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1 month, 1 week ago

Sri Lanka marks historic shift as Anura Kumara Dissanayake-led leftist coalition secures landslide victory

Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake led the National People's Power coalition to a landslide victory on Friday as Sri Lanka concluded snap parliamentary elections. The Leftist leader has pledged to change a "corrupt" political culture — a message that resonated with millions of Sri Lankans struggling to make ends meet in recent years. The United People's Power Party led by …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Voting ends in Sri Lanka’s parliamentary election that’s key for its new Marxist-leaning president

Associated Press

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankans voted in a parliamentary election Thursday that is key for the country’s new, Marxist-leaning president to consolidate his party’s power and follow through on promises of economic recovery. The biggest challenge for the NPP — which was founded in 2019 and is a relative newcomer on Sri Lanka’s political scene — is that many …

Sri Lanka Election Vote President Seats Sri Dissanayake

2 months, 2 weeks ago

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake: A New Era of Reform Amid Economic Turmoil in Sri Lanka

The Diplomat

National People’s Power leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as the ninth executive president of Sri Lanka on September 23. The growing support for Dissanayake, a center-left politician often wrongly labeled as a “Marxist” by the international media, is a reflection of Sri Lanka’s broader societal unrest. The political dynasty of the Rajapaksas was at the center of Sri …

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3 months ago

Sri Lanka Elections 2024: Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulates Sri Lanka’s new president Anura Kumara Dissanayake

Live Mint

Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulated new Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, soon after he was sworn into office on Monday, September 23. Anura Dissanayake defeated his closest rival, Sajith Premadasa of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya, in Sri Lanka Elections 2024. Anura Kumara Dissanayake did not support the implementation of the 13th amendment of the Sri Lankan Constitution, which devolves …

India China Sri Lanka President Chinese Lanka Dissanayake

3 months ago

Vote count underway in Sri Lanka’s presidential election after years of turmoil

Associated Press

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Voting ended in Sri Lanka’s presidential election Saturday as the country seeks to recover from the worst economic crisis in its history and the resulting political upheaval. They will show whether Sri Lankans approve of Wickremesinghe’s leadership of a fragile recovery, including restructuring Sri Lanka’s debt under an International Monetary Fund bailout program after it defaulted …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Sri Lanka Presidential Polls: Perception Favours Anura, Numbers Sajith & Ranil, Namal Under No Pressure To Win

News 18

Sri Lanka is a tear-drop shaped island nation in the Indian Ocean. Since Sri Lanka’s independence from the Great Britain in 1948, the country has fought two major civil wars sacrificing a lakh lives, went through a killer Tsunami in 2004, which claimed another 25,000 lives, and very recently a massive public unrest named ‘Aragalaya’, which forced the President to …

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4 months ago

In Sri Lanka, two candidates promise to abolish executive presidency

The Hindu

Ahead of Sri Lanka’s September 21 presidential election, two leading aspirants have promised to abolish the executive presidency, reviving a familiar pre-poll pledge that many political leaders have made in the past, but none has kept. The two contenders for the country’s top office are challenging incumbent Ranil Wickremesinghe, who is yet to make any explicit statement in his campaign …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Opposition, lawyers slam Ranil Wickremesinghe for defying Supreme Court order

The Hindu

COLOMBO Sri Lanka’s President Ranil Wickremesinghe has drawn sharp criticism over his government’s defiant response to a recent Supreme Court decision, which senior lawyers and critics say, amounts to “wilful disregard” of the Constitution. Taking to social media platform ‘X’, Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa said: “When a President defies the Supreme Court, he attacks the very fabric of our …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu: AIADMK worker hacked to death in Cuddalore district, two detained

India TV News

An AIADMK ward secretary from Cuddalore district has been hacked to death, the police said on Sunday. Two suspects have been detained for questioning by Cuddalore district police. Suspects from the Cuddalore district may have committed this murder due to enmity and two persons named Murali and Sridhar from Navaneetha Nagar area of the Cuddalore district have been taken for …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Cop attacked during temple festival in Thiruvananthapuram; six arrested

