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Amid international flak, SL President reaffirms rights to peaceful protest

Amidst international condemnation of violent attacks on protestors, Sri Lankan President has reaffiremed the right to peaceful protests in the country

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Rameswaram fishermen stage protest condemning attacks by Sri Lankan Navy

Fishermen in Tamil Nadu's Rameswaram on Sunday staged a protest condemning the imprisonment and attacks by the Sri Lankan Navy on Indian fishermen.Earlier on July 20, the Sri Lankan Navy arrested six Indian fishermen and a seized their boat after they had gone fishing from Rameswaram, claiming that they had crossed the border, which had caused consternation among Indian fishermen.Following this, the Rameswaram fishermen have been on a strike for the past three days, condemning the serial attacks by the Sri Lankan Navy on the Tamil Nadu fishermen, and their engagement in the violations of an agreement including the capture of the fishermen, seizure of the boat, and demanding the immediate release of the captured fishermen and their boat.Fishermen protested in front of the Rameswaram bus stand, condemning the Lankan Navy, which is engaged in violations against the Katchatheevu Agreement with an anarchic trend, and criticised the central and state governments for not opposing it.The ...

TN sends over 40,000 tonnes of relief material to crisis-hit Sri Lanka

DMK MP Kanimozhi flagged off the third consignment of 16,595 tonnes of the items through the sea route from the VOC Port in Tuticorin in the presence of state ministers on Saturday.

Human rights group urge new Sri Lankan prez not to use force on protesters

An international rights group has urged Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe to cease the unlawful use of force against anti-government protesters

Sri Lanka Prez Wickremesinghe may expand Cabinet to include all parties

Sri Lanka's newly-elected President Ranil Wickremesinghe is likely to expand his Cabinet to accommodate all opposition parties in the government, according to a senior minister

Sri Lanka Cabinet discusses ways to normalise situation within one week

Sri Lanka's Cabinet has met for the first time under newly-elected President Ranil Wickremesinghe and discussed ways to normalise the situation in the economic-crisis hit country within a week

Live news updates: Lanka prez may expand Cabinet to include all parties

Live news updates: Wickremesinghe on Friday appointed an 18-member Cabinet that included Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena

Dinesh Gunawardena takes oath as new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka's economic crisis, the worst since it gained independence in 1948, has spiraled into a political crisis as well

Imran Khan warns Pakistan could turn into Sri Lanka if vote theft continues

Former Pak PM Imran Khan has warned of serious and dire consequences if political horse-trading and theft of votes, aimed at stealing the mandate of his party's candidate

New Sri Lankan PM Gunawardena's India connection from World War II era

As Dinesh Gunawardena took oath as Sri Lanka's 15th prime minister, its local media highlighted the background of his father Philip Gunawardena who was at the centre of the anti-imperialist campaign

India extended Line of Credit worth $1.85 bn to Sri Lanka in 10 years: EAM

India has extended 8 Lines of Credit (LOCs) to Sri Lanka amounting to USD 1850.64 million in the past 10 years, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar said on Friday

Dinesh Gunawardena sworn in as new Sri Lankan PM, 17 ministers take oath

Dinesh Gunawardena was sworn in as the prime minister of Sri Lanka by President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Friday along with 17 other cabinet ministers.Gunawardena, parliamentarian of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) party, took his oath in the capital Colombo in the presence of other senior legislators.Along with Prime Ministership, Gunawardena has additional charge of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Council, and Local Government.Other ministers included: Douglas Devananda (Fisheries), Susil Premajayantha (Education), Bandula Gunawardena (Transport & Highways, and Media), Keheliya Rambukwella (Health and Water Supply), Mahinda Amaraweera (Agriculture, Wildlife, and Forest Conservations), Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe (Justice, Prisons, and Constitutional Reforms), Harin Fernando (Tourism and Lands), Ramesh Pathirana (Plantations and Industries), Prasanna Ranatunga (Urban Development and Housing), and Ali Sabry (External Affairs).Vidura Wickramanayake (Buddha Sasana, .

SL forces raid anti-govt protest camp at President's Secretariat; 9 held

Sri Lankan security forces raided the main anti-government protest camp at the President's Secretariat here early on Friday, arresting nine people and injuring several others

Centre extended 8 Lines of Credit worth $1850.64 mn to SL in past 10 yrs

The Centre has extended 8 LOCs to Sri Lanka amounting to $1850.64 mn in sectors, including railways, infrastructure, defence, renewable energy, petroleum and fertilizers in the past 10 years

LIVE news updates: EC issues certificate of election to Droupadi Murmu

Live news updates: The certificate will now be sent to the Union Home Secretary

Veteran politician Dinesh Gunawardena appointed Sri Lanka's new PM

Senior politician Dinesh Gunawardena on Friday took over as Sri Lanka's prime minister as President Ranil Wickremesinghe swore in his new Cabinet

UN official in Sri Lanka calls for inclusive consultations to solve crisis

The top UN official in Sri Lanka has called on all stakeholders in the country to engage in broad and inclusive consultations to resolve the current economic crisis and the grievances of the people

Anti-government protesters vacate President's Secretariat in Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan security forces removed a group of anti-government protesters after veteran politician Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as the country's new head of state

Dinesh Gunawardena likely to be Sri Lanka's next Prime Minister

Mr. Wickremesinghe will continue with the last-appointed Cabinet until Opposition parties are "ready to cooperate" in an all-party government, the source said