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
Jaishankar's Sri Lanka visit key to India's neighbourhood-first, SAGAR policies: MEAExternal Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar's recent visit to Colombo highlighted India's commitment to its 'Neighbourhood First' and SAGAR (Se...
21 Jun, 2024, 07.46 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
EAM Jaishankar meets Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe, holds extensive discussionsIndian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met with Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe to discuss ways to enhance the relationshi...
11 Oct, 2023, 10.12 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 Lanka trying to reduce overall debt by $17 bn, President Ranil Wickremesinghe saysPresident Ranil Wickremesinghe also said that the country would discuss debt restructuring with India and the Paris Club of creditors on on...
26 Apr, 2023, 11.44 AM 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
Protesters raid Sri Lanka PM's office after president flees abroadIn a televised statement Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said he had instructed the military and police to do "what is necessary to res...
14 Jul, 2022, 08.16 AM 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
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
Solutions to economic crisis must be found in accordance with people's wishes: Oppn leader to Sri Lanka PMThe economic situation led to huge protests with demands for the resignation of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and President Gotabaya Raj...
14 May, 2022, 07.54 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
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
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
Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as Sri Lanka PMRanil Wickremesinghe was today sworn in as Sri Lanka's Prime Minister for the fourth time following his party's victory in the parliamentar...
21 Aug, 2015, 12.01 PM IST
Ranil Wickramasinghe's threat shows its 'bad days' for India: CongressAhead of Modi's visit to Sri Lanka, Wickramasinghe stoked a controversy suggesting that Indian fishermen may be shot if they intruded into ...
07 Mar, 2015, 07.31 PM IST