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Sri Lanka's wartime defence chief Gotabaya Rajapaksa sworn in as President

Rajapaksa, 70, defeated Sajith Premadasa, 52, by more than 13 lakh votes, the election commission announced on Sunday.

Sri Lanka steers towards China as Rajapaksa wins presidential poll

Gotabaya oversaw the military defeat of Tamil separatists under his brother Mahinda 10 years ago

Sri Lanka presidential poll: Ruling party's Premadasa concedes to Rajapaksa

His statement came as a spokesman for Rajapaksa claimed that the 70-year-old retired lieutenant colonel had won Saturday's vote, before the final results were formally announced

A lot rides on Sri Lanka elections

The winner of its upcoming presidential elections could alter the nature of India's relationship with that country

PVR to foray into Sri Lanka, open theater in collaboration with Shangri La

The company has 809 screens at 171 properties in 70 cities in India.

Why Sri Lanka is a perennially irresistible destination for the visitor

Rahul Jacob visits Sri Lanka once more. Why he can't get enough of the warmly welcoming country

We cannot afford another war, says Sri Lanka's top army official

In an interview, he tells Aditi Phadnis about the new challenges Sri Lanka faces after the April attacks by Islamic radicals

Govt's big push to attract tourists: One-month e-visa at flexible charges

High visa charges is one reason that makes India less attractive to tourists and so the fee is being reduced to increase footfalls and foreign exchange receipts

Sri Lankan tourism industry begins to recover after Easter attacks

The island nation's tourism sector, one of the country's top revenue streams, suffered a massive blow following April 21 Islamist militant bombings of churches and luxury hotels

India stays lower-middle-income nation while Sri Lanka gets richer: Report

Maldives ($9,310 or Rs 6,36,432) and Sri Lanka ($4,060 or Rs 2,77,542) are the only two countries in South Asia in the upper-middle-income group

Sri Lanka extends emergency for third month after Easter Day blasts

Allowed to detain and interrogate suspects without court orders, Sri Lanka's police and military have arrested more than 100 suspects in the crackdown after the Islamist militant attacks

Rooms at 50% off to ads in Russia: Lanka woos tourists after attacks

To lure tourists back, Sri Lanka is hosting international sporting events and has mothballed a rule on minimum rates for hotel stays

Sri Lankan presidential polls to be held between Nov 15 and Dec 7

Although Sirisena has not so far declared his intention for a re-run, his souring of relationship with the Prime Minister, Wickremesinghe, has indicated that the UNP will be fielding its own candidate

Beleaguered Sri Lanka gets $164 million IMF cash after long delay

Sri Lanka estimates that it will lose about $1.5 million in revenue this year as a result of a sharp dip in tourist arrivals following the April 21 suicide bombings

Man slashed to death in Sri Lanka during anti-Muslim riots; curfew imposed

Homes and mosques were also vandalised by large groups of people armed with sticks and blunt weapons

Scholar's arrest throws spotlight on radicalism among Sri Lanka's Muslims

Mohamed Aliyar, 60, is the founder of the Centre for Islamic Guidance, which boasts a mosque, a religious school and a library in Zahran's hometown of Kattankudy, a Muslim-dominated city on Sri Lanka

Indian among 13 foreigners arrested without valid visa in Sri Lanka

The arrests have come after the Sri Lankan government beefed up security measures following the country's worst terror attacks on Easter Sunday

Lanka revises Easter blasts toll from 359 to 253; cites calculation error

Defence Secretary Fernando handed over his resignation letter to President Maithripala Sirisena Thursday

How Sri Lanka is putting its troubled past behind with warm hospitality

'When in Sri Lanka, choose trains', says the author

Sri Lanka working with India for repatriation of Tamil refugees: Envoy

The envoy said that there are also logistical issues like what all and how much the refugees can take along with them, and how they will be taken back