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Sri Lanka’s top court dismisses petitions challenging poll date

02 Jun 2020 22:45 IST

Game on: PM Mahinda Rajapaksa, centre, filing his nomination papers in Colombo on March 11.

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Sri Lanka EC announces polls on June 20; Opposition voices concern

21 Apr 2020 22:18 IST

Sri Lankan government soldiers spraying disinfectant at a railway station in Colombo.

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Sri Lanka parliamentary elections postponed

19 Mar 2020 22:32 IST

Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa speaks during a joint media briefing at the Hyderadad House in New Delhi on November 29, 2019.

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Sri Lanka and the world under the new presidency

14 Dec 2019 21:14 IST

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, center, greets his brother Mahinda Rajapaksa before administering him the oath of office as prime minister at the presidential secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019.

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Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa appoints interim Cabinet

22 Nov 2019 11:55 IST

editorial

To the power of two: On the Rajapaksas

22 Nov 2019 00:02 IST

Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his brother and former leader Mahinda Rajapaksa, who has appointed as the new Prime Minister, are seen during the swearing in ceremony in Colombo, Sri Lanka November 21, 2019.

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Mahinda Rajapaksa sworn in as Sri Lanka Prime Minister

21 Nov 2019 14:04 IST

Sri Lanka's former defense secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa (R) waves next to his brother and former president Mahinda Rajapaksa. File

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Mahinda Rajapaksa to be Sri Lanka Prime Minister

20 Nov 2019 18:40 IST

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Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe resigns

20 Nov 2019 17:54 IST

Sri Lanka’s new President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. File

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Gotabaya Rajapaksa to visit New Delhi on November 29

19 Nov 2019 20:56 IST

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Jaishankar arrives in Sri Lanka; likely to meet new President

19 Nov 2019 19:54 IST

international

U.S. tells Gotabaya Rajapaksa to uphold human rights commitments

19 Nov 2019 01:07 IST

“Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s campaign focused primarily on the promise of establishing a national security regime led by a strong leader.” Mr. Rajapaksa’s supporters in Colombo.>Getty Image

op-ed

An elusive reconciliation in Sri Lanka

19 Nov 2019 00:15 IST

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Sri Lanka elections | Unfair to attribute racist dimension to Tamil vote, says Sampanthan

18 Nov 2019 21:48 IST

Centre of attraction: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa greeting people as he leaves after the swearing-in ceremony held at the Ruwanwelisaya Buddhist shrine on Monday.

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Join me in building Sri Lanka: Gotabaya

18 Nov 2019 21:22 IST

tamil-nadu

Stalin urges Prime Minister Modi to protect Tamils

18 Nov 2019 16:55 IST

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Back to the Rajapaksas: On Gotabaya Rajapaksa's victory

18 Nov 2019 00:05 IST

All India Muslim Personal Law Board member and Hyderbad MP Asaduddin Owaisi leaves after the meeting of the board’s working committee in Lucknow on November 17, 2019.

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Top news of the day: Muslim parties to seek review of Ayodhya verdict, Gotabaya Rajapaksa elected Sri Lanka President, and more

17 Nov 2019 20:06 IST

Sri Lanka’s President-elect Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

international

Analysis | Will Gotabaya Rajapaksa make peace with India?

17 Nov 2019 19:26 IST

Gotabaya Rajapaksa, center, leaves a polling station after casting his vote in Embuldeniya, on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019.

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Gotabaya wins in presidential poll

17 Nov 2019 16:45 IST

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Sri Lankan presidential polls: Sajith Premadasa concedes defeat

17 Nov 2019 10:19 IST

Awaiting their turn: Voters at a polling station on the premises of a Buddhist temple in Colombo on Saturday.

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Sri Lanka presidential elections: preliminary results favour Gotabaya Rajapaksa

17 Nov 2019 05:50 IST

Decision day: Election officialsbringing ballot boxes to the counting centre in Colombo on Saturday.

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Sri Lankan presidential rivals welcome record turnout

16 Nov 2019 22:36 IST

Devotees make a beeline to catch a glimpse of Lord Ayyappa as the sanctum sanctorum of the Sabarimala hill shrine opened on November 16, 2019.

