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Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new president
Colombo: Veteran politician Ranil Wickremesinghe was on Thursday sworn in as Sri Lanka’s eighth president and will face the tough task of leading the country out of its unprecedented economic crisis and…
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India to get its 15th President today
New Delhi: The counting of votes to elect India’s 15th President will take place on Thursday. The counting will begin at Parliament House at 11 am. The voting took place on July…
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Sri Lankan lawmakers elect Ranil Wickremesinghe as new president
Colombo: Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe was on Wednesday elected as Sri Lanka’s new President by Parliament, following a high-voltage political drama which saw his predecessor Gotabaya Rajapaksa fleeing the country and resigning…
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Sri Lanka: Voting begins to elect new president
Colombo: The Sri Lankan Parliament on Wednesday began voting to elect the successor to Gotabaya Rajapaksa in a three-way presidential contest, following a high-voltage political drama which saw the former president fleeing…
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For the first time in 44 years, Sri Lanka’s Parliament to directly elect President
Colombo: For the first time in 44 years, Sri Lanka’s Parliament will directly elect a President on Wednesday in a triangular contest, with last minute political maneuvering indicating an edge for Dullas…
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Voting begins to elect India’s 15th President
New Delhi: Voting for the presidential election in which NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu is pitted against joint opposition pick Yashwant Sinha began on Monday. Polling began at 10 am and Prime Minister…
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Indian-American Naureen Hassan named President of UBS Americas
New York: A prominent Indian-American finance executive, Naureen Hassan, has been appointed President of UBS Americas and CEO of UBS Americas Holding, according to the Switzerland-based financial giant. Currently, Hassan is the first…
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Sri Lanka: Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn-in as interim President
Colombo: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn-in as the interim President of the island nation on Friday. Prime Minister Wickremesinghe was sworn-in before Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya, Daily Mirror reported. Earlier…
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Sri Lankan protesters to hand back President’s house, other occupied buildings
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s anti-government protesters have decided to hand back the President’s house and other public buildings which they have been occupying. The protesters, who had occupied the entrance to the President’s…
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Sri Lanka parliamentary Speaker yet to receive President’s resignation
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s parliamentary speaker is yet to receive President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s resignation letter, local media reported. Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena said that he has not yet received President Rajapaksa’s resignation. The…
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SL’s oppn leaders ask PM Ranil to quit ahead of President’s resignation
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s opposition leaders have asked Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to quit ahead of the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa who has promised to step down on Wednesday, according to a…
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Presidential poll a contest of ideology, say Bihar Oppn leaders
Patna: On BJP-led NDA fielding Droupadi Murmu as its presidential nominee, the opposition leaders on Wednesday asserted that the election is not a question of identity but a contest of ideology. “If…
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Gotabaya Rajapaksa still in SL: Parliament Speaker dismisses reports of Prez fleeing
Colombo: Speaker of Sri Lanka’s Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena on Monday clarified that Gotabaya Rajapaksa is still in the country, soon after reports emerged that President has left the island nation. Sri…
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President greets citizens on Eid-ul-Adha
New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday greeted fellow citizens on Eid-ul-Adha, which he said is a “symbol of sacrifice and service to humanity.” Extending his greetings to all the fellow…
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Let us ponder over Maulana Abul Kalam Azad’s “Idea of India”
Maulana Azad, one of the most eminent figures in the Indian Independence Movement, twice president of Indian National Congress and the first Minister of Education of Independent India, finds no place in…
