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Petrol reserves in Sri Lanka insufficient to meet needs of people

The World Food Programme said that the remaining petrol reserves in Sri Lanka are likely to be insufficient to meet the needs of people

Lanka Prez urges parties to find ways to repay loan as IMF deal delayed

Sri Lanka's President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that the unrest had delayed a possible deal with the International Monetary Fund to help pull the bankrupt nation out of its economic crisis

Prez Wickremesinghe invites Sri Lankan parties to form national government

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has written to MPs, inviting them to form an all-party national government to help the bankrupt country to recover from the worst economic crisis

Here's what to expect in crisis hit-Sri Lanka with a new president in power

Ranil Wickremesinghe told reporters last week that he was no ally of Rajapaksa and his family, who led the nation for most of this decade

Sri Lanka's Presidential Secretariat resumes operations after 100 days

Sri Lanka's Presidential Secretariat, which was stormed by a sea of anti-government protesters in early July, resumed operation from Monday, 100 days after the building's entry gate was blocked

Sri Lanka says rollout of national fuel pass QR code system delayed

Sri Lanka's Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) announced that the rollout of the national fuel pass QR code system will be delayed

Criminal complaint filed against Rajapaksa in Singapore for 'war crimes'

South Africa-based rights group has submitted a criminal complaint to the Attorney General of Singapore requesting the arrest of former Sri Lankan President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, for alleged war crimes

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

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

Since Jan, over 150,000 people left Sri Lanka for jobs abroad amid crisis

Amid uncertainty, Sri Lankans are lining up at the passport office in Colombo to get a new passport or get their old one renewed, desperate for a way out of the crisis-marred country

Ranil Wickremesinghe: From PM to President in Sri Lanka's troubled times

Ranil Wickremesinghe, appointed as Prime Minister in May to deal with Sri Lanka's worst crisis, faces new challenges to fix a collapsed economy, end political turmoil and unite deeply divided country

Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as the eighth president of Sri Lanka

Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn-in as Sri Lanka's president on Thursday and will face the tough task of leading the country out of its economic crisis and restoring order after months of mass protests

Owaisi accuses govt of 'politicising' all-party meet on Lanka crisis

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi accused the government of politicising the all-party meeting on the Sri Lanka crisis by raising "unrelated issues" about finances of Indian states

Latest Live: Centre calls all-party meet on Tuesday on Sri Lanka crisis

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Govt to brief Parliament floor leaders of political parties on Sri Lanka

The ministries of External Affairs and Finance will brief the floor leaders of various political parties in Parliament on the Sri Lanka situation on Tuesday

Try, try, and fly away: How Gotabaya Rajapaksa escaped from Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa managed to flee Sri Lanka in the early hours of July 13 and soon the government announced the imposition of an emergency in the island nation

Latest LIVE: Delhi HC directs Vivo to furnish Rs 950-cr bank guarantee

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President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees Sri Lanka amid economic crisis

The president of Sri Lanka fled the country, days after protesters stormed his home and office and the official residence of his prime minister amid a three-month economic crisis

Sri Lanka Prez Rajapaksa tries to flee but airport staff block his exit

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who is due to resign from his post on Wednesday, was stopped from fleeing the crisis-hit nation as airport immigration staff blocked his exit

Sri Lanka's fallen Rajapaksa dynasty is already planning its next comeback

In a recent interview at the ruling party's office in Colombo, which was vandalized by a mob during the May 9 violence, Namal said that Gotabaya "should complete his term and then go"