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3 months ago

Protests ousted Sri Lanka’s last president. Ahead of new election, many are still waiting for change

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Two years ago, tens of thousands of Sri Lankans rose up against their president and forced him to flee the country. Days after Rajapaksa fled the country, Sri Lanka’s parliament replaced him with then-prime minister Ranil Wickremensignhe in a vote that many protesters saw as a victory for the status quo. Pathum Kerner, a 42-year-old physician …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Let Shraddha Kapoor, Vaani Kapoor's promotional looks for Stree 2 & Khel Khel Mein glam up your ethnic wardrobe

Hindustan Times

Shraddha Kapoor and Vaani Kapoor are currently busy promoting their upcoming films. While Shraddha is gearing up for the release of Stree 2 on August 14, Vaani's Khel Khel Mein releases on August 15. Shraddha Kapoor and Vaani Kapoor promote their films Stree 2 and Khel Khel Mein. Vaani Kapoor's ethnic look for Khel Khel Mein promotions Vaani Kapoor promotes …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Massive attack by Russia destroys one of Ukraine's largest power plants

The Hindu

A massive missile and drone attack destroyed one of Ukraine's largest power plants and damaged others, officials said, part of a renewed Russian campaign targeting energy infrastructure. Speaking in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin cast the attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities as a response to Ukrainian strikes that targeted Russian oil refineries. At least 10 other strikes overnight damaged energy …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Massive attack destroys one of Ukraine’s largest power plants

Associated Press

A massive missile and drone attack destroyed one of Ukraine’s largest power plants and damaged others, officials said Thursday, part of a renewed Russian campaign targeting energy infrastructure. Speaking in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin cast the attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities as a response to Ukrainian strikes that targeted Russian oil refineries. At least 10 other strikes overnight damaged …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Vaani Kapoor is the picture of elegance in Falguni Shane Peacock gota patti lehenga. Check out pics inside

Hindustan Times

Vaani Kapoor delighted her followers today by sharing pictures from a recent photoshoot featuring herself dressed in a beauteous lehenga set. The ensemble is from ace designer Falguni Shane Peacock's designer label and comes bedazzled with intricate gota patti embroidery. Vaani Kapoor is the picture of elegance in a Falguni Shane Peacock lehenga. Vaani Kapoor in a Falguni Shane Peacock …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Isha Ambani, Akash Ambani's wife Shloka Ambani stun in traditional outfits in unseen pics from family event: See inside

Hindustan Times

Mukesh Ambani and Nita Ambani's son Akash Ambani, his wife Shloka Ambani, and sister Isha Ambani attended a family event. Isha Ambani and Akash Ambani's wife Shloka Ambani stun in traditional outfits. Isha Ambani and Shloka Mehta attend a family event Diya Mehta Jatia's Instagram post features several snippets from the intimate celebrations. Isha Ambani and Shloka Ambani's traditional looks …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Did You Know Athiya Shetty’s Vintage Ritu Kumar Anarkali Took 2000 Hours to Embroider?

News 18

Actor Athiya Shetty’s haldi ceremony pictures have been doing the rounds on social media. The Ri Ritu Kumar Elysian anarkali paired with a garara and odhna was recreated from the archival repertoire of the House of Ritu Kumar for Athiya’s haldi function. Ritu Kumar who is known for celebrating and supporting Indian craftsmanship, took to Instagram to share the story …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka has a new president after driving out ‘evil’ Gota, but its rot goes deeper and further than any leader or clan

Firstpost

Sri Lankan crisis is also a cautionary tale for climate activists who have taken the green pill and want human race to turn back the clock to an idyllic past Rajapaksa clan’s ouster, culminating in Gotabaya’s escape to Singapore and resignation as Sri Lankan president, is a political marker. Cumulatively, as a Chatham House paper indicates, “investment in Sri Lanka …

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2 years, 5 months ago

gota flees home | the view from india

The Hindu

This article forms a part of the View From India newsletter curated by The Hindu’s foreign affairs experts. Biden in West Asia Joe Biden took his first trip to West Asia as U.S. President last week where he met Israeli, Palestinian and Arab leaders, besides attending a virtual summit of the I2U2 leaders. The visit saw the U.S. President taking …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Janatha Aragalaya | The movement that booted out the Rajapaksas