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Top news of the day: 10 women turned back from Sabarimala, Anil Ambani quits as RCom director, and more

16 Nov 2019 19:45 IST

Vector map of Sri Lanka with Infographic icons

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Watch | Sri Lankan Presidential election: Key contenders and issues

16 Nov 2019 13:32 IST

A Sri Lankan Special Task Force man stands guard as election officials carry ballot boxes to be transferred to a main counting centre after the presidential election voting centres closed in Colombo on November 16, 2019.

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Sri Lanka presidential elections: High turnout signals close race

16 Nov 2019 08:57 IST

Voters queue up to cast their ballots at a polling station during the Sri Lankan presidential election in Colombo on November 16, 2019.

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Voting begins in Sri Lanka presidential election

16 Nov 2019 07:42 IST

Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thacleray meets farmers at Karad in Maharashtra on November 15, 2019. Photo: Twitter/@ShivSena

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Top news of the day: Supreme Court clears ArcelorMittal’s India foray; NCP clears Shiv Sena’s path to Maharashtra Chief Minister post, and more

15 Nov 2019 19:50 IST

Main candidates: Sajith Premadasa (left) and Gotabaya Rajapaksa. File

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Sri Lanka to elect new President on November 16

15 Nov 2019 17:09 IST

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The minority factor in Sri Lankan election

15 Nov 2019 00:05 IST

Supporters of Gotabaya Rajapaksa at a rally in Neluwa village in Galle.

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Sri Lanka elections: In the south, hopes on Gotabaya run high

11 Nov 2019 21:55 IST

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In Presidential election, local is the national in Sri Lanka’s east

08 Nov 2019 22:00 IST

Call for justice: The relatives of missing people stage a protest during Gotabaya Rajapaksa's visit to Jaffna.

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Sri Lanka election: Northern Tamils know who they don’t want in power

06 Nov 2019 21:18 IST

international

We don’t need a military response to security risks: Dissanayake

01 Nov 2019 21:38 IST

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Premadasa vows to complete constitutional reform

31 Oct 2019 22:46 IST

Sri Lankan ethnic Tamils hold placards during a public rally in northern Jaffna, Sri Lanka, on Monday.

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Tamil groups place their demands ahead of presidential elections in Sri Lanka

26 Oct 2019 22:24 IST

Supporters of Sajith Premadasa at a rally in Colombo.

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An election dilemma in Sri Lanka

24 Oct 2019 00:05 IST

Sri Lanka’s Army chief Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva. File

international

Sri Lanka’s Army chief triggers controversy over election advertisement

16 Oct 2019 23:01 IST

Gotabaya Rajapaksa, left, flanked by his brother Mahinda Rajapakse, right, at a press conference in Colombo.

international

Will not honour UN deal on accountability, says Gotabaya

15 Oct 2019 21:33 IST

international

No outsider will interfere in Sri Lanka polls this time: Basil Rajapaksa

13 Oct 2019 21:40 IST

Longest ever ballot paper in Lanka poll

08 Oct 2019 21:42 IST

Record number of 35 candidates in fray for Sri Lanka Presidential polls

07 Oct 2019 20:33 IST

Sri Lanka President Sirisena abandons re-election bid

06 Oct 2019 15:41 IST

Lanka’s ex-Army chief Mahesh Senanayake to run for President

29 Sep 2019 21:42 IST

UNP names Sajith Premadasa as presidential candidate

26 Sep 2019 16:22 IST

Sri Lanka elections | Race heats up within UNP for presidential candidacy

17 Sep 2019 22:15 IST

JVP announces Dissanayake as presidential candidate

18 Aug 2019 21:50 IST

Strongman candidate: On Gotabaya nomination as Sri Lanka presidential candidate

13 Aug 2019 00:02 IST

Sajith Premadasa could be a good match to Gotabaya in polls: Minister

12 Aug 2019 22:11 IST

Vizag Bar Association elections

18 Apr 2018 00:55 IST

TNA not to join Sirisena Cabinet

12 Jan 2015 22:49 IST

Sirisena invites all parties to join national unity govt

11 Jan 2015 17:00 IST

Cameron asks Sirisena to aid UN rights probe

10 Jan 2015 16:51 IST

Sirisena to visit India first

10 Jan 2015 16:11 IST

It is back to business for Ranil Wickramasinghe

10 Jan 2015 01:24 IST

For a fresh beginning in Sri Lanka

10 Jan 2015 00:17 IST

Sirisena likely to stop China ‘tilt’

10 Jan 2015 00:15 IST

Democracy wins in Sri Lanka

10 Jan 2015 00:13 IST

Who is Sirisena?

