Sri Lanka President Dissanayake picks Harini Amarasuriya as PMSri Lanka's new president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, has appointed Harini Amarasuriya as the new prime minister. Amarasuriya, a college pro...
24 Sep, 2024, 04.50 PM IST
PM Modi congratulates newly elected Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka, calls island nation 'special'Anura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of Sri Lanka’s National People’s Power (NPP) coalition, has been elected president following the first ele...
23 Sep, 2024, 01.31 PM IST
Who is leftist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Sri Lanka's newly elected presidentAnura Kumara Dissanayaka, a self-declared Marxist and leader of Sri Lanka's People's Liberation Front (JVP), has been elected as the countr...
23 Sep, 2024, 09.38 AM IST
Dissanayake, Lanka's next President, no stranger to IndiaAnura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of Sri Lanka's Marxist JVP party and the next president, visited India earlier this year. He expressed int...
23 Sep, 2024, 12.19 AM IST
Anura Dissanayake: JVP gets its biggest high with his riseAnura Kumara Dissanayake has been elected president. His anti-corruption stance and promise of political change resonated with young voters...
22 Sep, 2024, 08.28 PM IST
Economy on centre stage, as Sri Lanka set to vote today in first polls since 2022 crisisSri Lanka is set for its first elections since the 2022 economic crisis, with the economy as the central issue. Incumbent President Ranil W...
21 Sep, 2024, 06.25 AM IST
India lays out red carpet for JVP leadership ahead of Sri Lanka pollsDissanayake (leader of Leftist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP)/National People's Power (NPP)) came to India with a delegation comprising Vi...
09 Feb, 2024, 08.52 AM IST
Three-way fight for Sri Lanka presidency: parliamentThe parliament announced that acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe will face former education minister Dullas Alahapperuma -- who has the ...
19 Jul, 2022, 10.57 AM IST
Lessons for India on why Israel leads in innovationIsrael is also referred to as a 'start-up nation'. Modi gave a clarion call that India should also 'start up and stand up'.
09 Jul, 2017, 10.14 AM IST
Startup lessons that India can learn from IsraelA big reason for Israel's success as a start-up nation is the tight embrace between companies, university researchers and entrepreneurs.
30 Aug, 2015, 12.06 PM IST
I would do everything to protect January mandate: Sri Lankan President Maithripala SirisenaSpeaking in the southern town of Matara, Sirisena without making a direct reference to Rajapaksa's return said, "I would not allow anyone t...
04 Jul, 2015, 11.01 PM IST
Sri Lanka to probe claims Rajapaksa government's tried to pay US lawmakersWickremesinghe said if institutions based in the US had paid Congressmen then under US law the Congressmen need to declare for what the mon...
04 Mar, 2015, 07.00 PM IST
Sri Lanka ruling coalition forms government in Uva provinceSwitching of allegiance of 5 UPFA council members is another blow to Rajapaksa, who lost his presidency to Prez Maithripala Sirisena in Jan...
14 Jan, 2015, 07.40 PM IST
Mahinda Rajapaksa, family reported to Sri Lanka anti-graft watchdogJVP complained about 12 individuals and institutions, which also include two ministers while others are high-ranking officials of the Rajap...
13 Jan, 2015, 08.20 PM IST
Mahinda Rajapaksa, family reported to Sri Lanka anti-graft watchdogThe Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) called on the Bribery and Corruption Commission to probe Rajapaksa and his family members over ...
13 Jan, 2015, 05.01 PM IST
Sri Lanka: Mahinda Rajapaksa suffers major setback in provincial polls; UPFA's popularity dropsIn a major blow to Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, his ruling coalition's popularity dwindled by an unprecedented 23 per cent .
21 Sep, 2014, 09.07 PM IST
- Panel on Lanka devolution package may study overseas models
A proposal for a study to Northern Ireland & Spain has been mooted by some quarters, though no decision has been taken.
26 Dec, 2007, 03.28 PM IST