New Indian Express

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A policeman suffered head injuries while a car was set on fire as violence marked the celebration on the final day of the Mahadevar temple festival at Kazhakootam on Sunday night. The cop was bludgeoned with an iron rod by a group of men when the cops were trying to disperse them at Ambalathinkara after the festival. It was …

Thiruvananthapuram Cop Riyas

9 months, 3 weeks ago

Sri Lanka’s Speaker draws flak from Opposition for ‘violating’ Constitution

The Hindu

Sri Lanka’s main Opposition party has accused parliamentary Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana of “violating” the Constitution, in clearing the appointment of a controversial official as the island’s police chief. When The Hindu contacted the Speaker for comment, he said Mr. Premadasa’s accusation was “totally baseless.” “If they think there is a violation, they have to go to the courts, not …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Ranil calls Jay Shah, ‘regrets’ comments targeting him

The Hindu

Following recent comments made by former World Cup-winning Sri Lankan skipper Arjuna Ranatunga, that Asian Cricket Council President Jay Shah was “running” and “ruining” Sri Lanka Cricket, Colombo has reached out to the Indian cricket administrator from the highest level. President Ranil Wickremesinghe called Mr. Shah and expressed regret over the remarks blaming him for the collapse of Sri Lankan …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Disney+ Hotstar rivals JioCinema, announces free streaming of ICC World Cup 2023 and Asia Cup

India Today

JioCinema is currently giving other streaming platforms a run for their money. The streaming service garnered attention by live streaming major sports tournaments such as the FIFA World Cup 2022 and IPL 2023. To counter JioCinema's increasing popularity, Disney+ Hotstar has announced that it will provide free live streaming of the Asia Cup and ICC Men's Cricket World Cup tournaments …

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1 year, 2 months ago

India vs Pakistan Cricket World Cup viewing figures break record for Disney+ Hotstar streaming platform

The Independent

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1 year, 4 months ago

Sri Lanka's Opposition Parties Divided on Ethnic Reconciliation of Tamil Minority

News 18

Sri Lanka’s opposition parties on Tuesday stood divided over their participation in the all-party conference called by President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday on the National Reconciliation Programme that seeks to address the thorny issue of ethnic reconciliation of minority Tamils in the island nation. Wickremesinghe prior to his Delhi visit had agreed to the full implementation of the 13th Amendment …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Karnataka man hacks elderly parents to death in Bengaluru, police launch lookout for absconding accused

India TV News

Karnataka shocker: In a shocking incident that unfolded in Karnataka, a man allegedly bludgeoned his parents to death in Bengaluru and fled the spot after locking up the house from outside. The Police are on the lookout for accused Sharath, who allegedly killed his parents Bhaskar and Shantha in Kodigehalli. According to police, Sharath lived with his parents while his …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Nurses on contract at Kozhikode MCH mull quitting job citing low pay

The Hindu

The recent salary hike announced for nurses in some private hospitals in Kozhikode seems to have an impact on the functioning of the Government Medical College Hospital here. It is learnt that a large number of the around 270 nurses appointed by the Hospital Development Society on contract basis are planning to quit their jobs to join those private hospitals …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka gets parliamentary nod for domestic debt restructuring plan

The Hindu

A special session of Sri Lanka's Parliament on July 1 overwhelmingly approved the cash-strapped government's domestic debt restructuring plan, a vital element in the bankrupt nation’s bid for recovery from the worst economic crisis. Domestic debt restructuring is a key condition in the International Monetary Fund programme, through which a bailout package of $3 billion was approved for Sri Lanka …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Is Disney+ Hotstar Following Jio's Footsteps? Rumours Suggest Streamer Might Offer Free Streaming Of ICC Cricket World Cup Matches

ABP News

The latest buzz around the rumour mill is that the marquee cricket tournaments- Asia Cup 2023 as well as the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023, could be made available as free-to-stream to all mobile phone users by Disney+Hostar. Making the Asia Cup and ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup available to a wider audience, we believe, will help us grow …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Mint Explainer | Pricing 201 for B2B SaaS companies: Price-Product Fit

