Sri Lankans' fury forced powerful Rajapaksa clan out. Now its heir running for presidentNamal Rajapaksa, son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, is running for president in Sri Lanka. Despite his efforts to present himself a...
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...
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...
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...
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...
In push to Buddhist tourism, PM Modi inaugurates Kushinagar international airportThe Kushinagar airport, which attracts thousands of Indian and foreign Buddhists every year as Gautam Buddha attained Parinirvana here, is ...
Govt plans to set up 17 more airports in UP: Minister for Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya ScindiaTo boost connectivity of airways, he said, "The government has decided to operate direct flights from Delhi airport to Kushinagar airport f...
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...
Bahrain group and Square Plums to enter co-living spaceAs part of the agreement, there are plans to build co-living homes spanning 2 million sq. ft. in metro cities across India.
Alere eyes over 3-fold jump in India revenue to Rs 1,000 croreCompany also plans to accelerate its export strategy in the Asia pacific region with the launch of this unit for manufacturing care diagnos...
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...
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.
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 ...
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.
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...
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 ...
26/11 attacks case: Ajmal Kasab's statement submitted in Pakistan courtA private witness Hamza Bin Tariq also appeared in the court and recorded his statement apart from the statements of two other witnesses in...