Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa lands in Singapore as private guest, not granted asylum

<p> Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is on a private visit and has not been granted asylum, the Singapore government…

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Kerala airports refuel over 120 planes bound for Sri Lanka as island nation runs out of fuel

<p> Union aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia today applauded Trivandrum and Kochi airport for going out of their way to help…

2 years ago

Sri Lanka President Gotabaya likely to fly from Maldives to Singapore

<p> Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled to the Maldives on Wednesday is likely to fly to Singapore today,…

2 years ago

Protestors take over Sri Lanka Prime Minister’s residence amid chaos in Colombo

<p> There was complete chaos in Sri Lanka as protestors who had gathered outside the Prime Minister’s office took over…

2 years ago

Protests break out in Maldives against Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksa who may be heading for Singapore

<p> <strong>Protests are breaking out in Male, the capital of Maldives, where President of Sri Lanka, Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fled…

2 years ago

Sri Lanka President Gotabaya flees in military plane from Colombo to Maldives

<p> Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his wife arrived in Maldives early this morning after fleeing from Colombo on…

2 years ago

Colombo airport staff block President Gotabaya’s bid to board Dubai flight, now eyes escape via sea route

<p> Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa failed in his attempt to flee to Dubai after airport staff stood in his…

2 years ago

RBI move to allow global trade payments in rupees will bolster India’s exports to Russia, Sri Lanka, Iran

<p> The Reserve Bank of India has allowed payments for exports and imports between India and other countries in rupees,…

2 years ago

Is Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa headed for exile in Dubai?

<p> Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had taken refuge at a navy facility but has now been brought to the…

2 years ago

India slams speculative reports on sending troops to Sri Lanka, lends unprecedented support of over US$ 3.8 billion in 2022

<p> <strong>The High Commission of India in Colombo has categorically denied "speculative reports" in sections of media and social media…

2 years ago

Protesters found millions of rupees in Gotabaya’s mansion, says Sri Lanka newspaper

<p> Protesters in Sri Lanka who stormed President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s residence on Saturday found "millions of rupees" in the mansion,…

2 years ago

Sri Lanka crisis: Gotabaya finally agrees to go, PM Wickremesinghe too will quit as protesters burn his house

<p> Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has agreed to step down on Wednesday, after protesters stormed the presidential palace and…

2 years ago

Sri Lanka goes through a People’s Revolution but the endgame is still far away

<p> On Saturday, Sri Lanka appears to have experienced a People’s Revolution. In scenes that had the hallmark of a…

2 years ago

Video: Sri Lanka protesters taste snacks & beer in President’s kitchen, take a dip in swimming pool

<p> Thousands of protesters holding Sri Lankan flags stormed into President Gotabaya Rajpaksa’s residence demanding his resignation.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p…

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Sri Lanka cricket greats back protesters, tell Gotabaya to go

<p> Sri Lanka’s cricket greats came out in support of the protesters against the Sri Lanka President with Sanath Jayasurya…

2 years ago

Video: Suitcases being loaded on Sri Lanka Navy ship as President Gotabaya flees

<p> Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled his official residence today just before thousands of protesters stormed his official residence…

2 years ago

Sri Lanka President Gotabaya flees as protesters storm official residence in Colombo

<p> Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled his official residence on Saturday shortly before protesters, angered by an unprecedented economic…

2 years ago

Sri Lanka’s economic mess to continue till 2023, says Wickremesinghe

<p> <strong>Sri Lanka, which is in the middle of an unprecedented economic crisis hit by food and fuel shortage, is…

2 years ago

India rushing more petrol, diesel to Sri Lanka as friendly neighbour runs out of fuel

<p> India is rushing more petrol and diesel to Sri Lanka as the friendly neighbour is down to a single-day’s…

2 years ago

Sri Lankan President to visit UAE on emergency mission to procure fuel

<p> Amid the fuel shortage in the country, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is expected to visit the United Arab…

2 years ago

From Sri Lanka to the Philippines, Jataka Tales bridge India’s Buddhist soft power with Asia

<p> <strong>India continues to strengthen the Buddhist spiritual bond with several countries of the region through Jataka Tales which describe…

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