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Sri Lanka presidential polls: Rajapaksa claims victory as Premadasa conced
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Nov 17 (ANI): Gotabaya Rajapaksa has claimed victory in the Sri Lankan presidential polls and his main opponent Sajith Premadasa of the ruling United National Party has conceded defeat, even as the official results are yet to be announced.
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Voting concludes in Sri Lanka presidential election
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Nov 16 (ANI): Voting in Sri Lankan Presidential election concluded on Saturday.
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Pak envoy apprises Sirisena on Kashmir; Sri Lanka desists from speaking
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Aug 23 (ANI): Pakistan High Commissioner Major Gen. Shahid Ahmad Hashmat has called on Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena and apprised him on the current situation in Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of India's historic move to change the constitutional status of the
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Still not decided to contest Presidential polls: Sirisena
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Aug 7 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has said that he has not yet decided whether to contest or not in the presidential elections scheduled to take place later this year.
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Sri Lanka: Amnesty outraged as President signs executions of four drug off
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Jun 27 (ANI): The Amnesty International has expressed shock after Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena announced death warrants for four drug offenders on Wednesday who will "very soon" become the first people to be executed in decades on the island nation.
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Sri Lanka Pres praises Modi for bringing yoga to international stage
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 21 (ANI): On the occasion of International Yoga Day, Sri Lankan President Maitripala Sirisena praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his efforts to bring the "common heritage" of India and Sri Lanka to the international stage.
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Modi sets off flurry of diplomatic activities
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): A day after taking oath as the Prime Minister for the second consecutive term, Narendra Modi engaged in a flurry of diplomatic activities with terrorism becoming the focus of his discussion with Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena in the wake of Easter
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PM Modi to visit Sri Lanka after Maldives: Sirisena
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay an official visit to Sri Lanka after completing his bilateral engagements in the Maldives early next month, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena said on Friday.
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PM Modi, Sri Lankan Pres hold bilateral talks
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): Holding his first bilateral meeting amongst the five scheduled for Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena at the Hyderabad House here.
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Sri Lankan Prez reaches Delhi for Modi's swearing-in
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 30 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Thursday reached Delhi to attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi's oath-taking ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan.
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Foreign leaders confirm participation in PM Modi's swearing-in ceremony
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): Leaders and representatives of eight countries, including Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena and Bangladeshi President Abdul Hamid have confirmed their participation in the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the official spokesperson
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State of emergency extended in Sri Lanka by one month
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 22 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Wednesday extended the state of emergency in the nation by one month in the aftermath of the devastating Easter attacks.
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