What's at stake in Sri Lanka's first presidential vote since its economic meltdown?Sri Lanka's presidential election on Sept. 21 will determine the future of the nation still recovering from its 2022 economic collapse. Key...
06 Sep, 2024, 11.23 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
Sri Lanka Crisis: End of the political journey of powerful Rajapaksa dynasty?"Gotabaya Rajapaksa may have been the most powerful of the Rajapaksa brothers in terms of popular support and the constitutional capacity h...
10 Jul, 2022, 03.11 PM IST
Sri Lanka court bans ex-PM Mahinda Rajapaksa, allies from leaving countryThe magistrate in the capital Colombo also asked police to investigate Monday's mob attacks on peaceful protesters, which led to retaliator...
12 May, 2022, 02.23 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
Sri Lanka crisis: Mahinda Rajapaksa to resign from premiership on Saturday, says sonRajapaksa was appointed as the premier on October 26 by President Maithripala Sirisena after sacking Ranil Wickremesinghe, plunging the nat...
14 Dec, 2018, 08.19 PM IST
Tamil prisoners may be released to tilt scales in favour of Rajapaksa"President (Maithripala) Sirisena and Prime Minister Rajapaksa would make a decision (on the issue) very soon," Namal tweeted in Tamil lang...
04 Nov, 2018, 01.53 PM IST
Mahinda Rajapaksa's son granted bail; brother arrested by Sri Lanka policeNamal Rajapaksa was arrested last week and kept under remand custody till today, becoming the second son of the former president to be rema...
18 Jul, 2016, 03.44 PM IST
Ex-chief of Sri Lanka's market regulator Nalaka Godahewa held for misappropriationNalaka Godahewa was arrested for criminal breach of trust and misappropriation of state funds, said police spokesman Ruwan Gunasekera.
07 Dec, 2015, 04.51 PM IST
Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa questioned by Sri Lanka's anti-graft panelRajapaksa was questioned by a special anti-corruption panel for allegedly not paying Rs 10.1 million dues to a state-owned TV channel.
23 Sep, 2015, 05.49 PM IST
New Lankan government resumes probe against Mahinda Rajapaksa loyalistsSri Lanka's new government has resumed investigations against members of the Mahinda Rajapaksa regime for alleged misdeeds soon after Monda...
21 Aug, 2015, 09.59 PM IST
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena disbands military unit attached to his securityPolice will now be in control of the presidential security division, Police spokesman Assistant Superintendent Ruwan Gunasekera said today.
09 May, 2015, 12.02 PM IST
Former Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa fears prosecution of entire family by new governmentFormer Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa expressed fears that the new government led by Maithripala Sirisena might end up prosecuting his ...
24 Apr, 2015, 04.39 PM IST
Police raids former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa's country home"They raided our house in Tangalle yesterday looking for a Lamborghini car," said Namal Rajapaksa, the former president's elder son.
20 Jan, 2015, 12.26 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
Tamils protest against Salman Khan for supporting Sri Lankan president Mahinda RajapaksaA group of Tamil activists today staged a protest outside Bollywood actor Salman Khan's residence here for supporting Sri Lankan president ...
04 Jan, 2015, 03.26 PM IST