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India is like brother to us, helping us a lot: Sri Lankan cricketer Karuna
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Amidst the crisis in Sri Lanka, India has extended this year alone support of over USD 3.8 billion for ameliorating the serious economic situation in the island nation
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Sri Lanka's ruling party to nominate interim President Ranil Wickremesingh
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 15 (ANI): Sri Lanka's ruling party on Friday said it would nominate interim President Ranil Wickremesinghe for the presidency when Parliament elects a new president on July 20.
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Pakistan: Sharif govt reduces petrol, diesel prices as global oil rates sl
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 15 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday announced a reduction in the prices of petrol and diesel by Rs 18.50 and Rs 40.54 per litre as crude oil rates in the international market fell sharply.
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Italy Prime Minister Draghi announces resignation
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], July 14 (ANI): Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said on Thursday that he would resign as the country's premier after a party in his ruling coalition did not participate in a confidence vote.
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Army tanks deployed near Sri Lankan Parliament as crisis worsens
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 14 (ANI): Sri Lanka Army deployed tanks near Parliament on Thursday to prevent protesters from entering the Parliament.
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Sri Lanka Ministers hold party leaders' meet to resolve ongoing crisis
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 14 (ANI): In order to tackle the ongoing political crisis in Sri Lanka, leaders of political parties met and decided that Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe should resign immediately to resolve the current situation in the country.
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Nationwide curfew imposed in Sri Lanka till Thursday morning
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 14 (ANI): A nationwide curfew has been imposed until Thursday morning in Sri Lanka in the wake of intensifying protests against the government.
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Sri Lanka Bar Association asks protesters to vacate PM office, calls it ag
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 13 (ANI): The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) on Wednesday asked the protesters to immediately return the office of the Prime Minister to the respective authorities saying 'attempts to occupy Government Offices and to cause destruction or damage to property do n
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Sri Lankan political party pledges support for 'immediate establishment' o
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 13 (ANI): The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna party on Wednesday urged for the "immediate establishment" of full law and order in the country and pledged its full support.
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Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flies out of country amid raging p
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 13 (ANI): Sri Lanka's embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has flown out of the island nation on Wednesday, a media report said quoting officials.
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India focusing on ways it can help Sri Lanka economically: Jaishankar
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 12 (ANI): Reiterating India's support for Sri Lanka, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that the situation in the island nation is very sensitive and New Delhi is focusing on ways it can help Colombo economically at this time of need.
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Sri Lanka's economic, political crisis causes concern to everyone: Maldive
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): Maldives on Tuesday expressed concern about the volatile situation in Sri Lanka which is facing an economic and political crisis where thousands of people stormed into the President's House in Fort on Saturday.
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