Sri Lanka relaxes import restrictions economic crisis
Sri Lanka has relaxed import restrictions on 369 items in March and April this year.
Jun 01, 2022, 20:13 PM IST
Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe makes special reference to India while advocating more powers to Parliament
Sri Lanka is near bankruptcy and has severe shortages of essentials from food, fuel, medicines and cooking gas to toilet paper and matchsticks.
May 30, 2022, 08:47 AM IST
Petrol at Rs 420, Diesel Rs 400 per litre; Fuel price is on fire in THIS country
Sri Lanka's Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said on Twitter that the new prices will be effective from 3 pm on Tuesday.
May 24, 2022, 14:50 PM IST
Petrol at Rs 420, Diesel Rs 400 per litre, fuel price is on fire in THIS country
Sri Lanka's Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said on Twitter that the new prices will be effective from 3 pm on Tuesday.
May 24, 2022, 14:47 PM IST
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka receives SLR 2 billion humanitarian aid from India, PM Ranil Wickremesinghe extends gratitude
Sri Lanka Foreign Minister, while receiving the humanitarian assistance consignment, said that "India has not sent any assistance anywhere of this scale ever before".
May 23, 2022, 08:16 AM IST
Videsh Superfast: Petrol-diesel crisis in Colombo
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May 18, 2022, 09:38 AM IST
Sri Lanka plans to privatise national airline to help pay off debt
"I propose that the loss-making Sri Lankan Airlines be privatised,” PM Wickremesinghe said in his first address to the nation.
May 17, 2022, 08:20 AM IST
Curfew lifted for Buddhist festival in crisis-hit Sri Lanka, new PM Ranil Wickremesinghe picks Cabinet
A nationwide curfew was fully lifted on Sunday to allow Sri Lankans to celebrate the Buddhist festival of Vesak, reports Reuters.
May 15, 2022, 18:10 PM IST
Crown of Thorns: Sri Lanka's new PM Ranil Wickremesinghe faces a mammoth challenge ahead!
Sri Lanka Crisis: The opposition claimed, Wickremesinghe was concerned more about protecting the president and his family from public anger over corruption allegations and his role in the economic crisis than he was about solving the country’s problems.
May 13, 2022, 12:56 PM IST
Sri Lanka's new Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe wants closer ties with India
"I want a closer relationship and I want to thank Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi," Wickremesinghe said, referring to the Indian economic assistance to his country.
May 13, 2022, 11:02 AM IST
Videsh Superfast: Ranil Wickremesinghe appoints as the new PM of Sri Lanka
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May 13, 2022, 08:24 AM IST
DNA: Go Gota Go -- Will a makeshift Prime Minister benefit Sri Lanka?
The new Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has taken oath in Sri Lanka. This is Ranil Wickremesinghe's fourth term as Sri Lankan Prime Minister. The big question is whether Sri Lanka will be able to get back on track with Wickremesinghe's experience.
May 13, 2022, 01:40 AM IST
Ranil Wickremesinghe, new Sri Lanka PM, vows to revive economy
Soon after his appointment, Wickremesinghe promised to end the national crisis and revive the island nation’s economy.
May 12, 2022, 21:01 PM IST
Ranil Wickremesinghe appointed new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka amid crisis
The 73-year-old United National Party (UNP) was appointed as the PM by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa after they held closed-door discussions on Wednesday.
May 12, 2022, 19:15 PM IST
Ranil Wickremesinghe to be sworn-in as Sri Lanka's new Prime Minister; Mahinda Rajapaksa, 16 others barred from travelling overseas
Vacated after the controversial resignation of former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, Ranil Wickremesinghe is to take up the premiership for the record sixth time in the island nation.
May 12, 2022, 15:05 PM IST
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Jun 10, 2019, 10:58 AM IST
PM Modi is the first world leader to visited Sri Lanka after Easter bombings
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday met his Sri Lankan counterpart Ranil Wickremesinghe and President Maithripala Sirisena as he was in the country for a short 3-hour visit while returning from Maldives. Sri Lankan PM Wickremesinghe received PM Modi at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo. Watch this video to know more.
Jun 10, 2019, 09:44 AM IST
Sri Lanka bans face veils after attacks by Islamist militants
The measures would help security forces to identify people as a hunt for any remaining attackers and their support network continues across the Indian Ocean island, authorities said.
Apr 29, 2019, 14:30 PM IST
Ranil Wickremesinghe takes oath as Sri Lankan PM, India hails 'maturity shown by political forces'
Raveesh Kumar said India remains committed to taking forward its people-oriented development projects in Sri Lanka.
Dec 16, 2018, 15:45 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
