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TopicSri Lanka Crisis

Topic: Sri Lanka Crisis

‘Go, Ranil, go’: Protesters voice ‘disappointment’ as Wickremesinghe elected Sri Lanka’s President

Sri Lankan Parliament elects ex-PM Ranil Wickremesinghe to serve out rest of former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's term. He wins 134 out of 225 MPs' votes, with nearest rival at 82.

‘Why politicise?’ Oppn MPs object as govt flags states’ ‘poor fiscal health’ at Lanka meeting

Comments came during presentations by external affairs minister S. Jaishankar and economic affairs secretary Ajay Seth at all-party meeting called to discuss Sri Lankan crisis Tuesday.

Centre calls all-party meet on Sri Lanka crisis on Tuesday

The meeting will be briefed by Union ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and S Jaishankar, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said.

‘We’re not going anywhere’: At ‘Gota Go’, protesters refuse to budge until Wickremesinghe quits 

Two days after Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s resignation, the fervour of the protest hasn’t dwindled. Protesters say Wickermesinghe took control in a 'conspiratorial way'

Chaos off field, but resurgent Sri Lanka cricket is warming up to face Pakistan in Test series

After 1-1 draw with Australia, Sri Lanka prepares for World Test Championship matches against visiting Pakistan. Practice match between visitors & Sri Lanka A held amid tight security.

Subramanian Swamy call to help Rajapaksa not in our interest. Stand with people instead

Many mighty leaders have fallen prey to public ire over the years. In such cases, supporting a family that has lost the people’s mandate is not only imprudent, but comic.

Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees country. Here are 3 others who ran away amid turmoil

ThePrint looks at the stories of Ashraf Ghani, Viktor Yanukovych, and the infamous Idi Amin who escaped as people rose against them.

On Camera

Bads of Bollywood brought Emraan Hashmi out of our guilty pleasure closet, made him cool

With his cameo in Bads of Bollywood, Emraan Hashmi, who has long shifted away from his signature bold image, got the chance to revive his boyhood charm.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Govt inks deal with HAL for 97 new Tejas Mk1A; previous order’s deliveries likely to begin next yr

There were no plans to have Mk1A version. However, compromise was reached between HAL & IAF in 2015 since original plan for getting Mk2 would've been time-consuming affair.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.