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Sri Lanka's Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa agrees to form new govt
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 12 (ANI): Sri Lanka's opposition leader Sajith Premadasa has agreed to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's proposal to assume the office of Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, days after Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned after a series of violent protests.
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Former Sri Lankan PM to stay in naval base until normalcy returns: Defense
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 11 (ANI): Sri Lanka's former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa was airlifted to Trincomalee naval base for security reasons, Defense Secretary Kamal Gunaratne told the media on Wednesday.
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Sri Lanka issues shoot-on-sight orders as protests intensify
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
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
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
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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Sri Lanka Violence: Cricketer Ranatunga accuses police of handling situati
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 10 (ANI): Following the violent protests that erupted in Sri Lanka on Monday, former Sri Lankan Cricketer Arjuna Ranatunga termed the incident "unfortunate" and accused the police of handling the situation badly.
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Delhi HC terms vandalization outside CM's house 'very disturbing state of
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 25 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday showed displeasure over the Delhi Police's status report on the incident of violent protest and vandalism outside the Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's house saying that what had happened at the residence of a constitutional fu
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Court dismisses bail plea of 8 arrested for vandalism outside Delhi CM's r
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 5 (ANI): The Tis Hazari Court on Tuesday dismissed the bail applications of eight persons arrested by Delhi Police in a case related to the violent protest and vandalism outside the residence of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal recently.
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Vandalism at Delhi CM's residence: HC seeks status report from police, pre
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Friday sought a status report from Delhi Police over the violent protest and vandalism outside the residence of the Delhi Chief Minister and also directed that the CCTV footage of the incident should be preserved.
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Sri Lankan President blames unidentified 'extremist' group for violent pro
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 1 (ANI): Sri Lankan President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa's office blamed an unidentified 'extremist' group for creating the violent situation during the protest near the Jubilee Post in Nugegoda, Colombo, the Colombo Page reported citing President's media division's pr
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Sri Lanka lifts curfew imposed after violent protests outside President Ra
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 1 (ANI): An overnight curfew imposed in several parts of Colombo, after protests outside Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's residence over worsening economic crisis in the country turned violent, has been lifted, local media reported on Friday.
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Pak Opposition leaders condemn forceful entry of PTI workers in Sindh Hous
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 19 (ANI): Pakistan's Opposition leaders on Friday condemned the forceful entry and violent protest of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MNAs in Sindh House.
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Dozens injured in protests against US grant pact as it is tabled in Nepal
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], February 20 (ANI): Dozens were injured in a violent protest against US grant assistance agreement worth 500 million USD as the Nepal government tabled it in Parliament seeking its ratification.
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