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Sirisena's support to Rajapaksa family will help China's designs in Sri La
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept 18 (ANI): Amid growing tussle for power between President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, the upcoming presidential elections in Sri Lanka may lead to an alliance between SLPP (Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna) and SLFP (Sri Lanka Freedo
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Mahinda Rajapaksa wishes Modi on his 69th birthday
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Sept 17 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Leader of Opposition and former president Mahinda Rajapaksa on Tuesday wished Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his birthday.
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Gotabaya Rajapaksa named SLPP's presidential candidate
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Aug 11 (ANI): Former Sri Lankan Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Sunday was named the presidential candidate of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) party for the election scheduled for later this year.
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Madhya Pradesh: Minister hits out at Chouhan for not making efforts to bui
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], July 16 (ANI): Legal Affairs and Public Relations Minister PC Sharma has slammed former Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan for allegedly not acting on the promise to construct a temple in Sri Lanka at the site believed to be the place of Sita's 'Agnipari
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PM Modi meets Sri Lankan Oppn leader Mahinda Rajapaksa
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Jun 9 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the incumbent Sri Lankan Leader of Opposition and former President, Mahinda Rajapaksa, during his official visit to the nation on Sunday.
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World leaders hail PM Modi's resounding victory in LS polls
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], May 23 (ANI): Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday extended best wishes for his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for his dynamic leadership as the BJP-led NDA is heading towards a comfortable majority in the Lok Sabha elections.
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Sri Lanka moves out of political crisis as new Cabinet swears-in
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Dec 21 (ANI): Sri Lanka is slowly moving out of the political crisis that engulfed the south-Asian island nation, as the new cabinet was sworn-in here on Thursday.
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Mahinda Rajapaksa named Sri Lanka's opposition leader
Updated : 7 years, 2 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: Wickremesinghe takes oath as Prime Minister
Updated : 7 years, 2 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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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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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: 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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