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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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Sri Lanka's new President to be elected on July 20: Minister
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 11 (ANI): Minister of Urban Development and Housing, Prasanna Ranatunga on Monday announced that the new President of Sri Lanka will be elected on July 20.
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BJP's Soumitra Khan calls TMC MLA Idris Ali 'terrorist' after remark on PM
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): Just hours after Trinamool Congress MLA from West Bengal Idris Ali on Sunday made a controversial remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bharatiya Janata Party's Bengal vice president Soumitra Khan on Monday called Ali a "big terrorist" and said he is
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No gas shortage in Sri Lanka until August: Litro Gas Chairman
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 11 (ANI): Amid the ongoing protests against the economic crisis, Sri Lanka's Litro Gas Chairman Muditha Peiris on Monday assured that there will be no shortage of gas until August.
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Former Lankan cricketer marks July 9, when protestors took to streets, as
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 11 (ANI): As the countrywide protests continue over the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, former Sri Lankan cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya called the 9th of July, the day when the demonstration started, a "public da
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No loan from IMF despite Pakistan 'dancing to its tune', says Interior Min
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 11 (ANI): Pakistan's Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Sunday said that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had not released the tranche for the USD 6 billion bailout package under its extended fund facility, even though it had made the country "dance to its
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Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to resign, PM confirms
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 11 (ANI): Amid mounting pressure from protesters, Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has officially informed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe that he is resigning from his post.
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West Bengal: TMC MLA makes controversial remarks against PM Modi linking S
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 10 (ANI): Amid the Sri Lankan crisis, Trinamool Congress MLA from West Bengal Idris Ali on Sunday made a controversial remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said the latter will meet the same fate that of his Sri Lankan counterpart.
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