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
Ranil Wickremesinghe to contest Presidential polls as independent candidate, says aideSri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe plans to contest the upcoming Presidential election as an independent candidate. The election dat...
07 Jul, 2024, 06.56 PM IST
EAM Jaishankar & Sri Lankan Prez Wickremesinghe discuss bilateral cooperationPerth, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is in the Australian city of Perth to attend the two-day-long Indian Ocean Conference, m...
10 Feb, 2024, 01.20 PM IST
In Dubai airport, Sri Lanka President asks Mamata Banerjee if she will lead INDIA allianceIn a post on X, Banerjee said that Wickremesinghe, seeing her at the airport lounge, called her to "join for some discussion" when she invi...
13 Sep, 2023, 05.49 PM IST
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval calls on Sri Lankan President Ranil WickremesingheNational Security Advisor Ajit Doval called on Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe in New Delhi on Friday. Wickremesinghe who arrived ...
21 Jul, 2023, 12.32 PM IST
Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe reviews progress on Indian projectsWickremesinghe at a meeting attended by Vinod K Jacob, the Deputy Indian High Commissioner, examined the progress of several development pr...
09 Sep, 2022, 10.25 PM IST
Sri Lanka acting president asks parliamentary speaker to nominate new prime minister"Acting President and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has informed Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena to nominate a prime minister who is...
13 Jul, 2022, 08.46 PM IST
Key members of Sri Lanka's ruling party want PM Ranil Wickremesinghe as president, no decision yet: SourceThe source said on condition of anonymity that the members met on Tuesday evening and their "overwhelming consensus" was for Wickremesinghe...
13 Jul, 2022, 10.36 AM IST
Sri Lanka Economic crisis: Protesters camp, cook inside PM's Colombo homeThe ongoing tussle between Sri Lankan citizens and the government of the country took a new turn when a mob of protestors occupied the offi...
11 Jul, 2022, 04.38 PM IST
Sri Lankan PM calls for Cabinet meeting amid political turmoilPrime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has announced to step down from his posts amid the ongoing protests. However, the protesters who have o...
11 Jul, 2022, 03.42 PM IST
Sri Lanka PM Ranil Wickremesinghe proposes to make president, cabinet answerable to parliamentSri Lanka has been rocked by protests due to an unprecedented financial crisis, which culminated in the resignation of former Prime Ministe...
29 May, 2022, 07.44 PM IST
Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa sworn in as Prime MinisterThe decision was taken after the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) today withdrew from the government. Rajapaksa replaces Ranil Wickr...
26 Oct, 2018, 08.46 PM IST
Swaraj meets Sri Lankan PM Wickremesinghe, reviews progress of development projectsEarlier in the day, Home Minister Rajnath Singh also called on Wickremesinghe and discussed issues related to security and anti-terror coop...
20 Oct, 2018, 05.06 PM IST
Rajnath Singh meets Sri Lankan PM; discusses security, anti-terror cooperationUnion Home Minister Rajnath Singh met visiting Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe Saturday and discussed with him issues relate...
20 Oct, 2018, 12.50 PM IST
President Pranab Mukherjee hopes India-Sri Lanka ties will scale new heights under WickremesinghePresident Pranab Mukherjee today expressed hope that India-Sri Lanka relations will scale new heights under Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesi...
16 Sep, 2015, 04.46 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi congratulates Sri Lanka's Ranil Wickremesinghe on being sworn-inPrime Minister Narendra Modi today congratulated Ranil Wickremesinghe on being sworn-in as Sri Lanka's Prime Minister.
21 Aug, 2015, 12.46 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi calls up Wickremesinghe to congratulate him on Sri Lankan parliamentary polls winIncumbent Wickremesinghe, 66, was today set for another term as Sri Lanka's Prime Minister after the victory achieved by his UNP.
18 Aug, 2015, 09.20 PM IST