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Sri Lanka's six-time prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in Thursday as president of the crisis-hit South Asian nation, as officials said he was looking to form a unity government to manage the turmoil. The 73-year-old veteran politician, who was overwhelmingly elected as head of state in a parliamentary vote…

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Sri Lanka's parliament accepted the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday after he fled the country, paving the way for lawmakers to start repairing the island's shattered politics and resume efforts to ease its economic crisis.

Sri Lanka's president fled the country early Wednesday, slipping away only hours before he promised to step down under pressure from protesters angry over economic chaos that has triggered severe shortages of food and fuel. But the crisis that has gripped the island nation for months was far from over:…

According to experts, the technical landing of foreign carriers is also a breather for the airports which are facing financial crunch due to the pandemic.

A Sri Lankan government minister was in Qatar on Tuesday and another will travel to Russia at the weekend in search of energy deals to alleviate a severe fuel shortage that is crippling the economy of the island nation and forcing many schools to close.

Opener Smriti Mandhanas' 39 and captain Harmanpreet Kaur's unbeaten 31 helped India beat Sri Lanka by five wickets in the second T20I of the three-match series here at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla on Saturday.