Sri Lanka

<p> <strong>Sri Lanka, which is in the middle of an unprecedented economic crisis hit by food and fuel shortage, is unlikely to see its situation changing in the near future. …

<p> India is rushing more petrol and diesel to Sri Lanka as the friendly neighbour is down to a single-day’s stock of fuel.</p> <p> The island nation has been forced …

<p> <strong>India continues to strengthen the Buddhist spiritual bond with several countries of the region through Jataka Tales which describe various previous births of Gautam Buddha and instructive episodes related …

<p> <strong>Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, who took charge two months ago and is currently battling the toughest battle of his political career, spoke with US Secretary of State …

<p> Sri Lankan President President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said on Thursday that India has promised to provide fertiliser to Sri Lanka for the Yala season, which lasts from May to the …

<p> India’s robust support to Sri Lanka when the world had virtually turned its back on the stricken island nation, has had an unintended consequence.</p> <p> India’s generous support of …

<p> Skyrocketing inflation in crisis-ridden Sri Lanka pushed up the price of petrol to an exorbitant Rs 420 per litre while that of diesel rose to Rs 400 on Tuesday.</p> …

<p> Former prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been sworn in as Sri Lanka's new Prime Minister on Thursday evening. Wickremesinghe, the leader of the United National Party (UNP) had met …

<p> <strong>Sri Lanka is facing the worst economic crisis since its independence in 1948. The South Asian Island nation is in the grips of acute shortages of food, fuel and …

<p> <strong>The United Nations' High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday called on the authorities in Sri Lanka to prevent further violence, and urged restraint and meaningful dialogue …

<p> Violence continued to spiral in Sri Lanka late till Monday night as people, angry over attacks perpetrated by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on anti-government …

<p> Anger took over Colombo as people mounted attacks on supporters and ministers of the Rajapaksa government in retaliatory violence on Monday. At least three people were reported killed and …

<p> <strong>Several foreign missions and their representatives in Colombo have expressed their growing concern over the political crisis gripping Sri Lanka currently as country's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared a state …

<p> Opposition party, Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has prepared a no-confidence motion against Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, which will be submitted before the parliament when it reconvenes. <a href="https://www.dailymirror.lk/latest_news/No-Confidence-Motion-against-President-ready/342-235875"><em>The …

<p> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Sbd5lmWJgEk" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p> <p> Sri Lanka's opposition party is working seriously to bring down the Rajapaksa party …

<p> As the Rajapaksa brothers—Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Mahinda Rajapaksa, defiantly hold on to their Presidential and Prime Ministerial positions respectively despite strong public opposition, they finally confront the reality of …

<p> The domestic political landscape of South Asia is fascinating. One can find strong political dynasties in most of South Asian democracies. The Bhuttos and Sharifs are well known dynastic …

<p> Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa appointed 17 cabinet ministers and 21 state ministers after almost two weeks of his previous ministry resigning en masse due to a crippling economic …

<p> Actor Jacqueline Fernandez has written a heartfelt post over the dire situation in her home country Sri Lanka, where people have been camping on streets due to food and …

<p> With the worsening economic situation in the island nation, another 19 Sri Lankans arrived in Tamil Nadu on Sunday. With the latest arrival, the number of Sri Lankan economic …

<p> The Sri Lankan diaspora has intensified its protests across the world. Expat Sri Lankans have come out to protest against their government in some of the major cities in …