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  Sri Lankan court dismisses plea to check Sirisena's mental health

  World | January 07, 2019 16:16 IST

  A top Sri Lankan court on Monday dismissed a petition seeking mental health assessment of President Maithripala Sirisena for his sacking of Ranil Wickremesinghe as Prime Minister, a controversial decision which plunged the country into an unprecedented political crisis.

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  Wickremesinghe acknowledges differences with Sirisena on ministerial appointments

  World | December 22, 2018 20:19 IST

  President Sirisena on Thursday named a 30-member Cabinet while reportedly rejecting some of Prime Minister Wickremesinghe's nominees and retained control over the security forces and police, indicating that the power tussle between them is far from over.

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  Sri Lankan President unveils new Cabinet

  World | December 20, 2018 16:16 IST

  The 29 Ministers chosen by Wickremesinghe, who is also the leader of the United National Party (UNP), were sworn in before Sirisena at the Presidential Secretariat here after which the new Cabinet held its first meeting, according to a statement by the Presidential Press Department.  

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  Months after being sacked, Ranil Wickremesinghe reinstated as Sri Lankan Prime Minister

  World | December 16, 2018 13:25 IST

  His re-appointment comes a day after former strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was installed as Prime Minister by President Sirisena, resigned on Saturday after two crucial Supreme Court decisions made his efforts to cling to premiership untenable.

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  Sri Lanka political crisis: Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns, Wickremesinghe to take oath as PM today

  World | December 16, 2018 0:05 IST

  Rajapaksa was appointed as the prime minister on October 26 by President Sirisena in a controversial move after sacking Ranil Wickremesinghe, which plunged the country into an unprecedented constitutional crisis.

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  Sri Lanka PM Mahinda Rajapaksa to resign today to end political crisis, says his son

  World | December 15, 2018 0:00 IST

  Earlier in the day, the apex court refused to stay a court order restraining Rajapaksa, 73, from holding the office of Prime Minister until it fully heard the case next month.

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  Dissolution of Parliament by President 'unconstitutional', rules Sri Lanka's Supreme Court

  World | December 13, 2018 20:33 IST

  Taking a strong exception to the dissolution of Parliament by Srisena, a seven-member apex court bench said that the President cannot dissolve Parliament till it completes a 4 1/2 year term.

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  Setback to Sirisena as ousted Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe proves majority in Parliament

  World | December 13, 2018 12:53 IST

  Sirisena's United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) continued its boycott of Parliament when Sajith Premadasa, Wickremesinghe's deputy, moved the motion.

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  Sri Lanka political crisis: Mahinda Rajapaksa calls for snap polls

  World | December 02, 2018 22:51 IST

  In a statement, Rajapaksa cites occasions in the history when Parliament had been dissolved to call parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka to avoid crisis and bring in political stability. 

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  Sri Lanka political crisis: Time running out to avert 'bloodbath', says ousted PM Wickremesinghe

  World | November 04, 2018 10:33 IST

  The island nation was plunged into a constitutional crisis on October 26 when President a Sirisena fired his former ally Wickremesinghe and replaced him with Mahinda Rajapaksa.

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  Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena lifts suspension of parliament

  World | November 01, 2018 14:51 IST

  Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has lifted the suspension of parliament and summoned a meeting of the legislature on Monday to end the current political stalemate in the country over the sudden sacking of prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, officials said on Thursday. 

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  One dead, two injured as Sri Lanka crisis turns violent, guard of sacked Wickremesinghe loyalist opens fire

  World | October 28, 2018 23:45 IST

  The incident took place when the cricketer-turned-politician visited the CPC office, with several Ceylon Petroleum Corporation workers objecting to his presence at the office.

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  Sri Lanka speaker recognises Wickremesinghe as PM; India 'closely' following developments

  World | October 28, 2018 18:25 IST

  Sirisena's decision to suspend the parliament until November 16 was seen as an effort to coerce legislators into supporting Rajapaksa.

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  'I will remain Lankan PM, naming Rajapaksa unconstitutional': Wickremesinghe

  World | October 27, 2018 8:40 IST

  In a dramatic turn of events, President Maithripala Sirisena's Sri Lanka Freedom Party withdrew from the ruling coalition and then sacked Wickremesinghe.  

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  'SAARC should ensure there is no cross-border terrorism', says Sri Lankan PM

  India | October 06, 2016 0:03 IST

  Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday said that the SAARC countries needs to address the the issue of “cross border terrorism”. Wickremesinghe, who met Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier in the day, said

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  Narendra Modi, Ranil Wickremesinghe resolve to intensify cooperation

  Politics | September 15, 2015 16:07 IST

  New Delhi: Reflecting growing congruence in ties, India and Sri Lanka today held extensive talks on sticky fishermen issue, ensuring justice to Tamils and ways to deepen trade and defence engagements besides resolving to intensify

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  Sri Lankan PM to hold talks with PM Modi

  Politics | September 15, 2015 12:54 IST

  New Delhi: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, who arrived here on Monday on a three-day visit, is to hold talks, including on the fishermen issue, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Tuesday. Some

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  Sri Lankan PM to hold talks with Modi

  World | September 15, 2015 13:25 IST

  New Delhi: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, who arrived here on Monday on a three-day visit, is to hold talks, including on the fishermen issue, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Tuesday. Some

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  Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe to visit India on first foreign tour

  World | September 06, 2015 16:26 IST

  Colombo:  Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's first overseas visit since assuming office will be to India next week during which he will hold extensive talks with the Indian leadership including on the sensitive fishermen

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  Ban Ki-moon wishes Ranil Wickremesinghe, calls for lasting peace in Sri Lanka

  World | August 22, 2015 17:31 IST

  Colombo: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has "encouraged" Sri Lanka's newly-elected Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to seize the opportunity for lasting peace in the country and wished him well in achieving reconciliation with the minorities. He called