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Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe (Photo: AFP)

New laws will be introduced to prevent terrorism: Sri Lanka PM...

The Islamic State group also claimed responsibility for the attacks.

22 July 2019 4:05 PM IST

Damaged St Sebastians Church in Negombo after the Easter Sunday attack, north of Colombo. (Photo: AP)

Sri Lankan President claims drug gangs behind Easter bombings

The statement comes amid a nationwide narcotics crackdown, with President aiming to reintroduce capital punishment for...

16 July 2019 9:15 AM IST

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe (Photo: AFP)

Lanka's Wickremesinghe says govt responsible for mistakes that lead to...

Lankan PM made the statement while testifying before Parliamentary Select Committee, appointed to probe the Easter...

7 Aug 2019 3:42 PM IST

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe (Photo: AFP)

UAE, Sri Lanka welcome India's move

Similarly, the ambassador of UAE to India is the first foreign envoy to back India's move.

7 Aug 2019 3:22 AM IST

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe (Photo: AFP)

'Creation of Ladakh' India's internal matter: Lankan PM

'Buddhists are 70 per cent of Ladakh's population and it will be the first Indian state with Buddhist majority,' he also...

6 Aug 2019 2:56 PM IST

The blasts targeted St Anthonys Church in Colombo, St Sebastians Church in the western coastal town of Negombo and a church in the eastern town of Batticaloa when the Easter Sunday mass was in progress on April 21, 2019. (AFP Photo)

Easter Sunday attacks: Lanka's failure to act on Indian intel played...

Three explosions were reported from three five-star hotels - the Shangri-La, the Cinnamon Grand and the Kingsbury in...

19 July 2021 5:43 PM IST

President elect Ranil Wickremesinghe greats supporters upon his arrival at a buddhist temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, July 20, 2022. (AP)

Wickremesinghe elected new Sri Lankan president; protesters demand his...

Wickremesinghe secured 134 votes in 225-member House while his nearest rival and dissident ruling party leader Dullas...

21 July 2022 12:12 AM IST

New Delhi also denied baseless and speculative reports in a section of the Sri Lankan media about interference on its part in the polls. (Bloomberg)

India says no poll interference: 'Back Sri Lanka quest for stability'

Observers see Mr Wickremesinghe's victory as good news for India as he has a particularly good working relationship with...

21 July 2022 8:35 AM IST

Firefighters try to douse a fire at the Sri Lankan prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghes private residence, in Colombo, Sri Lanka , Saturday, July, 9, 2022. (AP Photo)

Lanka PM's home set on fire, Prez flees

Chaos as protesters take to streets

10 July 2022 12:33 AM IST

Muslim-owned businesses and religious sites came under attack from majority Sinhala mobs, forcing the government to enforce curfew. (Photo: AP/ Representational)

Sri Lanka president removes Prime Minister after communal riots

Mr Wickremesinghe's 11-day tenure as the law and order minister was marred by racial tension in the central district of...

8 March 2018 6:23 PM IST

Members of the Sri Lanka parliament during a parliament session in Colombo. (Photo: AFP)

Sri Lanka President names new cabinet to end political crisis

The forming of the cabinet was delayed because the president wanted to retain media and the police, govt spokesman...

20 Dec 2018 4:26 PM IST

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe (Photo: AFP)

India gets a reprieve in Sri Lanka & Maldives

The Maldives is estimated to have racked up over $1.3 billion in debt to China.

20 Dec 2018 12:23 AM IST