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Sri Lankan cop sacked for playing piano as protesters broke into President's house | Oneindia News [Video]

Sri Lankan cop sacked for playing piano as protesters broke into President's house | Oneindia News

On Friday, Sri Lanka's police force said that it had sacked an officer who entertained protesters with an impromptu piano performance after they entered the island nation's presidential compound last..

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Ex-Sri Lankan PM Gotabaya Rajapaksa defends himself, says served motherland to best of his ability


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Sri Lanka crisis will affect Chinese investments, bilateral ties: Experts

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the nation on Wednesday amid violent protests, while Mahinda Rajapaksa initially took refuge at a naval base.
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Sri Lanka: Singapore refuses to extend Rajapaksa's stay beyond 15 days, India denies his request

Gotabaya Rajapaksa has also approached India - a request denied by New Delhi as India does not want to be seen against the Lankan people.
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Sri Lanka crisis: Ex-PM Mahinda Rajapaksa barred from leaving the country

The ruling comes days after former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa's brother Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled from the country amid the deepening economic and political crisis. 
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Sri Lankan Speaker officially announces resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa


Indian Express - Published Also reported by •DNA

Sri Lanka president's resignation accepted: Parliamentary speaker

Sri Lanka's parliamentary speaker said Friday that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation had been accepted after the leader fled the country earlier this week. "Gotabaya has legally resigned" with..
IndiaTimes - Published

Gotabaya Rajapaksa is gone, who could be Sri Lanka's next president?

A six-time prime minister, the leader of the main opposition party and a journalist-turned-politician from the ruling party are vying to become Sri Lanka's next president, after the incumbent Gotabaya..
IndiaTimes - Published

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa departs for Singapore from Maldives


newKerala.com - Published

Sri Lanka: Gotabaya Rajapaksa to stay in Singapore, not travel to Middle East


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Amid protests, Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa submits letter of resignation, confirm sources

Rajapaksa emailed a letter of resignation to the speaker of the country`s parliament late on Thursday, two sources said. It was not immediately clear if the letter, sent shortly after Rajapaksa arrived..
Zee News - Published Also reported by •newKerala.com

BREAKING: Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa resigns after massive anti-government protests

Amid the major political crisis in Sri Lanka, Gotabaya Rajapaksa has resigned from the post of President, as per the Speaker of the Parliament.
DNA - Published

Sri Lanka crisis: How and with whose help Gotabaya Rajapaksa escaped to Maldives overnight?

Sri Lanka's top Air Force officer said the plane in which Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled was given to the President on the orders of the Ministry of Defence.
DNA - Published

India denies any role in Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s escape

The Indian high commission denied “baseless and speculative” media reports that India facilitated the “recent reported travel” of Gotabaya. “It is reiterated that India will continue to..
IndiaTimes - Published

Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees: What exactly led to Sri Lanka's economic crisis? Why are Sri Lankans protesting?

Sri Lanka's economic crisis explained: Successive Sri Lankan governments' financial mismanagement should be blamed for the crises
DNA - Published

Asia Cup 2022 and Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka in doubt amid protests in Sri Lanka? Check details here

The people's protests in Sri Lanka are on the rise amid the massive economic crisis that has hit the country. The president Gotabaya Rajapaksa flew away to a foreign land after protestors reached his..
Zee News - Published

Sri Lanka crisis: State of emergency declared; President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees to Maldives


Indian Express - Published Also reported by •DNA

BREAKING: Sri Lanka PM Ranil Wickremesinghe becomes acting president after Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees to Maldives

(This is a breaking story, more details to be added soon)
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India denies facilitating travel of Gotabaya Rajapaksa out of Sri Lanka


newKerala.com - Published

Sri Lankan protesters storm PM's office amid crisis

Protesters stormed the Sri Lankan prime minster's office after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country only hours before he was to step down amid a devastating economic crisis that has triggered..
IndiaTimes - Published

Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees country, India denies reports of facilitating his Maldives trip

Gotabaya Rajapaksa, his wife and two bodyguards, left aboard a Sri Lankan Air Force plane for the city of Male, the capital of the Maldives on Wednesday.
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India denies 'baseless and speculative' media reports about facilitating President Gotabaya's escape to the Maldives

India on Wednesday categorically denied "baseless and speculative" media reports that it facilitated the travel of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa who fled to the Maldives on a military jet in..
IndiaTimes - Published

Rajapaksa dynasty draws to humiliating close in Sri Lanka

The Rajapaksa dynasty dominated Sri Lankan politics until April when street protests against fuel and food shortages began to slip out of control. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country for..
IndiaTimes - Published

Sri Lanka crisis: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees to Maldives ahead of expected resignation

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, his wife and two bodyguards, left aboard a Sri Lankan Air Force plane for the city of Male, the capital of the Maldives. The president would most likely proceed..
Zee News - Published

Sri Lanka crisis: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees country amid economical turmoil

Rajapaksa, his wife and two bodyguards left aboard a Sri Lankan Air Force plane bound for the city of Male, the capital of the Maldives.
DNA - Published

Sri Lankan Prez Gotabaya Rajapaksa signs resignation letter


newKerala.com - Published

Once hailed as a hero, how Gotabaya Rajapaksa became a villain for Sri Lankans

Gotabaya Rajapaksa served as a military officer during the 26-year-long civil war in Sri Lanka. He had also worked in the US as systems integrator.
DNA - Published

Lankan President Rajapaksa hits airport standoff in escape attempt

Sri Lanka's embattled president was stuck in his own country Tuesday in a humiliating standoff with airport immigration staff blocking his exit to safety abroad, official sources said Tuesday. Gotabaya..
IndiaTimes - Published

Sri Lanka president near airport as exile rumours spread

Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the presidential palace in Colombo under naval protection on Saturday, shortly before tens of thousands of protesters overran the compound. Hours later, the parliamentary..
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How a band of activists helped bring down Sri Lanka's government

Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe had been moved to undisclosed safe locations, and within hours they separately announced they would resign to allow an..
IndiaTimes - Published

Gotabaya Rajapaksa still in Sri Lanka: Parliament Speaker clarifies reports of President leaving country


newKerala.com - Published

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa still in the country, says Sri Lanka Parliament Speaker

The Sri Lankan President, who announced his resignation on Saturday, was previously reported to have gone to a third count.
DNA - Published

Sri Lankan PM calls for cabinet meeting amid political turmoil

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday held a cabinet meeting with all the ministers at the Prime Minister's office, soon after Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa officially..
IndiaTimes - Published

Missing Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa back in action; orders gas distribution


Indian Express - Published

Sri Lanka crisis: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to resign on July 13, confirms PM Ranil Wickremesinghe

Under the Sri Lankan Constitution, if both president and prime minister resign, the Speaker of Parliament will serve as acting president for a maximum of 30 days. Meanwhile, parliament will elect a new..
Zee News - Published

India refutes speculative media reports on sending troops to Sri Lanka: Indian mission

The Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka has categorically dismissed for the second time in as many months the speculative media reports about New Delhi sending its troops to Colombo, where thousands of..
IndiaTimes - Published

Sri Lanka's political vacuum continues amid economic crisis

Sri Lanka is in a political vacuum for a second day Monday with opposition leaders yet to agree on who should replace its roundly rejected leaders, whose residences are occupied by protesters, angry..
IndiaTimes - Published

Sri Lankan protesters find millions of rupees from Gotabaya Rajapaksa's house amid economic turmoil


newKerala.com - Published

Sri Lanka protesters vow will not let up until President Rajapaksa, PM Ranil Wickremesinghe quit

Thousands of protesters stormed President Gotabaya Rajapaksa`s home and office and the prime minister`s official residence on Saturday, as demonstrations over their inability to overcome a devastating..
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