Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns as Sri Lankan Prime Minister amid violent protest over economic crisis
Mahinda Rajapaksa has tendered resignation as Sri Lankan Prime Minister today, according to local media.
May 09, 2022, 16:16 PM IST
Sri Lanka's main Opposition party to move no-confidence motion against govt; says ready to impeach President
Parliament has failed to reach a consensus in three days of debate on how to deal with the economic crisis, reports PTI.
May 08, 2022, 06:27 AM IST
Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa agrees to remove brother as PM to end political impasse
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has agreed that a national council will be appointed to name a new prime minister and a Cabinet comprised of all parties in Parliament.
Apr 30, 2022, 00:23 AM IST
DNA Exclusive: Analysis of foreign interference in Sri Lanka and Pakistan
In today's DNA, Zee News Editor-In-Chief Sudhir Chaudhary analyses the interference of foreign powers in the internal crises of Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Apr 06, 2022, 00:33 AM IST
All Sri Lanka Cabinet Ministers, except PM Mahinda Rajapaksa, resign amid economic crisis
Sri Lanka's Cabinet of Ministers resigned with immediate effect late on Sunday night, as the country experiences its worst economic crisis of all time. Speaking to reporters, Education Minister and Leader of the House, Dinesh Gunawardena said the Cabinet Ministers handed over their resignations to Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.
Apr 04, 2022, 01:08 AM IST
Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa, wife offer prayers at Venkateswara Swamy temple in Tirumala - See pics
Rajapaksa, who is on a pilgrimage to India, offered prayers along with his wife and grandchild.
Dec 24, 2021, 14:56 PM IST
NSA Ajit Doval calls on Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa, discusses bilateral ties with defence secretary
Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa met National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and sought India's continued assistance to boost the bilateral ties.
Nov 28, 2020, 00:21 AM IST
Mahinda Rajapaksa takes oath as Sri Lankan PM for fourth time
Mahinda's brother, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who is the current Sri Lankan President, also attended the oath-taking ceremony.
Aug 09, 2020, 15:50 PM IST
Mahinda Rajapaksa to take oath as Sri Lankan PM for fourth time on August 9
Mahinda Rajapaksa's son Namal Rajapaksa, 34, has also won the General Election held on August 5 from Hambantota, the family bastion.
Mahinda Rajapaksa to offer prayers at Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Buddhist shrines in Sarnath
Rajapaksa will first offer prayers at Kashi Vishwanath Temple and will then head to Sarnath later in the afternoon.
Feb 09, 2020, 08:10 AM IST
Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa arrives in India on four-day visit
Rajapaksa will also call on President Ram Nath Kovind and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will call on the Sri Lankan PM.
Feb 07, 2020, 22:57 PM IST
Sri Lankan PM Rajapaksa to visit India today will hold meet on trade and defence
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa to begin his four-day visit to India today (February 7). He is scheduled to hold high-level meetings on trade, defence, and maritime security cooperation.
Feb 07, 2020, 07:07 AM IST
Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa will visit India from February 7-11: MEA
After his official engagement in Delhi, the Sri Lankan PM will travel to Varanasi and Sarnath in Uttar Pradesh, Bodhgaya in Bihar and Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh.
Jan 30, 2020, 17:47 PM IST
Sri Lanka's ruling siblings: New president swears in his brother as Prime Minister
Sri Lanka`s newly elected president Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday swore in his elder brother, former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, as prime minister, cementing the powerful family`s political comeback.
Nov 21, 2019, 16:14 PM IST
Sri Lanka’s new president to name brother Mahinda Rajapaksa as PM: Reports
Former defence minister Gotabaya Rajapaksa was elected president on November 16 as the candidate of the party of his brother Mahinda Rajapaksa, who served as president from 2005-2015.
Nov 20, 2019, 18:57 PM IST
Ranil Wickremesinghe to return as Sri Lanka PM in an embarrassment for President Maithripala Sirisena
Parliament has already passed a confidence vote in Wickremesinghe while it sought his reinstatement as prime minister to defuse a constitutional crisis.
Dec 16, 2018, 10:24 AM IST
Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns as Sri Lanka's PM, Wickremesinghe to be reinstated
Rajapaksa resigned after two crucial Supreme Court decisions made the embattled former strongman's efforts to cling to premiership untenable.
Dec 15, 2018, 13:39 PM IST
Sri Lanka crisis: Mahinda Rajapaksa to resign from premiership on Saturday, says son
Rajapaksa was appointed as the premier on October 26 by President Maithripala Sirisena after sacking Ranil Wickremesinghe, plunging the nation into a constitutional crisis.
Dec 14, 2018, 19:57 PM IST
Sri Lanka's top court rules parliament dissolution as illegal
Sirisena had dissolved parliament on November 9 and called a general election for January 5 days after sacking Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and naming opposition leader Mahinda Rajapaksa to the post.
Dec 13, 2018, 17:58 PM IST
President Maithripala Sirisena's all-party crisis talks fail to end political stalemate in Sri Lanka
The crisis erupted when President Sirisena suddenly announced on October 26 that he had sacked prime minister Wickremesinghe and installed ex-strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa in his place.
Nov 18, 2018, 20:52 PM IST
