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Sri Lankan Political Party Leader Killed In Rare Drive-By Shooting
A Sri Lankan political party leader was killed Monday along with four others, authorities said, in a rare drive-by shooting.
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Indian Fishermen Say Lankan Naval Personnel Chased Them Away At Gunpoint
Sri Lankan Naval personnel chased away Tamil Nadu fishermen at gunpoint while they were fishing near the Katchatheevu island and damaged and threw their fishing nets into the sea, a fishermen leader alleged here on Thursday.
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PM Modi Holds Talks With Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Friday for talks during which the two leaders would discuss issues of mutual interest.
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Lanka President Thanks 3 Women Leaders, Including Nirmala Sitharaman
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday lauded three women leaders, including Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, for providing much-needed assistance to the debt-ridden island nation during the ongoing economic crisis.
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"LTTE Chief Prabhakaran Will Make Appearance Soon": Tamil Leader's Shocker
Fourteen years after the Sri Lankan government declared LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran dead, former politician in Tamil Nadu Pazha Nedumaran today claimed that he is alive and healthy, and that he will soon make a public appearance.
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"Baseless": India Denies Reports Of Influencing Lanka Presidential Polls
India on Wednesday categorically denied media reports that New Delhi is making efforts at the political level to influence leaders in Sri Lanka regarding elections in the Parliament for the post of the Sri Lankan President.
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Sri Lankan Opposition Leader Withdraws Presidential Candidacy
Sri Lanka's main opposition leader Sajith Premadasa withdrew from the country's presidential election Tuesday in favour of a ruling party dissident.
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All-Party Meet Asks Lanka PM To Go: 10 Facts
A student has died in the protests in Sri Lanka, where an economic crisis has led to protests. The Lankan leaders opted for a takeover by the Speaker as President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been asked to resign.
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US Urges Sri Lanka Leaders To Work "Quickly" To Achieve Economic Stability
The United States on Sunday urged Sri Lankan leaders to act quickly to seek long-term solutions after the president was chased from his residence and announced his resignation.
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Lanka Gives 5-Year Visas To Indian Business Leaders To Promote Investment
Sri Lankan Minister Dhammika Perera handed five-year visas to Indian business leaders in the island nation to promote investment in the country.
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"Will Support PM's Positive Steps But..." Lankan Opposition Leader's Warning
Mr Premadasa stressed that the opposition is not opposed to any policies that will ensure that food security is enhanced, and fuel, electricity, gas, fertiliser and other essentials are easily available to the people.
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Sri Lanka Prime Minister Rajapaksa Says He Is In Good Health
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday said he is in good health, rejecting "false propaganda" against him even as the defiant leader asserted that his government has the capability to lift the country out of the ongoing crisis.
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Sri Lankan Opposition Leader Urges PM Modi To Help Nation Amid Crisis
Sri Lankan Opposition leader and Member of Parliament (MP) Sajith Premadasa on Monday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to help their nation to the maximum possible extent.
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"True Leaders Own Up To Mistakes": Mahela Jayawardene, Bhanuka Rajapaksa On Sri Lankan Crisis
Former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene and current batting star Bhanuka Rajapaksa expressed anguish over the ongoing turmoil in the country.
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Sri Lanka President Meets Tamil Minority Leaders For First Time Since Taking Office
For the first time since taking office over two years ago, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday met leaders of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), the country's most prominent Tamil political grouping, officials said.
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Sri Lankan Political Party Leader Killed In Rare Drive-By Shooting
A Sri Lankan political party leader was killed Monday along with four others, authorities said, in a rare drive-by shooting.
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Indian Fishermen Say Lankan Naval Personnel Chased Them Away At Gunpoint
Sri Lankan Naval personnel chased away Tamil Nadu fishermen at gunpoint while they were fishing near the Katchatheevu island and damaged and threw their fishing nets into the sea, a fishermen leader alleged here on Thursday.
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PM Modi Holds Talks With Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Friday for talks during which the two leaders would discuss issues of mutual interest.
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Lanka President Thanks 3 Women Leaders, Including Nirmala Sitharaman
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday lauded three women leaders, including Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, for providing much-needed assistance to the debt-ridden island nation during the ongoing economic crisis.
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"LTTE Chief Prabhakaran Will Make Appearance Soon": Tamil Leader's Shocker
Fourteen years after the Sri Lankan government declared LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran dead, former politician in Tamil Nadu Pazha Nedumaran today claimed that he is alive and healthy, and that he will soon make a public appearance.
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"Baseless": India Denies Reports Of Influencing Lanka Presidential Polls
India on Wednesday categorically denied media reports that New Delhi is making efforts at the political level to influence leaders in Sri Lanka regarding elections in the Parliament for the post of the Sri Lankan President.
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Sri Lankan Opposition Leader Withdraws Presidential Candidacy
Sri Lanka's main opposition leader Sajith Premadasa withdrew from the country's presidential election Tuesday in favour of a ruling party dissident.
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All-Party Meet Asks Lanka PM To Go: 10 Facts
A student has died in the protests in Sri Lanka, where an economic crisis has led to protests. The Lankan leaders opted for a takeover by the Speaker as President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been asked to resign.
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US Urges Sri Lanka Leaders To Work "Quickly" To Achieve Economic Stability
The United States on Sunday urged Sri Lankan leaders to act quickly to seek long-term solutions after the president was chased from his residence and announced his resignation.
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Lanka Gives 5-Year Visas To Indian Business Leaders To Promote Investment
Sri Lankan Minister Dhammika Perera handed five-year visas to Indian business leaders in the island nation to promote investment in the country.
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"Will Support PM's Positive Steps But..." Lankan Opposition Leader's Warning
Mr Premadasa stressed that the opposition is not opposed to any policies that will ensure that food security is enhanced, and fuel, electricity, gas, fertiliser and other essentials are easily available to the people.
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Sri Lanka Prime Minister Rajapaksa Says He Is In Good Health
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday said he is in good health, rejecting "false propaganda" against him even as the defiant leader asserted that his government has the capability to lift the country out of the ongoing crisis.
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Sri Lankan Opposition Leader Urges PM Modi To Help Nation Amid Crisis
Sri Lankan Opposition leader and Member of Parliament (MP) Sajith Premadasa on Monday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to help their nation to the maximum possible extent.
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"True Leaders Own Up To Mistakes": Mahela Jayawardene, Bhanuka Rajapaksa On Sri Lankan Crisis
Former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene and current batting star Bhanuka Rajapaksa expressed anguish over the ongoing turmoil in the country.
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Sri Lanka President Meets Tamil Minority Leaders For First Time Since Taking Office
For the first time since taking office over two years ago, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday met leaders of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), the country's most prominent Tamil political grouping, officials said.
