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Have not yet received President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation: Sri Lank
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 13 (ANI): Shortly after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa landed in Maldivian capital Male on a Sri Lanka Air Force plane, the crisis-hit island country's Parliament Speaker on Wednesday said that he is yet to receive a letter of resignation.
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Sri Lanka: Riot cops deployed at protest site, leave after protesters obje
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri lanka], May 2 (ANI): A tense situation erupted in Sri Lanka's Galle Face protest site after the riot police were deployed on the ground, resulting in protesters engaging in a verbal battle and eventually asking the riot police to leave the site.
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Sri Lanka: Opposition party SJB to protest against govt next week
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 18 (ANI): Sri Lanka Opposition party Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has decided to launch an anti-government protest march from Kandy to the capital city, Colombo on April 26, local media reported.
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Sri Lanka: University teachers' association to launch strike on Tuesday in
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 17 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Federation of University Teachers' Association (FUTA) has decided to go on a one-day strike on Tuesday in support of the ongoing Galle Face protest which demanded the resignation of the President and the government, local media reported.
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Sri Lanka: Opposition party SJB may join protest at Galle Face
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 17 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Opposition party, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) five MPs (Members of Parliament) will join the hundreds of protesters at Galle Face, the ongoing protests which erupted in the city of Colombo a few days back, if the need arises.
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Sri Lanka succumbs to Chinese investment trap
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], March 22 (ANI): Sri Lanka is battling one of its worst economic crises in over seven decades, as successive governments in the island nation have ignored sovereign bonds to Sri Lanka, with China being a major lender.
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78-year-old man dies of Covid-19 in Gujarat
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], April 3 (ANI): A 78-year-old man who had tested positive for the coronavirus died late Thursday night here, informed a state health department official.
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Sri Lankan PM offers prayers at Sarnath Buddhist Temple in Varanasi
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb 9 (ANI): Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Sunday offered prayers at Sarnath Buddhist Temple here during his visit to Varanasi.
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Sri Lanka confirms first case of coronavirus
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Jan 28 (ANI): Sri Lankan Health officials on Monday confirmed the first case of coronavirus, involving a 43-year-old Chinese woman, local media reported.
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Sri Lankan President, Ajit Doval discuss cooperation on intelligence shari
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Jan 18 (ANI): National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Saturday called on Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa here and discussed strengthening bilateral cooperation on national security, intelligence sharing, and maritime security.
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Sri Lankan Foreign Minister meets Jaishankar at Hyderabad House
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 9 (ANI): Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena, who is on a two-day visit to India, met External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar here on Thursday.
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Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Gunawardena meets Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokh
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 9 (ANI): Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena, who is undertaking a two-day visit to India, met Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale in New Delhi on Thursday.
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