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Sri Lankan police arrest ex-President Rajapaksa's son Yoshitha for ‘corruption’

Yoshitha Rajapaksa (L) and Namal Rajapaksa (R)
world news
Updated on Jan 25, 2025 12:13 pm IST

Review: The Rout of Prabhakaran by MR Narayan Swamy

Flanked by bodyguards, LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran poses for a photograph in the northern Jaffna jungles in this picture dated 18 December 1988. (HT Archive)
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Published on Nov 22, 2024 08:23 pm IST

Overseas travel ban on ex-Sri Lankan prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa lifted

File photo of Sri Lanka's former leader Mahinda Rajapaksa.
world news
Published on May 18, 2023 10:02 am IST

Revamped US-Japan military alliance spells trouble for China

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (far left), US President Joe Biden, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrive for their meeting during the Quad leaders summit in Tokyo in May 2022.
world news
Updated on Jan 12, 2023 02:26 pm IST

Sri Lanka crisis: How the mighty Rajapaksa family lost power, grace

(Left to right) Rajapaksa brothers Mahinda (former PM), President Gotabaya and former finance minister Basil. (File Photo/AP)
world news
Updated on Jul 14, 2022 11:30 am IST

With Sri Lanka's crisis, Rajapaksa family falls: A look at key figures

(Left) Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa and prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa (Right).
world news
Published on Jul 13, 2022 11:13 pm IST

Speaker Mahinda Abeywardana may be Acting President of Sri Lanka

Irate public instaged by the Leftist narrative on social media stormed Sri Lankan President's official quarters, forcing the incumbent Gotabaya Rajpaksa to seek shelter at the Army Headquarters.
world news
Published on Jul 11, 2022 12:30 pm IST

‘Rajapaksa’s resignation…': What are the demands of Sri Lankan protesters?

Demonstrators protest inside the President's House, after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo,
world news
Published on Jul 09, 2022 06:37 pm IST

Sri Lanka marks 50th day of 'Go Rajapaksa' protest: What we know so far 

A man shouts against Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa as people block the main road in front of the president's secretariat during a protest against the worsening economic crisis.
world news
Published on May 28, 2022 03:59 pm IST

Protesters demand arrest of former Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa over attack

Sri Lankan soldiers walk past a burnt bus near Sri Lanka's former prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa's official residence, a day after it was torched by protesters in Colombo on May 10, 2022. 
world news
Published on May 14, 2022 11:29 am IST

New Sri Lanka PM Ranil Wickremesinghe's reply when asked about ties with India  

Sri Lanka's new prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe visits a Buddhist temple after his swearing-in ceremony in Colombo on Thursday.
world news
Updated on May 12, 2022 09:31 pm IST

Sri Lanka court bans ex-PM, allies from leaving country

Pro-government supporters hold Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa's portrait while protesting outside the prime minister�s residence in Colombo.
world news
Published on May 12, 2022 02:08 pm IST

Protesters call for new govt to take control | Sri Lanka crisis top updates

A damaged bus and burned out vehicles pushed into Beira Lake during protests in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
world news
Published on May 11, 2022 07:35 pm IST

Sri Lanka troops issued shoot-on-sight order as homes of politicians vandalised

Sri Lankan army soldiers man a check point outside the prime minister's residence in Colombo.
world news
Updated on May 10, 2022 11:48 pm IST

Sri Lanka crisis: Senior Colombo cop attacked, had to be rescued | 10 points

Sri Lankan soldiers stand guard next to burnt buses a day after clashes between government supporters and anti-government protesters in Colombo.
world news
Updated on May 10, 2022 04:54 pm IST

Ex-PM Mahinda Rajapaksa will not flee Sri Lanka after deadly clashes: Son

A security personnel walks past a burned vehicle near Sri Lanka's former prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa's official residence 'Temple Trees', a day after they were torched by protesters in Colombo.
world news
Updated on May 10, 2022 05:31 pm IST

Sri Lanka sees most violent day in recent weeks; PM quits, MP dies: 10 points

Sri Lanka crisis: Government supporters and police clash outside the President's office in Colombo on May 9, 2022. 
world news
Published on May 10, 2022 02:11 pm IST

Shots fired from Sri Lanka PM's official residence: Report

Charred remains of a bus is pictured near Sri Lanka's outgoing Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa's official residence in Colombo.
world news
Published on May 10, 2022 12:02 am IST

Sri Lanka PM resigns, Rajapaksa family home burnt down amid clashes: 10 points

Anti-government demonstrators set fire on the house owned by minister Sanath Nishantha of resigned Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa's cabinet.
world news
Updated on May 09, 2022 11:02 pm IST

Sri Lanka ruling party MP found dead after clashes over economic crisis: Report

Supporters of Sri Lanka's ruling party hold down an anti-government demonstrator during a clash between the two groups in Colombo.
world news
Updated on May 09, 2022 06:01 pm IST

Evening brief: Sri Lanka PM resigns after violent clashes in Colombo

A Sri Lankan man reacts to tear gas as he walks past the vandalized site of anti-government protests outside president's office in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, May 9, 2022.. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
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Published on May 09, 2022 04:53 pm IST

Sri Lanka economic crisis: Embattled PM Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns

Mahinda Rajapaksa (File Photo/Reuters)
world news
Published on May 09, 2022 05:11 pm IST

Curfew in Sri Lanka after president loyalists attack protesters; 78 injured

People block a road as they wait for the gas trucks to arrive at the station to distribute for them amid the country's economic crisis in Colombo, 
world news
Updated on May 09, 2022 06:04 pm IST

Sri Lanka crisis: PM Rajapaksa says ready to make 'any sacrifice' for people

A disfigured portrait of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is seen at a protest site outside president's office in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
world news
Updated on May 09, 2022 01:44 pm IST

Sri Lankan crisis: PM Rajapaksa hooted by protesters, asked to resign

Sri Lankan prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.
world news
Published on May 09, 2022 05:09 pm IST

Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa likely to resign: Report

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.
world news
Published on May 07, 2022 01:24 pm IST

Sri Lanka economic crisis: Gotabaya agrees to drop brother as PM

Students protest against the government in Colombo on Friday. (AFP)
world news
Published on Apr 29, 2022 11:54 pm IST

Sri Lanka president agrees to remove brother as prime minister, says lawmaker

(Left) Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa and prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.
world news
Published on Apr 29, 2022 06:13 pm IST

Sri Lanka-IMF meet affects credit talks with China, envoy Says

Sri Lankan university students march during a protest over the country’s worst economic crisis in decades outside the residence of prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
business
Published on Apr 25, 2022 02:15 pm IST

Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa promises justice to Easter Sunday attack victims

Sri Lankans hold placards demanding justice for the victims of 2019 Easter Sunday attacks outside president's office in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
world news
Published on Apr 21, 2022 06:52 pm IST
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