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Holed up in Colombo mansion, ousted PM Wickremesinghe vows to fight

Wickremesinghe, who steered the economy and regularly travelled overseas as Sri Lanka's face to the world, described the political chaos unfolding around him as 'not one, but many steps back'

Sri Lanka crisis: President Sirisena lifts suspension of parliament

President Sirisena replaced Wickremesinghe with former president Mahinda Rajapaksa in a dramatic turn of events last Friday

US asks Lanka to follow constitutional process to determine its leadership

Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena replaced Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe with former president Mahinda Rajapaksa in a dramatic turn of events

Early polls vs President's impeachment: How to solve the Sri Lanka crisis

In a letter to President Sirisena, speaker Karu Jayasuriya indicated that he believed that Wickremesinghe still has the confidence of parliament

Lanka crisis shows that democracies won't swing into India or China camps

Sri Lanka has barely emerged from a decades-long civil war; it is not ready to become another front in an India-China cold war for control of the Indian Ocean

Sri Lankan political crisis could lead to bloodbath, says speaker

Rajapaksa assumed the duties in the prime minister's secretariat which was not used by the ousted prime minister Wickremesinghe

What Sri Lankan constitution says about President's power to sack PM

The prime minister can only be dismissed if the Cabinet of ministers is dismissed, the prime minister resigns or the prime minister ceases to be a member of parliament

Rajapaksa assumes charge as new Sri Lankan Prime Minister

Sirisena on Friday night sacked Wickremesinghe and appointed Rajapaksa as the new prime minister in a surprise move that is being debated as a constitutional coup

Sri Lanka crisis: What led to Rajapaksa's reappointment as Prime Minister

The move ushers in a new period of political uncertainty in Sri Lanka, which saw economic growth last year hit the slowest pace since 2001

Sri Lanka crisis: US urges Sirisena to 'immediately reconvene parliament'

President Maithripala Sirisena fired Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Friday and installed a former strongman Sirisena as the new prime minister

Sri Lanka crisis: Former minister's guard opens fire on mob, 1 killed

The incident took place when the cricketer-turned-politician visited the CPC office, with several Ceylon Petroleum Corporation workers objecting to his presence at the office

Lankan media slams Sirisena move to sack PM, calls it 'constitutional coup'

The sudden political development came amid growing tensions between Sirisena and Wickremesinghe on several policy matters and the President has been critical of the PM and his policies

India closely following recent political developments in Sri Lanka: MEA

Rajapaksa was appointed as the nation's new Prime Minister by Sirisena on Friday night

After replacing PM, Sri Lankan Prez suspends parliament amid political row

Sirisena on Friday night sacked Ranil Wickremesinghe and appointed former President Mahinda Rajapaksa to the post

How political conundrum in Sri Lanka plays into India-China rivalry

The replacement of Wickremesinghe came as Sri Lanka's political parties jostled for power

As political chaos grips Sri Lanka, US urges nation to follow constitution

We call on all parties to act in accordance with SL's Constitution, refrain from violence, and follow due process, US said

Security increased for Sri Lankan president amid alleged assassination plot

A police informant said last month that he had a taped conversation with a senior police officer who spoke to him about a plan to assassinate Sirisena through a hired killer

Sri Lanka rejects US claims on Chinese 'forward military base' at port

Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe's office said that there would be no foreign military presence at Hambantota

Sri Lanka targets imported cars, luxury goods as currency crashes 10%

The local currency has lost more than 10% of its value against the US dollar this year

Sri Lanka mulls visa-free entry to Indians, other tourist-friendly nations

Tourism Minister Amaratunga said this proposal was aimed at encouraging more people to visit Sri Lanka and avoid 'chaos' at the immigration