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Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa sings the national anthem of Sri Lanka during the countrys Independence Day celebration in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Feb. 4, 2022. (AP file image)

Sri Lanka PM Mahinda Rajapaksa proposes Constitutional amendment

Mahinda Rajapaksa intends to propose a new Constitutional Amendment to the Cabinet in order to fulfil the people-'s...

19 April 2022 11:41 AM IST

Protesters take part in a demonstration against the economic crisis at the entrance of the presidents office in Colombo on April 17, 2022, demanding the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa over the countrys crippling economic crisis. (ISHARA S. KODIKARA / AFP)

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa appoints new Cabinet of 17...

The Cabinet appointment came as the island-wide protests continued to force the resignation of the president and his...

18 April 2022 12:45 PM IST

Sri Lankan auto rickshaw drivers queue up to buy petrol near a fuel station in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, April 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

India open to additional $2 bln aid for Sri Lanka with eye on China:...

China has extended a $1.3 billion syndicated loan and a $1.5 billion-yuan denominated swap, while negotiations are...

14 April 2022 11:34 AM IST

Sri Lankans demanding president Gotabaya Rajapaksa resign over the debt-ridden countrys worst economic crisis protest in the rain outside the presidents office in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, April 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Sri Lanka announces default on all external debt

The finance ministry said creditors were free to capitalise any interest payments due to them from Tuesday afternoon

12 April 2022 12:46 PM IST

Sri Lankans wait at a fuel station after spending hours to unsuccessfully buy kerosene oil in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, April 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Lankan fuel pumps may go dry by April end; India-'s credit line...

People have been protesting for weeks over lengthy power cuts and shortage of gas, food and other basic goods

8 April 2022 10:47 AM IST

Sri Lankan government doctors sprotest against the government near the national hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, April 6, 2022. (AP/Eranga Jayawardena)

US cautions its citizens against travelling to Sri Lanka

US issued the warning pointing to the fuel and medicine shortages, as well as the COVID-19 and terror threats in the...

7 April 2022 11:25 AM IST

Protestors hold banners and placards during a demonstration against the surge in prices and shortage of fuel and other essential commodities in Colombo on April 3, 2022. (Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)

Sri Lanka-'s Cabinet of Ministers resigns, as country faces its worst...

Political experts said the ministers came under intense pressure from the public over the govt-'s alleged mishandling of...

4 April 2022 10:26 AM IST

Sri Lankans participate in a protest demanding president Gotabaya Rajapaksa resign, before the beginning of curfew in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, April 2, 2022. (AP/Eranga Jayawardena)

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka blocks social media to contain anti-govt protests

Anonymous activists had called for mass protests on Sunday on social media before the order went into effect

3 April 2022 11:36 AM IST

As per the scheme, 5 kg of rice at the rate of Rs 1 a kg is given to each person of a BPL family, which is considered as living under poverty line. (Representational Image: PTI)

India starts supplying rice to Sri Lanka in first major food aid

The rice shipments could help Colombo bring down rice prices, which have doubled in a year, adding fuel to the unrest

2 April 2022 4:12 PM IST

A Sri Lankan man shouts anti government slogans during a protest outside Sri Lankan presidents private residence on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, March 31, 2022. (AP /Eranga Jayawardena)

Sri Lanka declares public emergency amidst protests over economic...

The move came after a violent protest erupted outside the residence of Rajapaksa on Thursday as hundreds of...

2 April 2022 10:32 AM IST

People clash with riot police as they demonstrate outside Sri Lankas president home demanding his resignation amid an unprecedented economic crisis in Colombo, on March 31, 2022. (AFP)

Sri Lanka lifts curfew imposed after violent protests outside...

A total of 45 persons who engaged in yesterday-'s protest near the President-'s residence in Mirihana have been arrested

1 April 2022 10:20 AM IST