The Hindu

The staggering visual of tens of thousands breaching the high, iron gates of Sri Lanka’s heavily guarded Presidential secretariat and residence on July 9, to unseat its most powerful politician, is still playing on loop in everyone’s mind. Through 2021, Sri Lanka witnessed a string of protests island wide, as angry farmers vehemently resisted President Gotabaya’s abrupt switch to organic …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka declares state of emergency after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees

Deccan Chronicle

Colombo: Sri Lanka's embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday fled to the Maldives on a military jet, hours before he was supposed to step down in the face of a public revolt against him and his family for mishandling the economy that has bankrupted the country. President Rajapaksa, 73, left the country along with his wife and two security officers …

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2 years, 5 months ago

What Do Popular Protests in Sri Lanka Amid Crisis Mean for the Future?

News 18

There is no parallel in the South Asian region to what happened in Sri Lanka over the weekend even if nations like Pakistan and Bangladesh had experienced prolonged popular protests, egged on by the political Opposition, against the government leadership of the day. On Saturday, 9 July 2022, exactly 60 days after the people’s ‘struggle’, or ‘Aragalaya’ in Sinhala, had …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Protesters scream 'Gota, go home', storm Sri Lanka prez's home as crisis worsens

Hindustan Times

Sri Lanka president Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled from his residence in capital Colombo Saturday afternoon after mobs protesting the ongoing and severe economic crisis stormed and overran the building's compound. Troops armed with assault rifles - rushed to reinforce police guarding the president's home - were forced to fire in the air to hold back the crowd till Rajapaksa could escape, …

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2 years, 7 months ago

What India Must and Must Not Do to Help Sri Lanka Get Out of the Economic Mess

News 18

Sri Lanka has got a new Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, under most unenviable circumstances. These exporter-nations now should have the grace to assist in the re-discovery of Sri Lanka’s traditional dairy industry, and also help identify new export markets. India, for instance, has the successful ‘Anand’ model that could help re-create the Sri Lankan dairy industry. Ensuring Political Stability India’s …

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2 years, 7 months ago

The kernel of Sri Lanka’s waterfront protests

The Hindu

For 30 days in Sri Lanka’s own ‘Gota go gama’, a space carved out by protesters in front of the Presidential Secretariat, Sri Lankans responded to a vision of an alternative Sri Lanka — one that was democratic, non-violent, inclusive and creative; where youth would find a special place and where fear no longer would be the governing principle. Inspired …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Sri Lanka protests | Backstories at Colombo’s Galle Face seafront

The Hindu

Covering Sri Lanka’s ongoing protests at Galle Face, Colombo’s charming seafront, exposes me to a lot about this crucial moment in crisis-hit Sri Lanka — the changing dynamics of the struggle, the varied demands coming out of it, the diverse participants and their shared resolve, and the leadership’s stubbornness that is imperilling the country’s economic and political future. “They were …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Unrest grows in Sri Lanka, despite Prime Minister Rajapaksa's resignation over economic crisis

ABC

Sri Lanka's Prime Minister has resigned to make way for a unity government that would try to find a way out of the country's worst economic crisis in history, but protesters say they also want his brother to stand down as President. Key points: Protesters are calling for the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, known as Gota Government politician Amarakeerthi …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lankans set up protest camp, vow to stay till Rajapaksa quits

Al Jazeera

As protesters dig in for a long haul, tents come up outside President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s office in Colombo. Colombo, Sri Lanka – Angry over a worsening economic crisis, residents of Sri Lanka’s capital, Colombo, have transformed the streets in front of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s office into a protest camp. Proud to be Sri Lankan.” “The energy here, I’ve never felt …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Inside Sri Lanka's worst economic crisis, people are dying in line for fuel

