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Fishermen issue become 'plague' for both countries, want to find solution: Sri Lankan President
World | Dec 16, 2024, 04:38 PM 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 | Dec 16, 2024, 02:51 PM ISTEarlier, 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 | Sep 26, 2024, 12:45 PM ISTThe 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 | Sep 25, 2024, 02:33 PM ISTDissanayake 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 | Sep 23, 2024, 04:50 AM ISTThe 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 | Aug 03, 2023, 08:38 PM ISTThe 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 | Sep 03, 2022, 07:26 AM ISTSri 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 | Aug 18, 2022, 09:44 AM ISTSri 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 | Jul 20, 2022, 02:28 PM ISTSri 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 | Jul 11, 2022, 07:54 PM ISTPresident 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 | Jun 06, 2020, 01:55 PM ISTA 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 | Jun 09, 2019, 07:38 PM ISTPrime 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 | Feb 13, 2015, 06:50 PM ISTNew 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 | Oct 20, 2014, 08:48 AM ISTColombo: 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