Sri Lanka crisis

New Delhi: Gotabaya Rajapaksa will return to Sri Lanka on August 24, his cousin Udayanga Weeratunga said on Wednesday, over a month after the former president fled the country amid mass anti-government protests over an unprecedented…

Colombo: More than 1,000 valuable items have reportedly gone missing from Sri Lanka’s Presidential Palace and Prime Minister’s official residence in Colombo after anti-government demonstrators occupied these premises during a massive…

Colombo: Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna leader Dinesh Gunawardena has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. He took oath as the new Prime Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office on Flower Road, Colombo today. He was appointed…

Colombo: Ranil Wickremesinghe on Thursday took oath as the new president of Sri Lanka even as anti-government protesters continued to rally against the Rajapaksa ally. Protesters gathered outside the presidential residence, which they…

Colombo: Irrespective of who becomes Sri Lanka's next president, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, all political parties and the people of India should keep helping the island nation come out of its worst economic crisis, Leader of the…

Colombo: Sri Lanka's parliament votes today for a new president to replace Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled abroad last week after his palace was stormed by angry protesters. The winner of the three-way contest to succeed Gotabaya Rajapaksa…

Colombo: Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa has withdrawn his candidacy for the position of Sri Lanka President. https://twitter.com/sajithpremadasa/status/1549246554199928832?t=9M5fp-_Z4DuLLe2YWRckDQ&s=19 Sri Lanka's…

New Delhi: The Centre has convened an all-party meeting on Tuesday to discuss the ongoing crisis in Sri Lanka. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will brief floor leaders of all political…

Colombo: Sri Lanka's former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled overseas this week to escape a popular uprising against his government, has said he took "all possible steps" to avert the economic crisis that has engulfed the island…

India to continue to stand with people of Sri Lanka to realise their aspirations for prosperity and progress through democratic means The External Affairs Ministry on Friday said that ensuring peace, prosperity and stability in all…