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Latest Live news updates: Amarnath yatra rescue operations, EAM on Sri Lankan crisis, PM addresses Natural Farming Conclave, and more

3 arrested for setting Sri Lankan PM Wickremesinghe's private house on fire

Sri Lankan police arrested three people for setting PM Ranil Wickremesinghe's private residence on fire a day earlier, amidst massive anti-government protests

Lankan protesters claim finding millions of rupees at Rajapaksa's house

The anti-government protesters in Sri Lanka, who stormed embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's official residence, have claimed to have recovered millions of rupees inside his mansion

Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's whereabouts still unknown

The anti-government protesters in Sri Lanka on Sunday continued to occupy the residences of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Wickremesinghe, a day after they stormed into the premises

US urges Sri Lanka to work quickly to achieve economic, political stability

The United States urged Sri Lanka's political fraternity to come forward and work quickly to achieve long-term economic and political solutions to address the people's discontent

Opportunity to resolve crisis available: Sri Lanka Army chief urges peace

Sri Lankan Army chief General Shavendra Silva said that an opportunity to resolve the current political crisis in a peaceful manner is now available and sought the people's support to maintain peace

Closely monitoring, hope crisis in Sri Lanka resolves soon, says IMF

The IMF said that it was closely monitoring the situation in Sri Lanka and hoped that the political crisis will be resolved soon to allow for the resumption of dialogue on an IMF-supported programme

China used 'debt trap diplomacy' to gain control over Sri Lanka: Think tank

An independent foreign policy think tank said this Saturday after Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe resigned making way for an all-party cabinet to assume control of the country

Gas lines and scuffles: Debt-ridden Sri Lanka faces humanitarian crisis

A few years ago Sri Lanka's economy was growing strongly enough to provide jobs and financial security for most. It's now in a state of collapse

Sri Lankan prez Gotabaya Rajapaksa to resign on July 13: Parliament Speaker

President Rajapaksa informed the speaker about this decision after Abeywardena wrote to him asking for his resignation following the all-party leaders meeting held Saturday evening.

Sri Lanka PM Wickremesinghe resigns, makes way for all-party govt

Violent clashes broke out in Sri Lanka on Saturday with police using tear gas shells to disperse the protestors

Sri Lanka PM summons emergency meeting as protesters storm Gotabaya's house

According to the Prime Minister's Office, the premier also has requested the Speaker to summon Parliament in an effort to find a solution to the crisis.

7 injured in clashes between anti-govt protesters and police in Sri Lanka

At least seven persons, including two policemen, were injured in clashes between security forces and anti-govt protesters who had gathered in large numbers in the central Colombo's Fort area

Sri Lanka protesters enter presidential home, Gotabaya escorted to safety

Rajapaksa was escorted to safety away from the compound, Agence France-Presse cited an unidentified defense official as saying

Sri Lankan Police lifts curfew from 7 divisions ahead of anti-govt protests

Sri Lankan Police has lifted the curfew that was imposed in seven divisions in the country's Western Province, including in Colombo, ahead of planned anti-government protests on Saturday

Security tightened, curfew imposed to block Sri Lanka's anti-govt protest

Ahead of the major anti-govt protest, an indefinite curfew has been enforced in entrance areas to capital Colombo from Friday night

Massive crowd to march to Colombo demanding Sri Lankan Prez, govt to resign

Sri Lanka is in a virtual lockdown with government offices barely functioning with limited staff and schools completely closed with no transport for children and teachers

Sri Lanka's economic crisis should be warning to us all, says UNDP

The warning came as new data from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) indicated that the number of people affected by hunger globally rose to 828 million in 2021

Why a historic cascade of defaults is coming for developing countries

Sri Lanka was the first nation to stop paying its foreign bondholders this year, burdened by unwieldy food and fuel costs that stoked protests and political chaos

Sri Lanka increases key interest rates to 21-year high to fight inflation

In an effort to fight inflation due to the ongoing economic crisis, the Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka's decided to increase the Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR) and the Standing Lending Facility Rate (SLFR) by 100 basis points to 14.50 per cent and 15.50 per cent, respectively.