09 Jan 2015 22:15 IST

A historic victory, says parties

09 Jan 2015 22:15 IST

Sri Lankan President swearing-in ceremony

09 Jan 2015 21:14 IST

Statement of C. V. Wigneswaran, Chief Minister of the Northern Province

09 Jan 2015 20:07 IST

The fall of Mahinda

09 Jan 2015 19:26 IST

Sirisena deposes Rajapaksa

09 Jan 2015 18:46 IST

New government must make human rights a priority, says Amnesty

09 Jan 2015 18:24 IST

Decoding the Sri Lankan Presidential elections

09 Jan 2015 16:35 IST

"Anti-Rajapaksa vote, not pro-Sirisena"

09 Jan 2015 16:13 IST

TNA congratulates Sirisena

09 Jan 2015 15:33 IST

BJP congratulates Sirisena on election victory

09 Jan 2015 15:11 IST

Pon.Radhakrishnan congratulates Sirisena

09 Jan 2015 14:45 IST

Sri Lanka presidential polls: democracy prevails

09 Jan 2015 14:29 IST

The road ahead for Maithripala Sirisena

09 Jan 2015 13:16 IST

It's the happiest day of my life: Vaiko on Sri Lanka poll verdict

09 Jan 2015 13:05 IST

A political history of Sri Lanka from 1956

09 Jan 2015 12:43 IST

Mahinda Rajapaksa steps down

09 Jan 2015 12:30 IST

Reactions flow in as Sri Lanka gives clear poll verdict

09 Jan 2015 12:04 IST

Wickramasinghe urges Sri Lankans to unite and usher in new leader

09 Jan 2015 11:28 IST

TN parties hail Sri Lanka results

09 Jan 2015 09:52 IST

U.S. looks forward to working with Sri Lankan President-elect Maithripala Sirisena

09 Jan 2015 09:43 IST

Modi assures Sirisena of continued support

09 Jan 2015 09:28 IST

All you need to know about Maithripala Sirisena

09 Jan 2015 09:00 IST

Sri Lanka election: Rajapaksa concedes defeat

09 Jan 2015 07:23 IST

Poll monitors say voters obstructed in northern Sri Lanka

08 Jan 2015 15:52 IST

Sri Lankan vote largely peaceful, say monitors

08 Jan 2015 10:13 IST

It’s Rajapaksa vs. anti-incumbency

08 Jan 2015 00:39 IST

Monitors, Amnesty call for violence-free Sri Lanka polls

07 Jan 2015 19:01 IST

In Sri Lanka’s Northern Province, an anti-Rajapaksa wave

06 Jan 2015 00:04 IST

Gunshots mar last day of campaign

05 Jan 2015 23:58 IST

No Lanka poll pact to woo Tamils: Sirisena

05 Jan 2015 16:34 IST

Sri Lankan poll machinery looks confident: Quraishi

04 Jan 2015 22:53 IST

Gunshots ‘heard’ after Sirisena rally

04 Jan 2015 01:05 IST

Disillusioned kingmakers: Sri Lankan Muslims may choose opposition

03 Jan 2015 00:24 IST

Vote for ‘known devil’, Rajapaksa urges Tamils

02 Jan 2015 16:59 IST

Govt. deploying troops to intimidate voters: Ranil

02 Jan 2015 00:06 IST

Rajapaksa can no longer count on rural Sinhala vote bank

02 Jan 2015 00:05 IST

TNA pledges support to opposition’s Maithripala Sirisena

30 Dec 2014 14:37 IST

A struggle for democratic space

29 Dec 2014 01:37 IST

Justice Minister defects to opposition

28 Dec 2014 14:25 IST

Rajapaksa’s Muslim ally defects to opposition

22 Dec 2014 17:50 IST

Sirisena for equal ties with India, China

20 Dec 2014 01:23 IST

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