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
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
Rajapaksas officially ditch Wickremesinghe, youngest heir announced as candidate for Lanka presidencyNamal Rajapaksa, 38, has been named the SLPP presidential candidate, ending the Rajapaksa family's support for incumbent Ranil Wickremesing...
07 Aug, 2024, 11.59 AM IST
Anura Kumara, leader of Sri Lanka's JVP and NPP, applauds India's aid in Sri Lanka crisisAnura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of Sri Lanka’s communist party JVP and NPP, praised India's role in helping Sri Lanka amid the crisis. Dis...
21 Feb, 2024, 07.54 AM IST
Mahinda Rajapaksa to contest Sri Lanka parliamentary polls under Sirisena coalitionRajapaksa will contest parliamentary elections as a member of the ruling UPFA coalition of Sirisena whose poll victory had ended his own ru...
08 Jul, 2015, 06.20 PM IST
Mahinda Rajapaksa to contest Lanka parliament polls under Maithripala Sirisena coalitionRajapaksa will contest parliamentary elections as a member of the ruling UPFA coalition of Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena.
08 Jul, 2015, 05.06 PM IST
Sri Lankan President indicates dissolution of parliament: JVPJVP leader Anura Kumara Dissayanake told reporters that Sirisena indicated to him the move to dissolve the parliament if he is unable to re...
10 May, 2015, 09.16 PM IST
Mahinda Rajapaksa steps down, hands over party leadership to Maithripala Sirisena"With effect from today I will be handing over the leadership to President Maithripala Sirisena", Rajapaksa said in a statement.
16 Jan, 2015, 03.48 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
Trinamool Congress forms new alliance in Jharkhand with two other partiesTrinamool Congress forged an alliance, the 'Jharkhand Progressive Alliance', to contest the coming Assembly elections in the state.
12 Aug, 2014, 06.44 PM IST
- 28,500 Indian-origin refugees to get Lankan citizenship
About 28,500 Tamils of Indian-origin now living in refugee camps in Tamil Nadu will soon get Sri Lankan citizenships, a prominent Marxist p...
06 Jun, 2008, 03.40 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