"We believe that early and full implementation of the 13th Amendment and going beyond it would contribute to this process," the Prime Minis...

Wickremabahu Karunaratne, a Sinhala politician representing the old Marxist socialist stream, said Modi's call was very timely.

About 75 per cent of the 15.04 million electorate voted in election called two years ahead of schedule by Rajapaksa, who was confident of s...

Opposition leader Ranil Wickremesinghe said the swearing in ceremony will be held at 6 pm in the Independence Monument here.

Rajapaksa's tenure saw economy growing with many infra projects rolled out but charges of corruption & presence of his brothers in cabinet ...

Mahinda Rajapaksa is locked in a grim battle for survival in this week's presidential election, facing strong internal revolt.

Rajapaksa did not waste any time in accepting the invitation to attend Modi's inauguration and has met the Indian premier twice more therea...

The JHU signed a pact with Maithripala Sirisena, after other opposition groups had entered into a similar pact with the common candidate.

Maithripala Sirisena signed a pact with opposition parties and civil society groups to scrap country's "dictatorial" presidential form of g...

Mahinda Rajapaksa, who enjoys support among the Sinhalese majority, claimed he had freed the island from terrorism & given unprecedented de...

Under the constitution, the president may call elections four years into a term. The Supreme Court upheld this law earlier this month, pavi...

Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) or National Heritage Party said they were quitting the Rajapaksa-led UPFA coalition government.

Sri Lanka said it was ready to probe allegations by UN human rights chief Navi Pillay that people she met during her mission were threatene...

Sri Lanka's retired Supreme Court judge C V Wigneswaran has dismissed reports that he won the position because of backing by India.

Salman Khurshid telephoned his Sri Lankan counterpart G L Peiris and also raised the issue of 26 Indian fishermen who are in detention.

No reason was given for cancellation of the secretary-level talks which were to be held here for three days.

Sri Lanka asks India to provide necessary security to Lankan people and property there following continued protests especially in Tamil Nad...