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Sri Lanka's controversial 21st Amendment to Constitution likely to come up for Cabinet approval on Monday: Justice MinisterThe 21st Amendment is expected to annul the 20A which gave unfettered powers to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa after abolishing the 19th Amen...22 May, 2022, 01.17 PM IST- Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa says he will appoint new PM this week as army marches on streets of ColomboIn an address to the nation, President Gotabaya also said that after appointing the new Prime Minister, and Government a constitutional ame...12 May, 2022, 10.03 AM IST
- Anger against Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, PM spills over on social mediaOn Tuesday, while many local television visuals showed anti-government protesters shouting slogans for the president to resign and also reb...11 May, 2022, 09.17 AM IST
- Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resignsThe violence occurred as pressure mounted on the embattled government led by his younger brother and President Gotabaya to form an interim ...09 May, 2022, 05.44 PM IST
- Sri Lanka imposes nationwide curfew; deploys army in ColomboThe violence occurred following reports that Mahinda Rajapaksa may offer to stand down as Prime Minister, as pressure mounted on the embatt...09 May, 2022, 03.34 PM IST
- Lankan prez Rajapaksa urges political parties to set aside differences; calls for 'pro-people struggle' to mitigate worst eco crisis"On this #InternationalWorkersDay, I once again invite all political party leaders in #lka to come to a consensus on behalf of the people. ...01 May, 2022, 12.08 PM IST
- Sri Lankan President Gotabaya asks parties to show majority for interim govt proposalIn the recent weeks, the powerful Buddhist clergy, civil society and trade chambers have demanded the formation of an interim government to...29 Apr, 2022, 04.31 PM IST
- Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa says he won't resign; claims no rift with Prez Gotabaya RajapaksaSri Lanka is currently in the throes of an unprecedented economic turmoil since its independence from Britain in 1948. The crisis is caused...27 Apr, 2022, 09.23 PM IST
- Tamil National Alliance to back opposition in ousting President Gotabaya RajapaksaOpposition leader Sajith Premadasa also called for the Executive Presidency to be abolished, saying power should be divided between the exe...11 Apr, 2022, 12.18 PM IST
- Sri Lanka's all-powerful Rajapaksas under fireLate Thursday hundreds of people tried to storm the home of Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the current president and one of four politically active br...01 Apr, 2022, 07.13 PM IST
- Jaishankar assures Sri Lanka of all help to tide over economic crisisJaishankar, who arrived in Colombo on Sunday, met president Rajapaksa and reviewed various dimensions of India-Sri Lanka's close neighborly...29 Mar, 2022, 02.34 PM IST
- View: India to be a proactive, generous neighbour to Sri LankaThe Narendra Modi government has been lauded for being first off the mark with a state visit by new Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa...30 Nov, 2019, 11.00 PM IST
- Sri Lankan President Gotabaya names elder brother Mahinda as PMGotabaya will also need a national budget for 2020 by April with the current government having only approved an interim budget for the firs...21 Nov, 2019, 09.28 AM IST
- View: What Gotabaya Rajapaksa's victory means for Sri Lanka and IndiaGotabaya is a pragmatic leader and can be expected to live up to his manifesto to develop security cooperation with India, as national secu...20 Nov, 2019, 11.07 AM IST
- Gotabaya arriving on 29th on PM Modi’s inviteNewly sworn in Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has accepted the invitation from PM Narendra Modi to visit India on November 29th. E...20 Nov, 2019, 08.51 AM IST
- Rajapaksas’ pro-China legacy a cause for concern in India?Behind PM Modi's tweet congratulating Gotabaya Rajapaksa on being elected Sri Lanka's new president and Rajapaksa accepting Modi's invite t...18 Nov, 2019, 11.12 AM IST
- Cautious India hopes Gotabaya Rajapaksa will protect its interestChina’s strategic moves in Sri Lanka during Mahinda’s term were closely monitored by India. Under his brother, Gotabaya was defence secreta...18 Nov, 2019, 09.20 AM IST
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