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Meet Maithripala Sirisena, Sri Lanka's new president

Pallewatte Gamaralalage Maithripala Yapa Sirisena, Sri Lanka’s president-elect, was a low-profile cabinet colleague of longtime president Mahinda Rajapaksa until he switched sides to become......

Your historic victory is tribute to your vision: PM writes to Sirisena

Reaching out to President-elect of Sri Lanka Maithripala Sirisena, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday congratulated him on his electoral victory and said he looked forward to working with him......

Wily Sirisena checkmates his rivals

Maithripala Sirisena was considered so meek and self-effacing that he appeared no threat to anyone.What a mistake his rivals made!Aditi Phadnis reports. IMAGE: Sri Lankan President Maithripala......

Sri Lanka's Sirisena picks India for his first foreign visit

Sri Lanka's new President Maithripala Sirisena will embark on a four-day official visit to India from February 15 in his first foreign trip, aimed at repairing ties with New Delhi which soured......

Lankan court names ex-president Sirisena as suspect in Easter Sunday attacks

A Sri Lankan court on Friday named former president Maithripala Sirisena as a suspect in the 2019 Easter bombings in which 270 people, including 11 Indians, were killed. IMAGE: Maithripala Yapa......

RBI, Sri Lankan central bank agree on $1.5 bln currency swap deal

Reserve Bank of India has agreed for a $ 1.5 billion currency swap agreement with the Sri Lankan central bank to help the island nation keep its currency stable, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said......

Sri Lanka to cancel Indian coal plant deal; proposes LNG instead

Area residents and environmental groups have resisted the coal power plant ever since it was originally proposed in 2006 due to worries about land clearance and pollution Sri Lanka will cancel......

Trouble brewing for India's GIFT City

At the end of October, Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena handed over the deeds for the transfer of 116 hectares in Colombo Port City to China Harbour Engineering Company on a 99-year lease......

Modi brings Colombo closer to Varanasi, announces direct flights

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced that India's flag carrier Air India would begin direct flights between Colombo and the holy city of Varanasi from August. Modi, who is on a two-day......

Former Lanka opener Dilshan takes up politics

Joins Rajapaksa's newly-formed Sri Lanka People's Party Former Sri Lankan cricketer Tillakaratne Dilshan on Wednesday joined the party of Mahinda Rajapaksa, on a day when the premier's......

Lankan PM tells team to be wary of De Villiers in quarters

Wishing the Sri Lankan team ahead of their quarter-final clash against South Africa, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe warned the Angelo Mathews-led side to "keep an eye on Proteas skipper AB de......

Here's why Ranatunga doesn't watch Sri Lanka play anymore

Sri Lanka's former World Cup-winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga says the administration of the game in the country is ‘disgusting’ and he has stopped following the national team for this......

PHOTOS: Rare tears for Sangakkara in emotional farewell ceremony

IMAGE: Kumar Sangakkara (left) kisses his wife, Yehali, after his retirement from international cricket. Photograph: Reuters/Dinuka Liyanawatte None other than Sunil Gavaskar was there to welcome......