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Mahinda Rajapaksa named Sri Lanka's opposition leader
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Dec 18 (ANI): Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Tuesday became the country's main opposition leader in Parliament, days after he resigned as the disputed prime minister that threw the island nation into unprecedented political chaos for nearly two months.
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Sri Lanka: PM Wickremesinghe to form a new democratic front
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Dec 18(ANI): The reinstated Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremesinghe, here on Monday said that a democratic front would be created to secure the constitution and stabilise peace and reconciliation in the country.
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Sri Lanka: Wickremesinghe takes oath as Prime Minister
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Dec 16 (ANI): United National Party (UNP) leader Ranil Wickremesinghe was swore-in as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka on Sunday.
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Rajapaksha accuses UNP for delaying elections, destroying Lankan economy
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Dec 15 (ANI): Shortly after the disputed Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksha resigned from his post, he targeted Ranil Wickeremsinghe-led United National Party (UNP) for delaying the general elections to stay in power. He also accused Wickeremsinghe's government
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Rajapaksa resigns, Wickremesinghe to take oath tomorrow
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Dec 15 (ANI): Former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was appointed by President Maithripala Sirisena on October 26 after ousting Ranil Wickremesinghe has resigned from his post.
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Ranil Wickremesinghe to take oath as Sri Lankan PM on Sunday
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Dec 15(ANI): Ranil Wickremesinghe is all set to regain his Prime Ministerial powers and will be taking oath on Sunday, a senior minister from the United National Party (UNP) confirmed on Friday.
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Sri Lanka: Rajapaksa to step down as PM to 'ensure stability'
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Dec 14 (ANI): Mahinda Rajapaksa will on Saturday step down as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka "to ensure stability of the nation", his son Namal confirmed on Friday.
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Sri Lanka: SC overturns Sirisena's decision to dissolve Parliament
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Dec 13(ANI): The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka here on Thursday said that the decision of President Maithripala Sirisena to dissolve the country's Parliament was unconstitutional and illegal.
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Sri Lanka: President Sirisena fails to meet deadline to end political cris
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Dec 11(ANI): Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirirsena's deadline to find a solution to the ongoing political crisis in the island nation has ended on Tuesday.
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Rajapaksa bribed parliamentarians to prove majority: President Sirisena
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Dec 9(ANI): President Maithripala Sirisena here on Saturday said that former President Mahinda Rajapaksa had tried to bribe politicians in order to show majority in the country's Parliament.
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Injunction order extended against dissolution of Sri Lankan Parliament
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka] Dec 08 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has extended the injunction order against the dissolution of Sri Lankan Parliament while suspending the Gazette notification by President Maithripala Sirisena until the judgment is delivered
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Australia announces scholarships under New Colombo Plan 2019 India
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], Dec 6 (ANI): The Australian Government has awarded New Colombo Plan scholarships to six Australian undergraduates to live, study and gain work experience in India in 2019.
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