Gotabaya Rajapaksa wins Lankan presidential poll

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Rajapaksa and said he looks forward to further deepen relations between the two nations. IMAGE: Sri Lanka People's Front party presidential election......

Sirisena sworn-in as Sri Lanka's new president

Maithripala Sirisena on Friday promised to mend ties with the international community after being sworn-in as Sri Lanka's new President following a stunning victory in the polls that brought the......

Sirisena to be sworn-in as Sri Lanka's new prez today

Sri Lanka's newly elected president Mithripala Sirisena waves at media as he leaves the election commission in Colombo. Photographe: Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters Maithripala Sirisena, the Sri Lankan......

Lanka presidential election set for January 8 next year

On a day of high political drama when the ruling coalition of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa suffered serious defections, the election commission on Friday set January 8, 2015 as the date......