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‘Politics of vengeance’ : Tharoor concerned over ex-Sri Lankan president arrest

In a post on X, Tharoor stated that the alleged charges against Ranil Wickramasinghe "seem trivial" and expressed concern about the health of the former Sri Lankan President

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Published on Aug 24, 2025 06:48 am IST

Ex-Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe arrested

Ex-Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe.

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Updated on Aug 22, 2025 02:08 pm IST

PM Narendra Modi to visit Sri Lanka on April 5 to finalise key agreements

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake during his visit to New Delhi in December 2024.

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Updated on Mar 22, 2025 06:17 am IST

When Colombo comes calling

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New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu with Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake during a meeting at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (PTI Photo)(PTI12_16_2024_000391A) (PTI)

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Updated on Dec 18, 2024 06:47 am IST

Sri Lanka president visits India in first overseas trip, to meet PM Modi

Leftist Anura Kumara Dissanayake came to power in Sri Lanka in September 2024.

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Published on Dec 16, 2024 09:51 am IST

EAM Jaishankar & Sri Lanka President Wickremesinghe formally commission Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre

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Updated on Jun 20, 2024 03:23 pm IST

Day after oath, Jaishankar meets leaders of Sri Lanka, Maldives and Bangladesh

Union minister S Jaishankar met the three visiting leaders of Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the Maldives (X/DrSJaishankar)

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Updated on Jun 10, 2024 02:36 pm IST

IIT Madras' second offshore campus likely to come up in Sri Lanka

The proposal for an offshore IIT campus in Sri Lanka was announced last November in the 2024 Budget unveiled by Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who also serves as the finance minister.

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Published on Feb 14, 2024 10:31 am IST

More than 1000 prisoners freed to mark Christmas in Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe granted an amnesty to more than 1,000 convicts

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Published on Dec 25, 2023 12:44 pm IST

Colombo evasive to India over permission to Chinese survey vessel

280 nautical miles east of Chennai in Bay of Bengal.

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Updated on Oct 14, 2023 07:56 am IST

Mamata in Madrid: Enjoys ‘nice jog’, plays ‘Honge Kaamiyab’ tune

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee in Madrid, Spain on Thursday.

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Published on Sept 14, 2023 08:49 pm IST

Will impart new momentum, says India as Prez Ranil Wickremesinghe lands in Delhi

Sri Lanka's President Ranil Wickremesinghe arrived in New Delhi on Thursday to begin his two-day visit to India (AFP File)

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Updated on Jul 20, 2023 07:18 pm IST

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe to visit India during July 20-21

Sri Lanka's President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s visit will be the first by a top Sri Lankan leader since the island nation was hit by an unprecedented economic crisis last year. (Bloomberg FILE)

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Updated on Jul 18, 2023 08:29 pm IST

Sri Lanka delays local polls amid economic crisis

Sri Lanka crisis: Sri Lanka has seen more than a year of acute shortages of essentials along with hyper-inflation.

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Published on Feb 24, 2023 06:13 pm IST

Sri Lanka's Presidential office resumes work after 100 days

Sri Lanka protests: Air Force members stand guard in front of the Temple Trees Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa's official residence during a protest, amid the country's economic crisis in Colombo.

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Published on Jul 25, 2022 06:42 pm IST

Stalin ‘shocked’ with Rajapaksa’s views on political powers for Lankan Tamils

Prime Minister Modi had raised the issue of Lankan Tamils with the Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa during his visit.

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Updated on Dec 01, 2019 10:35 pm IST

PM Modi offers $450 mn development, anti-terror aid to Lanka

Gotabaya Rajapaksa held talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on ways to push the bilateral relations and undertake developmental activities jointly in the island nation, including those benefiting ethnic Tamils. (HT photo by Mohd Zakir)

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Updated on Nov 29, 2019 04:27 pm IST

‘India is an experienced player when it comes to tackling terror’: Former Sri Lanka president Mahinda Rajapaksa

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa in New Delhi in September 2018.

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Updated on Jun 09, 2019 11:57 am IST

Sri Lankan president arrives in Delhi for prime minister Modi’s swearing-in ceremony

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena reached Delhi to attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s oath-taking ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan.

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Published on May 30, 2019 02:58 pm IST

Lok Sabha election results 2019: Sri Lankan leaders unite in congratulating Modi as BJP heads to major poll win

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena congratulated Prime Minister Modi on his victory in the Lok Sabha elections.

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Updated on May 23, 2019 03:07 pm IST

Sri Lankan president says foreign mastermind may have planned bombings: Report

Authorities suspect members of two previously little-known groups - National Thawheedh Jamaath and Jammiyathul Millathu Ibrahim - of carrying out the attacks, although Islamic State has claimed responsibility.

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Published on May 01, 2019 01:14 pm IST

Sri Lanka President asks security officials to quit; toll 359

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has asked the police chief and defence secretary to quit following the Easter Sunday suicide bomb attacks on churches and luxury hotels that killed 359 people

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Updated on Apr 25, 2019 12:03 am IST

Indian suspect in Sri Lankan president’s assassination bid alleges frame-up

Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena addresses the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 25, 2018, at the United Nations headquarters.

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Updated on Oct 24, 2018 05:55 pm IST