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Premadasa, son of slain Sri Lanka president, now in contest for same roleSajith Premadasa, leader of Sri Lanka's main opposition party, is a key contender in the upcoming presidential election. He aims to impleme...20 Sep, 2024, 02.02 PM IST- Who's going to run in Sri Lanka's presidential election?President Ranil Wickremesinghe was the first to officially register for Sri Lanka's presidential election set for Sept. 21. With nearly 17 ...15 Aug, 2024, 10.15 AM IST
- ICC ban a betrayal of the nation: Sri Lanka sports ministerRoshan Ranasinghe, Sri Lanka's sports minister, rebuked Sri Lankan cricket for bidding for ban by ICC and alleged the cricket board for bet...19 Nov, 2023, 03.38 PM IST
- Ranil Wickremesinghe elected as Sri Lanka's new PresidentSri Lankan lawmakers finished voting in parliament on Wednesday to choose the next president from among three contenders, hoping the new le...20 Jul, 2022, 01.49 PM IST
- Voting begins to elect Sri Lanka's new president in three-cornered contestActing President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Dullas Alahapperuma, a dissident ruling party MP backed by the main opposition, and leftist Janatha ...20 Jul, 2022, 10.30 AM IST
- For the first time in 44 years, Sri Lanka's Parliament to directly elect President in three-way contest on WednesdayThe complaint by Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena came hours before Parliament was poised to accept the nominations for the post of preside...19 Jul, 2022, 09.11 PM IST
- Wickremesinghe, Premadasa among four leaders to contest presidential election in Sri LankaSri Lanka's acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe, main Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa are among the four leaders who have joined the r...16 Jul, 2022, 03.02 PM IST
- Sri Lankan Parliament to meet to announce president's vacancyFor the first time since 1978, Sri Lanka will elect the crisis-hit country's next president through a secret vote by the MPs and not throug...16 Jul, 2022, 10.32 AM IST
- Three frontrunners in race to become Sri Lanka's next presidentSri Lanka's parliamentary speaker will convene the legislative body after receiving Rajapaksa's official resignation and its 225 members wi...14 Jul, 2022, 10.49 PM IST
- From Indira Gandhi to JFK: Heads of state, world leaders who were assassinatedJapanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, 67, was shot from behind minutes after he started his speech in Nara on Friday. He was airlifted to a h...08 Jul, 2022, 09.30 PM IST
- Ranil Wickremesinghe: A politician who could manage economy with far-sighted policiesWickremesinghe, the nephew of Sri Lanka's first executive president Junius Jayewardene, was first appointed Prime Minister from 1993-1994 a...13 May, 2022, 11.21 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
- November Lanka polls to test India's presence in southern Indian Ocean regionThe main fight is between ruling United National Party's Sajith Premadasa & former defence minister Gotabaya Rajapaksa of the Sri Lanka Pod...21 Oct, 2019, 09.15 AM IST
- Sri Lanka opens new railway line built with China's assistanceThe 26.75-km long Matara-Beliatta railway extension is the first to be constructed in Sri Lanka since 1948.09 Apr, 2019, 05.09 PM IST
- Ranil Wickremesinghe: A backer of political solution to ethnic issueAfter winning the parliamentary polls this week, Wickremesinghe was today sworn-in as the Prime Minister for the fourth time in his politic...21 Aug, 2015, 01.10 PM IST
- LTTE network intact, says US terror reportLTTE's international network & financial support are still intact despite its military defeat at the hands of Lankan govt troops in 2009, a...20 Jun, 2015, 12.50 PM IST
- Government extends ban on LTTE by five yearsIndia had banned Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) after the assassination of Gandhi in 1991.15 May, 2014, 09.05 PM IST
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