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PM Narendra Modi with his Sri Lankan counterpart Ranil Wickremesinghe and his wife Maithree before a meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Thursday. The Lankan PM also attended the conference on cyber space in New Delhi. (Photo: Pritam bandyopadhyay)

Sri Lankan PM, Modi discuss ties

India in advanced talks to operate an airport on the island.

23 Nov 2017 6:58 PM

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa (Photo: AP)

As Sri Lankan crisis deepens, Minister says China financing...

A deputy minister in Wickremesinghe's administration, Ranjan Ramanayake, accused China of paying for Rajapaksa to buy...

30 Oct 2018 12:48 PM

Sri Lankas sacked Prime Minister Ranil Wickeremesinghe attends a media briefing in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018. (Photo | AP)

Sri Lanka braces for protest over PM Wickeremesinghe's sacking

He also suspended parliament in an apparent bid to shore up support for newly appointed Prime Minister Mahinda...

30 Oct 2018 7:13 AM

The cricketer-turned-politician was arrested on Monday for the incident at his ministry premises when a petroleum worker died due to shooting by his security staff, police spokesman Ruwan Gunasekera said. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Arjuna Ranatunga arrested over fatal shooting in Sri Lanka amid...

One person succumbed to his injuries and two others were hospitalised in the shooting incident.

29 Oct 2018 12:24 PM

Sri Lankan soldiers keep watch outside the ceylon petroleum corporation in Colombo. (Photo: AFP)

Sri Lanka crisis can turn into bloodbath, says Parliament Speaker

'We should settle this through parliament, but if we take it out to the streets, there will be a huge bloodbath,'...

29 Oct 2018 10:20 AM

The speaker also questioned Sirisenas decision to withdraw the security of Wickremesinghe. (Photo: AP)

US calls on Sri Lankan President Sirisena to immediately reconvene...

UN chief Guterres called on the Sri Lanka govt to respect democratic values, constitutional provisions and process and...

29 Oct 2018 3:57 AM

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa (Photo: AP)

India: Hope democratic values will be respected

Both India and China are jostling for influence in the island nation.

28 Oct 2018 8:27 PM

Sri Lankas former President and new Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse gestures as he arrives at the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy. (Photo: AFP)

Rajapaksa calls for snap polls in inaugural statement as new PM

New PM Rajapaksa announced snap polls though next parliamentary elections are not due before Feb 2020.

28 Oct 2018 7:56 PM

Mahinda Rajapaksa was on Friday sworn in as the new Prime Minister by President Maithripala Sirisena. (Photo: Twitter | @PresRajapaksa)

Hope democratic values respected': India on Sri Lanka political crisis

'India is closely following the recent political developments in Sri Lanka,' MEA spokeperson Raveesh Kumar said.

28 Oct 2018 7:43 AM

Stalin led a walkout of his party MLAs, unconvinced over the reply given by Health and Family Welfare Minister C Vijayabaskar on the NEET issue. (Photo: File)

Tamils worried over 'mysterious' political developments in Sri Lanka:...

Stalin said the return of Sri Lanka's former prez Rajapaksa as country's new PM has shocked Tamils across the world.

27 Oct 2018 1:42 PM

Maithripala Sirisena said he had ordered Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera to revoke his decision last week to overturn the 1979 law prohibiting the sale of any type of alcohol to women. (Photo: AP)

Sirisena suspends parliament as political crisis deepens in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka's President has suspended parliament until November 16, even as the Prime Minister he fired claims he has...

27 Oct 2018 8:48 AM

Sri Lankas former president and new prime minister Mahinda Rajapakse arrives at a temple after having been sworn in as prime minister in Colombo on October 26, 2018. (Photo: AFP)

Sri Lanka crisis deepens as PM Wickremesinghe resists sacking

Parliamentary Speaker Karu Jayasuriya has said he will decide Saturday whether to recognise Rajapakse or not, after...

27 Oct 2018 7:15 AM