'plague' for both countries, want to find solution: Sri Lankan President

  World | December 16, 2024 16:38 IST

  "There are bottom trawling systems being adopted by the fishermen in that area and that needs to be put an end to because that will spell doom to this industry," said the Sri Lankan President.

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  PM Modi, Sri Lankan President Dissanayake hold delegation-level talks, discuss trade and security

  World | December 16, 2024 14:51 IST

  Earlier, Sri Lankan President Dissanayake was accorded a ceremonial reception at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi, the second day of his state visit to India.

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  Why did Sri Lanka's new President dissolve parliament after winning presidential election?

  World | September 26, 2024 12:45 IST

  The Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake won the September 21 presidential election that went into a historic second round of voting. He is now tasked to fight corruption and bolster a fragile economic recovery following its worst financial crisis in decades.

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  'Don't want to be sandwiched between India and China', says Sri Lanka's new President

  World | September 25, 2024 14:33 IST

  Dissanayake has expressed his intention to continue working with India, China and Japan, who are key partners in Sri Lanka's debt rework. The Marxist-leaning politician emerged victorious in the presidential election on September 21, defeating his predecessor Ranil Wickremesinghe.

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  PM Modi congratulates Anura Kumara Dissanayake after winning Sri Lankan presidential election

  World | September 23, 2024 4:50 IST

  The Marxist-leaning Dissanayake was declared the winner in the tightly-contested Sri Lankan presidential election, which went to a historic second round of voting. He is tasked to bolster a fragile economic recovery following its worst financial crisis in 2022.

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  Sri Lankan President plans to implement 13th Amendment: How is it significant for India? READ

  Explainers | August 03, 2023 20:38 IST

  The Tamil minority community in Sri Lanka has been demanding the implementation of the 13th Amendment that provides for the devolution of power to it.

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  Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa returns to Sri Lanka

  World | September 03, 2022 7:26 IST

  Sri Lanka news: Rajapaksa, 73, fled the country on July 13 after months-long mass public demonstrations demanding his immediate resignation on July 9 gained momentum after protesters stormed the President’s House in Colombo and several other state buildings in the capital.

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  Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa set for return to Sri Lanka next week, says report

  World | August 18, 2022 9:44 IST

  Sri Lanka news: Former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Russia, Udayanga Weeratunga, who is also related to Gotabaya, hinted that Rajapaksa will return to the country on August 24, the Daily Mirror said on Wednesday (August 17).

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  Ranil Wickremesinghe elected new Sri Lankan President

  World | July 20, 2022 14:28 IST

  Sri Lanka president election: Wickremesinghe, Dullas Alahapperuma and Anura Kumara Dissanayake were proposed by lawmakers on Tuesday as the three candidates for the presidential election.

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  Sri Lankan Parliament to elect new president next week: Speaker

  World | July 11, 2022 19:54 IST

  President Rajapaksa is yet to resign formally, however, he informed the Speaker on Saturday that he will quit on July 13.

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  Man arrested for forging Sri Lankan President's signature

  World | June 06, 2020 13:55 IST

  A person has been arrested in Sri Lanka for allegedly forging the signature of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and misusing Presidential letterheads, it was reported.

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  PM Modi hails Indian diaspora's contribution in projecting India's good image

  India | June 09, 2019 19:38 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that India's image has tremendously transformed in the last five years as he hailed the contribution made by the Indian diaspora to project a good image of the country through their hard work.

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  India expects substantial talks during Sirisena's visit

  India | February 13, 2015 18:50 IST

  New Delhi: India expects "substantial talks and outcomes" during new Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena's four-day state visit to the country from Feb 15.This would be Sirisena's first visit abroad since he won the Jan

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  Rajapaksa hits out at opposition for taking pro-Tamil stand

  World | October 20, 2014 8:48 IST

  Colombo: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has hit out at the opposition for "working" with the pro-LTTE Tamil diaspora in a bid to oust him."They (opposition) are working with foreign forces to oust me. They