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Security forces told to thwart intrusion of Sri Lankan nationals into Tamil Nadu

Patrolling intensified along the eastern seaboard, alert issued to coastal districts

The Hindu

Sri Lanka crisis | Indian High Commission rejects reports of Mahinda Rajapaksa and family fleeing to India

The whereabouts of Mahinda Rajapaksa is being speculated since his resignation on May 9.

The Hindu

Sri Lanka president warns of racial tensions amid economic crisis

Sri Lanka has moved Mahinda Rajapaksa to a naval base for his safety after he quit two days ago as prime minister, the defence secretary said on Wednesday, following violence targeting the family for its role in the country's worst economic crisis.

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The rise and fall of a political dynasty that brought Sri Lanka to its knees

At the height of their power, four brothers from Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksa dynasty held the presidency and the prime minister’s office as well as the finance, interior and defence portfolios, among others. But just when the Rajapaksa clan seemed invincible, an economic crisis of their own making led to their…

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Sri Lankan crisis

The Hindu

Explainer-How Sri Lanka spiralled into crisis

Sri Lanka's economic crisis has turned into deadly violence. Eight people died and over 200 were injured on Monday, the country's powerful prime minister quit and his brother, the president, is seeking ways out of the chaos.

Reuters

Watch | How is a cyclone named?

On 8th May, Cyclone Asani developed in the Bay of Bengal. Asani, a name given by Sri Lanka, means ‘wrath’ in Sinhalese.

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EXPLAINER: What caused Sri Lanka's economic collapse?

The South Asian nation of Sri Lanka is experiencing an unprecedented economic collapse that has pushed the government into a deep crisis

The Independent UK

Why are people protesting in Sri Lanka?

Explainer: government accused of mishandling economic crisis and overseeing rampant corruption

The Guardian - UK

Guided by Sri Lankan people’s interests, says India

MEA statement supports democratic processes, people’s welfare, but makes no mention of Rajapaksas

The Hindu

Sri Lanka issues ‘shoot-on-sight’ order to quell unrest

Military, police authorised to arrest people without warrants a day after deadly violence and PM’s resignation.

Al Jazeera

Sri Lanka anti-government protests continue despite curfew

A few hundred protesters are defying a countrywide curfew Tuesday in Sri Lanka, a day after widespread clashes that led to the prime minister's resignation

The Independent UK

Curfew in Sri Lanka after Day of Deadly Unrest

Sri Lanka deployed thousands of troops and police Tuesday to enforce a curfew after five people were killed in the worst violence in weeks of protests over an unprecedented economic crisis. Nearly 200 were also wounded Monday as prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned, but that did little to calm public…

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Sri Lanka protesters call for new government a day after clashes kill eight

Protesters and a key trade group in Sri Lanka called for a new government to take control of the crisis-hit country on Tuesday while the president asked for calm following clashes that claimed eight lives and prompted his brother to quit as prime minister.

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Sri Lanka deploys troops to enforce curfew after day of deadly unrest

Sri Lanka deployed thousands of troops and police Tuesday to enforce a curfew after at least eight people were killed in the worst violence in weeks of protests over an unprecedented economic crisis. Sri Lankan authorities issued shoot-on-sight orders to quell the unrest.

Evening Standard

Curfew imposed in Sri Lanka after five killed and hundreds injured amid night of violence

A nationwide curfew was imposed in Sri Lanka on Monday amid an outbreak of violent protest which killed five people and injured more than 200 people.

Al Jazeera

Army evacuates former Sri Lankan PM from besieged residence

Mahinda Rajapaksa and his family taken to safety by heavily armed soldiers as protesters storm gates.

The Guardian - UK

Sri Lanka troops rescue ex-PM as houses torched in deadly night of unrest

Mahinda Rajapaksa rescued in pre-dawn military operation after day of protests in which eight people were killed

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CA monitoring Sri Lanka political unrest

Cricket Australia is confident its men's tour of Sri Lanka will go ahead despite political unrest in the country.

Al Jazeera

In Sri Lanka, a prime minister is gone. What next?

The administration focused on consolidating power in government, ignoring the financial and political crises.

The Guardian - UK

Sri Lanka is the first domino to fall in the face of a global debt crisis

The south Asian country is the first to buckle under economic pressures compounded by Russia’s war on Ukraine, but it won’t be the last

The Times of India

Explained: How Sri Lanka economic crisis spiralled out of control

NEW DELHI: The unprecedented economic crisis in Sri Lanka has intensified in the past few days.

WEKU

The prime minister of Sri Lanka resigns after weeks of protests

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has resigned after weeks of protests demanding he and his brother, the president, step down over the worst economic crisis in decades, an official said.

Tribune News Service

Sri Lanka leader’s brother quits as PM in escalating crisis

The brother of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa resigned as premier on Monday as weekslong protests over Asia’s fastest inflation turned violent, prompting the government to impose a curfew and call in the army.

Reuters

Sri Lanka PM, scion of political dynasty, resigns amid protests

Mahinda Rajapaksa, who has dominated Sri Lankan politics for nearly 20 years and whose government crushed the Tamil Tigers to bring an end to a long civil war, resigned as prime minister on Monday after intensifying anti-government protests.

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