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'No home to go', says Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe amid threats from protestors
World | Aug 01, 2022, 09:30 AM ISTSri Lanka crisis: Wickremesinghe urged all political parties to come together to take the country out of the economic mess and repay the debt.
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Sri Lanka crisis: Ranil Wickremesinghe urges parties to find ways to repay loans
World | Dec 16, 2022, 03:39 PM ISTSri Lanka crisis: He further said that there is no point in blaming former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa for the economic crisis but rather urged all political parties to come together to take the country out of the economic mess and repay the debt.
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Commonwealth Games: India qualify for knockouts in mixed team badminton, beat Sri Lanka 5-0
Other Sports | Jul 30, 2022, 08:04 PM ISTA day after registering a win against Pakistan with 5-0, India notched up another convincing win.
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Sri Lanka crisis: No new financing until 'adequate' macroeconomic policy in place, says World Bank
World | Jul 29, 2022, 03:52 PM ISTThe island nation of 22 million is in the midst of an unprecedented economic crisis that has led to severe shortages of fuel and other essentials. “Until an adequate macroeconomic policy framework is in place, the World Bank does not plan to offer new financing to Sri Lanka,” it said in a statement.
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LIVE SL vs PAK 2nd Test, Day 5 Live Score, Latest Updates: Pakistan need 384 runs
Cricket | Jul 28, 2022, 10:37 AM ISTPAK vs SL, 2nd Test, Day 5: Get the Live Score, Ball by Ball Commentary, Full Scorecard, Latest Match Updates and Highlights.
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SL vs PAK 2nd Test, Day 5, Highlights: Sri Lanka win by 246 runs, series ends in draw
Cricket | Jul 28, 2022, 01:44 PM ISTSL vs PAK 2nd Test, Day 5, Highlights
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SL vs PAK, 2nd Test: Pakistan look to clinch series, hopes pinned on Babar Azam
Cricket | Jul 27, 2022, 11:56 PM ISTIf Pakistan manages to chase down the target of 508, they will set a new world record topping the West Indies' 418 against Australia in 2003 as the highest-ever successful fourth innings run chase.
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PM Modi congratulates Lanka Prez Wickremesinghe; bats for stability and economic recovery
India | Jul 26, 2022, 05:29 PM ISTSri Lanka news: Wickremesinghe, 73, was on Thursday sworn in as Sri Lanka's eighth president after he was elected by lawmakers to succeed Gotabaya Rajapaksa who fled the country and resigned in the face of public revolt against his government for mismanaging the economy.
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Gotabaya Rajapaksa to return to Sri Lanka from Singapore soon: Cabinet spokesman
World | Jul 26, 2022, 04:26 PM ISTSri Lanka crisis: Though dubbed as the “war hero”, his role in ending the conflict with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) with the death of its supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran in 2009 is quite divisive as he stands accused of violating human rights, a charge he vehemently denies.
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SL vs PAK: Hosts tighten their grip on Pakistan as they crumble to defiant spin bowling
Cricket | Jul 26, 2022, 10:28 AM ISTThe Sri Lankan team led by Dimuth Karunatane was heavily criticized for their strategies and tactics as they failed to defend a mammoth total of 342 runs in the first test match of the series. But it seems as if things have turned around for the Sri Lankan attack, especially their spin bowling.
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SL vs PAK, 2nd Test, Day 3, Highlights: Sri Lanka lead by 323 runs at Stumps
Cricket | Jul 26, 2022, 05:23 PM ISTSL vs PAK, 2nd Test, Day 3, Highlights: Sri Lanka lead by 323 runs at Stumps
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SL vs PAK 2nd Test, Day 2 Highlights: Pakistan 191/7, trail by 187 runs at Stumps
Cricket | Jul 25, 2022, 06:15 PM ISTSL vs PAK 2nd Test, Day 2 Highlights: Pakistan 191/7, trail by 187 runs at Stumps
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Sri Lanka crisis: Presidential Secretariat resumes operations after 100 days
World | Jul 25, 2022, 02:40 PM ISTSri Lanka crisis: The presidential secretariat which was occupied by the protesters from July 9 till Friday last is re-opened and the staff reported to work on Monday, officials said.
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SL vs PAK 2nd Test, Day 1, Highlights: SL - 315/6 at Stumps
Cricket | Jul 24, 2022, 06:03 PM ISTSL vs PAK 2nd Test, Day 1, Highlights: SL - 315/6 at Stumps
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What is New Sri Lankan PM's India connection?
India | Jul 23, 2022, 12:06 AM ISTSri Lanka Crisis: Dinesh Gunawardena was sworn in as the prime minister of Sri Lanka by President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Friday along with 17 other cabinet ministers.
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Dinesh Gunawardena takes oath as new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
World | Jul 22, 2022, 10:49 AM ISTSri Lanka crisis: Gunawardena's election as Prime Minister comes amid economic turmoil in Sri Lanka, and people protesting against it. On Thursday, Ranil Wickremesinghe was inducted as the President of Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lanka crisis: Late-night clampdown on protestors, Galle Face protest site barricaded | VIDEO
World | Jul 22, 2022, 07:24 AM ISTSri Lanka economic crisis: The armed soldiers were deployed in a bid to control the protestors who have been protesting against the new Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe outside the premises of the Sri Lankan Presidential Secretariat.
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Sri Lanka crisis: President Wickremesinghe says he is not a 'friend' of Rajapaksa
World | Jul 21, 2022, 01:37 PM ISTSri Lanka crisis: Wickremesinghe was on Wednesday elected as Sri Lanka's President by lawmakers and sworn in on Thursday as the 8th president.
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SL vs PAK, 1st Test, Day 5: Pakistan win by 4 wickets
Cricket | Jul 20, 2022, 02:40 PM ISTSri Lanka vs Pakistan, Day 5 at Galle, all the live updates and live scores
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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.