Live Mint

No, it’s not the ultimate question of Life, the Universe, and Everything because we know the answer is 42! View Full Image A new lens to think about pricing In this lens, ‘fit’ highlights the interdependencies between price and the other four key elements - product, persona, packaging, and channel. View Full Image Pricing strategy through phases of growth: Here’s …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Sri Lanka police fire tear gas at election protest; 15 injured

The Hindu

Police in Sri Lanka on February 26, 2023 fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesters angry over a decision to postpone local elections after the government said it cannot finance them because of the country's crippling economic crisis. Thousands of supporters of the Opposition National People's Power party tried to march toward the main business district in capital …

Sri Lanka Lanka Sri Rajapaksa Wickremesinghe Tear Gas

2 years, 4 months ago

Privacy complaint filed against Google by Austrian advocacy group over ad emails

Hindustan Times

Google has breached a European Union court ruling by sending unsolicited advertising emails directly to the inbox of Gmail users, Austrian advocacy group noyb.eu said on Wednesday in a complaint filed with France's data protection watchdog. Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés is a French data privacy regulator who imposed a record fine of 150 million euros on Google …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Google veteran Sajith Sivanandan appointed head of Disney+ Hotstar

Hindustan Times

India’s leading streaming service, Disney's International Content and Operations has appointed Sajith Sivanandan as its executive vice-president and head of Disney+ Hotstar. Sivanandan, who formerly worked for Google, will begin his new post at Disney+ Hotstar in October, with a dual reporting line to Rebecca Campbell and K Madhavan, president, of Disney Star. Read | Adani Group to acquire 29% …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Sri Lanka anti-govt protesters say would defy order to vacate main protest site and adjacent areas

India TV News

Highlights A group of anti-government demonstrators at the Galle Face protest site defy an order to vacate area They demand the release of Joseph Stalin, a prominent trade union leader and a protest front liner Main opposition leader Sajith Premadasa visited the police station and demanded release of Stalin A group of anti-government demonstrators at the Galle Face protest site …

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Sri Lanka marks historic shift as Anura Kumara Dissanayake-led leftist coalition secures landslide victory

Voting ends in Sri Lanka’s parliamentary election that’s key for its new Marxist-leaning president

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake: A New Era of Reform Amid Economic Turmoil in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Elections 2024: Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulates Sri Lanka’s new president Anura Kumara Dissanayake

Vote count underway in Sri Lanka’s presidential election after years of turmoil

Sri Lanka Presidential Polls: Perception Favours Anura, Numbers Sajith & Ranil, Namal Under No Pressure To Win

In Sri Lanka, two candidates promise to abolish executive presidency

Opposition, lawyers slam Ranil Wickremesinghe for defying Supreme Court order

Tamil Nadu: AIADMK worker hacked to death in Cuddalore district, two detained

Cop attacked during temple festival in Thiruvananthapuram; six arrested

Sri Lanka’s Speaker draws flak from Opposition for ‘violating’ Constitution

Ranil calls Jay Shah, ‘regrets’ comments targeting him

Disney+ Hotstar rivals JioCinema, announces free streaming of ICC World Cup 2023 and Asia Cup

India vs Pakistan Cricket World Cup viewing figures break record for Disney+ Hotstar streaming platform

Sri Lanka's Opposition Parties Divided on Ethnic Reconciliation of Tamil Minority

Karnataka man hacks elderly parents to death in Bengaluru, police launch lookout for absconding accused

Nurses on contract at Kozhikode MCH mull quitting job citing low pay

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka gets parliamentary nod for domestic debt restructuring plan

Is Disney+ Hotstar Following Jio's Footsteps? Rumours Suggest Streamer Might Offer Free Streaming Of ICC Cricket World Cup Matches

Mint Explainer | Pricing 201 for B2B SaaS companies: Price-Product Fit

Sri Lanka police fire tear gas at election protest; 15 injured

Privacy complaint filed against Google by Austrian advocacy group over ad emails

Google veteran Sajith Sivanandan appointed head of Disney+ Hotstar

Sri Lanka anti-govt protesters say would defy order to vacate main protest site and adjacent areas