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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......

Wickremesinghe elected Lankan president, to serve till November 2024

Ranil Wickremesinghe was on Wednesday elected as Sri Lanka's new President by Parliament, in a rare move that could provide continuity for ongoing discussions with the International Monetary Fund......

Emergency declared in Sri Lanka as President Gotabaya flees to Maldives

Sri Lanka declared a state of emergency on Wednesday as angry protesters stormed the prime minister's office in Colombo, hours after president Gotabaya Rajapksa fled to the Maldives on a military......

Sri Lankans on edge ahead of President's promised resignation

Sri Lankans were on the edge on Tuesday as they waited whether embattled Gotabaya Rajapaksa will honour his offer to resign as president, amid signs that key members of the erstwhile powerful......

'India has to ensure Sri Lanka doesn't become bankrupt'

'India has given assistance that we required, otherwise we would not have been able to survive this far.' IMAGE: United National Party leader Ranil Wickremesinghe, left, was sworn in as Sri......

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......

Cricket Buzz: England told to stay vigilant amid Lanka political crisis

IMAGE: England's players celebrate. Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images England will continue their tour of Sri Lanka as planned but the cricketers have been asked to be careful amid the......

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......

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

Wickremesinghe elected Lankan president, to serve till November 2024

Emergency declared in Sri Lanka as President Gotabaya flees to Maldives

Sri Lankans on edge ahead of President's promised resignation

'India has to ensure Sri Lanka doesn't become bankrupt'

Trouble brewing for India's GIFT City

Modi brings Colombo closer to Varanasi, announces direct flights

Former Lanka opener Dilshan takes up politics

Cricket Buzz: England told to stay vigilant amid Lanka political crisis

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

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