ABC

As the sun rises over Colombo, vendors set up their stalls, hoping to sell enough goods — but they're on the frontline of the worst economic crisis in Sri Lanka's history. "The past way of life was much better, including the time of Sri Lanka's civil war but, lately, everything has become a problem in the country," she says. Sri …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Thousands in Sri Lanka insist Rajapaksa family quit politics

Al Jazeera

Colombo, Sri Lanka – Thousands of people demanding “total system change” have rallied in Sri Lanka’s capital, Colombo, calling for President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his powerful brothers to quit politics amid a deepening economic crisis. “He doesn’t have a brain to deal with this kind of crisis.” ‘No Rajapaksa should be there’ Sparked by a foreign exchange crunch, the economic …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka: Gota needs to go – but so does the ethnocratic state

Al Jazeera

At least in the eyes of the long-suffering Tamils, the demands being made at the ongoing protests are not going far enough. Engineered economic hardship was part of the Sri Lankan state’s wartime strategy. That Gota’s responsibility for mass atrocities is not playing a part in the protest movement is indicative of the deep-rooted problem in Sri Lanka, one that …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka: How interim government may be the best way out for stability, continuity and fiscal management

Firstpost

The weekend protests across the nation, purportedly launched as a people’s movement but had the unveiled support and organisational inputs of the Opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya, may have been the best thing that could have happened to Sri Lanka, caught in the midst of an unprecedented economic crisis, snowballing into a political stalemate. The list included all three of Gota’s …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Opposition reject Gotabaya call to join cabinet amid crisis

The Hindu

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday invited all parties in Parliament to work with him to jointly address the country’s spiralling crisis, even as citizens’ protests calling for his resignation escalated across the country. Mr. Rajapaksa’s outreach comes a day after en-masse resignations in Sri Lanka’s Cabinet, amidst escalating anti-government protests in the wake of a worsening economic downturn, …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka president drops brother as FM amid protests over crisis

Al Jazeera

Ali Sabry to be the new finance minister, replacing Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s brother Basil as cracks emerge in ruling coalition. Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has dropped his brother as finance minister after calling for a unity government as protests against an economic crisis persist and cracks emerge in the ruling coalition. Call for unity gov’t Earlier on Monday, the Sri …

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Protests ousted Sri Lanka’s last president. Ahead of new election, many are still waiting for change

Let Shraddha Kapoor, Vaani Kapoor's promotional looks for Stree 2 & Khel Khel Mein glam up your ethnic wardrobe

Massive attack by Russia destroys one of Ukraine's largest power plants

Massive attack destroys one of Ukraine’s largest power plants

Vaani Kapoor is the picture of elegance in Falguni Shane Peacock gota patti lehenga. Check out pics inside

Isha Ambani, Akash Ambani's wife Shloka Ambani stun in traditional outfits in unseen pics from family event: See inside

Did You Know Athiya Shetty’s Vintage Ritu Kumar Anarkali Took 2000 Hours to Embroider?

Sri Lanka has a new president after driving out ‘evil’ Gota, but its rot goes deeper and further than any leader or clan

gota flees home | the view from india

Janatha Aragalaya | The movement that booted out the Rajapaksas

Sri Lanka declares state of emergency after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees

What Do Popular Protests in Sri Lanka Amid Crisis Mean for the Future?

Protesters scream 'Gota, go home', storm Sri Lanka prez's home as crisis worsens

What India Must and Must Not Do to Help Sri Lanka Get Out of the Economic Mess

The kernel of Sri Lanka’s waterfront protests

Sri Lanka protests | Backstories at Colombo’s Galle Face seafront

Unrest grows in Sri Lanka, despite Prime Minister Rajapaksa's resignation over economic crisis

Sri Lankans set up protest camp, vow to stay till Rajapaksa quits

Inside Sri Lanka's worst economic crisis, people are dying in line for fuel

Thousands in Sri Lanka insist Rajapaksa family quit politics

Sri Lanka: Gota needs to go – but so does the ethnocratic state

Sri Lanka: How interim government may be the best way out for stability, continuity and fiscal management

Opposition reject Gotabaya call to join cabinet amid crisis

Sri Lanka president drops brother as FM amid protests over crisis