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All you need to know about Sri Lanka's escalating political turmoil
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Nov 17 (ANI): Sri Lanka has been reeling from a turbulent political crisis for almost a month, when President Maithripala Sirisena on October 26 abruptly sacked then-Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and installed the now-ousted Mahinda Rajapaksa, the country's form
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Sri Lanka: UNP holds protest against political crisis
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Nov 15 (ANI): Members and supporters of United National Party (UNP) on Thursday took to streets in protest as the political and constitutional turmoil grew in Sri Lanka.
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Nehru-Gandhi family responsible for J-K unrest: Swamy
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 30 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy on Tuesday blamed first Prime Minister of India Jawahar Lal Nehru and the entire Gandhi family for the turmoil in the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
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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: 3 injured in shootout amid political turmoil
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Dematagoda [Sri Lanka], Oct 28 (ANI): As many as three people were injured here in a shooting incident on Sunday after a group of protestors blocked former Sri Lankan Minister of Petroleum Resources Development Arjuna Ranatunga's route as he arrived at the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC)
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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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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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Ariana Grande pulls out of another event
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C [U.S.A], Oct 15 (ANI): Ariana Grande has withdrawn from yet another scheduled performance as she is still trying to overcome her personal turmoil after Mac Miller's death.
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US facing 'genuine constitutional crisis': John Kerry
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D. C. [USA], Sep 07 (ANI): Amid the turmoil in the Donald Trump administration since the revelations in Bob Woodward's book, followed by a berating op-ed in the New York Times, former Secretary of State, John Kerry on Thursday said that the US is facing "a genuine constitutional c
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Emergency weakened democratic institutions in Maldives: US diplomat
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 21 (ANI): Voicing her concern over the current political turmoil in the Maldives, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs, Alice Wells asserted that the crisis caused by the emergency imposed in the country has weakened its democ
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Civil society members call for restoring democracy in Maldives
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 14 (ANI): Civil society members from Maldives have called for restoring democracy in the wake of ongoing political turmoil in the island nation. They have sought help from the international community to have free and fare presidential elections scheduled to be held on
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Imran Khan stands by Turkey in times of economic turmoil
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 14 (ANI): Pakistan Prime minister-in-waiting Imran Khan on Tuesday extended support to Turkey, which is caught-up in a dispute with the United States of America (USA).
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