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Sri Lankas new prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe (C) visits a Buddhist temple after his swearing in ceremony in Colombo on May 12, 2022. (AFP)

Sri Lanka-'s new PM Wickremesinghe says he looks forward to closer...

India has committed more than USD 3 billion to debt-ridden Sri Lanka in loans, credit lines and credit swaps since...

13 May 2022 11:06 AM IST

Stranded Sri Lankans wait at a bus terminus in Colombo on Thursday during a relaxation in curfew. ((PTI)

Court bars Mahinda, son, 15 MLAs from overseas travel

Order in wake of investigation into attacks on Mondayâ€™s protest sites

13 May 2022 2:37 AM IST

Ranil Wickremesinghe (Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)

Sri Lanka president set to name new Prime Minister

Respected five-time former premier Ranil Wickremesinghe was the frontrunner to head a -'unity government-' with...

12 May 2022 11:37 AM IST

Security personnel walk past a burned vehicle along a road, a day after they were torched by protesters in Colombo on May 10, 2022. (Photo by ISHARA S. KODIKARA / AFP

Mahinda flees to Navalbase as Rajapaksa houses burnt

Shoot orders in Colombo, India backs -'democracy, stability-'

11 May 2022 8:26 AM IST

Government supporters and Police clash outside the Presidents office in Colombo on May 9, 2022. - Violence raged across Sri Lanka late into the night on May 9, 2022, with five people dead and some 180 injured as prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa quit after weeks of protests. (Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)

Mahinda Rajapaksa faces calls for arrest as Sri Lanka violence claims...

Rajapaksa has been accused by the Opposition of inciting the ruling party mobs to attack peaceful protesters by making a...

10 May 2022 11:29 AM IST

Mahinda Rajapaksa (Photo: AFP)

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns after violent...

At least two Cabinet ministers have also announced their resignations

9 May 2022 4:26 PM IST

Activists stage a mock ritual to exorcise demons outside the official residence of Sri Lankas Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa while demanding the resignations of Mahinda and President Gotabaya Rajapaksa over the countrys crippling economic crisis, in Colombo (Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)

Lanka crisis: Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa may offer resignation...

Rajapaksa was hooted and catcalled by the angry public who are on the streets demanding fuel, cooking gas and an end to...

9 May 2022 12:15 PM IST

Sri Lankans block an intersection demanding cooking gas cylinders in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, May 7, 2022. (AP)

India rubbishes report of Sri Lanka using Line of Credit to import...

Issuing a statement, the Indian embassy made it clear that the reports suggesting such use of India-'s assistance as...

8 May 2022 12:27 PM IST

Ranatunga has been an ardent devotee of Sri Satya Saibaba for many decades. (Photo: AFP)

Arjuna Ranatunga seeks help from Sathya Sai trust

The trust reacted positively, and sources said that it is likely to supply at least â‚¹ 4 crore worth of medicines

5 May 2022 2:05 AM IST

Sri Lankans protesting against the economic crisis lie on the road outside Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksas official residence demanding the government step-down in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, May 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Lankan Parliament crucial session after Oppn moves no-trust motion...

Sri Lankan government announced the appointment of a Cabinet sub-committee to look into the proposal for a new...

4 May 2022 11:06 AM IST

Several strains of bird flu have been found among animals in China but mass outbreaks in humans are rare. (Representational image: AFP file photo)

China reports first human case of H3N8 bird flu

A four-year-old boy from central Henan province was found to have been infected with the variant after developing a...

27 April 2022 12:10 PM IST

Sri Lankan university students march during a protest over the countrys worst economic crisis in decades in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, April 24, 2022. Banner in Sinhalese reads, lower taxes and prices (AP/Eranga Jayawardena)

Poverty in Sri Lanka to spike this year, warns World Bank

The heightened fiscal and external risks as well as the challenging political situation pose significant uncertainty to...

26 April 2022 1:18 PM IST