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Sri Lankan President signs resignation letter, parliament to make public a
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 12 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday signed his resignation letter dated July 13 which will be handed over to the speaker of Parliament to make a public announcement on Wednesday.
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Former minister Basil Rajapaksa tries to flee Sri Lanka, stopped from boar
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 12 (ANI): Sri Lanka's former finance minister Basil Rajapaksa, who is the youngest brother of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, was stopped from boarding a flight to Dubai on Monday evening, local media reported.
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Will put burden of around Rs 1,000 cr on govt: Aurangabad MP on name chang
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Aurangabad (Maharashtra) [India], July 12 (ANI): All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) MP Imtiaz Jaleel on Monday alleged that the name change plan of Maharashtra's Aurangabad district to Sambhaji Nagar was only intended to change the documents of the government department and will
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Sri Lanka crisis: UN calls for dialogue to ensure smooth govt transition
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], July 12 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for dialogue to ensure a smooth transition of government in Sri Lanka and find sustainable solutions to the economic crisis.
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Goa Congress crisis: Michael Lobo denies 'hobnobbing' with BJP
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], July 12 (ANI): Michael Lobo, who was removed by Congress as Goa Leader of Opposition for conspiring with BJP to engineer defection in the party, on Monday denied any "hobnobbing" with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and asserted that he is still with the grand old
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BJP is pro-rich: HD Kumaraswamy
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 12 (ANI): Former Karnataka Chief Minister and JD(S) legislative party leader HD Kumaraswamy criticized the BJP government in Karnataka and at the Centre, saying that the 'BJP is pro-rich and is looting people's money in the name of development.
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UN deputy relief chief warns of worsening of Yemen's humanitarian catastro
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], July 11 (ANI/Xinhua): The UN deputy relief chief on Monday called for quick and decisive international action as Yemen's humanitarian catastrophe is expected to worsen.
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UN calls for smooth transition of govt in Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 11 (ANI): The United Nations has called for a smooth transition to a legitimate government in Sri Lanka in the wake of rising tension in the island nation due to a severe economic crisis.
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Sri Lanka: SJB's Sajith Premadasa nominated for interim presidency
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 11 (ANI): Sri Lanka's main opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) on Monday unanimously decided to nominate Sajith Premadasa for the interim president's post.
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Stand in solidarity with Sri Lankan people, calls for dialogue: UN chief
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], July 11 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stands in solidarity with the Sri Lankan people and calls on all stakeholders to engage in dialogue to ensure a smooth transition of government and to find sustainable solutions to the economic crisis, his spokesperson said
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UAE's flydubai suspends operations to Sri Lanka amid political unrest
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], July 11 (ANI): After protests intensified in Sri Lanka amid political and economic unrest in the country, UAE's flydubai has suspended its flights to the South Asian country.
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No one can dictate Parliament from outside: Sri Lanka PM Wickremesinghe
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 11 (ANI): Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday said that the government should work within the constitutional framework and no one can go beyond it or dictate to Parliament.
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