Gotabaya Rajapaksa wins Lankan presidential poll

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Rajapaksa and said he looks forward to further deepen relations between the two nations. IMAGE: Sri Lanka People's Front party presidential election......

Gotabaya Rajapaksa: A 'war hero' detested by his admirers

Though dubbed as the "war hero", the role of Rajapaksa in ending the conflict with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam with the death of its supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran in 2009 is quite......

Ex-Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe arrested

Sri Lanka's former president Ranil Wickremesinghe was arrested on Friday for allegedly misusing the state funds, police said. IMAGE: Sri Lanka's former president Ranil Wickremesinghe. Photograph:......

Gotabaya retains Mahinda, drops 3 Rajapaksas in new cabinet

Beleaguered Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday appointed a new 17-member Cabinet that excluded his close relatives except Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, as he called for a "system......

Lanka's ousted president Rajapaksa lauds Asia Cup champs

IMAGE: Sri Lanka claimed their 6th Asia Cup title on Sunday. Photograph: Christopher Pike/Reuters Gotabaya Rajapaksa has returned to social media to tweet about the stunning victory of Sri Lanka's......