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Meeting to be held to bring back Indian fishing boats from Sri Lanka after
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Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 11 (ANI): Minister of State (MoS) for Fisheries Dr. L Murugan on Tuesday said that after the situation improves in Sri Lanka, a meeting of the Joint Committee comprising representatives of MEA and the Department of Fisheries of both the countries will be hel
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Sri Lankan army chief denies armed forces poised to shoot at general publi
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Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 11 (ANI): Sri Lankan Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army, General Shavendra Silva on Tuesday refuted allegations that the armed forces are poised to shoot at the general public to provoke them.
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Indian High Commission denies rumours about Lankan political persons, thei
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Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 10 (ANI): India on Tuesday denied rumors circulating in sections of media and social media that certain Sri Lankan political persons and their families have fled to India.
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J-K police arrest 4 hybrid terrorists of TRF/LeT in Srinagar, 2 terrorist
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Jammu and Kashmir [India] May 10 (ANI): Four hybrid terrorists of proscribed terror outfit TRF/ Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) were arrested in Bemina area of Srinagar, said Jammu and Kashmir police on Tuesday.
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Shakib Al Hasan tests positive for COVID-19, ruled out of first test again
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Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 10 (ANI): Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been ruled out of the first test against Sri Lanka to be held at Chattogram, after being tested positive for COVID-19.
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UN rights chief urges restraint, ask authorities to start dialogue in Sri
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Geneva [Switzerland], May 10 (ANI): UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday called on the authorities in Sri Lanka to prevent further violence, and urged restraint and meaningful dialogue to address the grievances of the population amid the severe economic crisis i
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Sri Lanka extends curfew until Thursday as protests intensify
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Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 10 (ANI): As the nationwide protests refuse to die down, Sri Lankan authorities have extended the curfew until 7 am on Thursday.
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Angry protesters pull down statue of DA Rajapaksa, father of Rajapaksa bro
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Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 10 (ANI): Angry protesters in crisis-ridden Sri Lanka on Tuesday pulled down the statue of D.A. Rajapaksa, the father of the Rajapaksa brothers.
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Sri Lanka issues shoot-on-sight orders as protests intensify
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Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 10 (ANI): Sri Lanka tri forces have been ordered to shoot all those who plunder public property or cause personal harm, local media reported on Tuesday as large-scale protests continue to take place across the island nation.
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Violent protests force former Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa to take shelter
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Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 10 (ANI): Former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and some of his family members have been shifted to Trincomalee Naval Base, a day after he resigned following violent protests that led to a nationwide curfew.
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India 'fully' supportive of Sri Lanka's democracy, stability: Bagchi
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New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): In view of the current situation in Sri Lanka, Spokesperson for Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Arindam Bagchi on Tuesday said that India is fully supportive of democracy, stability, and economic recovery of the island nation.
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Sri Lanka: Chief Prelate denounce brutal attacks by government against pea
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Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 10 (ANI): Amidst the ongoing economic and political crisis in Sri Lanka, the Chief Prelates, a group of high-ranking Buddhist monks on Monday condemned the violent attacks by the Sri Lanka police unleashed upon peaceful protesters.
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