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Newly-appointed Sri Lankan PM calls for Provincial Council polls
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Oct 28 (ANI): Amid political turmoil brewing in Sri Lanka, newly-appointed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has called for Provincial Councils elections and Parliamentary election at the earliest.
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Sri Lanka: UNP plans to move impeachment motion against President Sirisena
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 27 (ANI): As many as 113 members of United National Party (UNP) are in the process of signing an impeachment motion against President Maithripala Sirisena, which is expected to be submitted to the Speaker of Sri Lankan Parliament by Sunday evening.
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Sri Lankan President Sirisena suspends parliament
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Oct 27 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has suspended the Parliament till November 16 amid constitutional crisis in the nation.
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Ousted Sri Lankan PM Wickremesinghe calls emergency parliament session on
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 27 (ANI): Amid political turmoil in Sri Lanka, the now-ousted Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has called for an emergency Parliament session to display his majority.
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Post Rajapaksa's swearing in as PM, Swamy says will visit Colombo soon
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 26 (ANI): A day after Mahinda Rajapaksa was sworn as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy said he will soon visit the island nation to raise the issue of the Indian fishermen and will also suggest a solution for resolvi
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Amid political tension, US urges Sri Lankan parties to follow Constitution
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D. C. [USA], Oct 27 (ANI): The United States on Friday called on all Sri Lankan political parties to "act in accordance with their constitution" and "refrain from violence," in the wake of political turmoil in the country caused following the removal of its Prime Minister by the P
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Mahinda Rajapaksa's appointment as PM unconstitutional: Lanka Finance Mini
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Oct 27 (ANI): Sri Lankan Minister of Finance and Media, Mangala Samaraweera termed the appointment of the new Prime Minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa, "illegal and unconstitutional".
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Wickremesinghe, Sirisena had drifted away, change not sudden: Lankan exper
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 26 (ANI): While the unannounced swearing-in of Mahinda Rajapaksa as the new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka on Friday evening took everyone by surprise, the mood for change was building up for the last few days.
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Srilanka: Mahinda Rajpaksa sworn in as the Prime Minister
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Colombo (Srilanka), Oct 26 (ANI): Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Friday took oath as the new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka before President Maithripala Sirisena.
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Rajiv Gandhi assassination: Ex-Sri Lankan President refuses to comment
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 10 (ANI): Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday refused to comment on the recommendation made by the Tamil Nadu cabinet to release all the seven convicts in the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.
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Pak going Sri Lankan way: Will it become a victim to Chinese debt trap?
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 28 (ANI): People these days wonder if Pakistan has started going the way of Sri Lanka with its growing engagement with China and in regard to taking loans and working in close cooperation with the latter.
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China's BRI initiative hits roadblock in 7 countries: Report
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Gwadar [Pakistan], Apr 15 (ANI): China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which aims to build a trade and infrastructure network connecting Asia with Europe and Africa along the ancient trade routes of Silk Road, has hit a roadblock in seven countries, according to a recent report.
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