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TVK Leader Charged For Controversial 'Gen Z' Post After Stampede
A senior leader of actor Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) has been charged over a social media post calling for Tamil Nadu's "Gen Z" youth to emulate recent protests in Nepal and rise against what he termed a "wicked government".
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"We Appreciate The Support": Sri Lanka On India's Sudan Evacuation Offer
Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Ali Sabry today thanked India for offering its support in safely evacuating its citizens from Sudan and hoped to move them from the strife-torn African nation in the next few days.
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Video: Lanka Journalists Attacked, Intense Street Battles Outside PM Home
Sri Lanka security forces and police resorted to violence injuring at least four journalists covering the massive protests in the crisis-hit country.
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No Shoot-At-Sight Orders Issued During Protests: Sri Lanka Prime Minister
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament on Thursday that no shoot-at-sight orders were issued to the Defence Ministry amidst violent anti-government protests in the island nation.
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Sri Lankan Police Arrest 2 Ruling Party Lawmakers Over Mob Violence
Sri Lankan police arrested two ruling party lawmakers for allegedly instigating mob violence that plunged the country into days of unrest and left nine people dead last week, officials said Wednesday.
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Lanka Parliament Reconvenes As New PM Warns Of Fuel Shortages
Sri Lanka's parliament reconvened on Tuesday for the first time since violence flared last week and the PM quit, as his replacement warned that the country was in a precarious economic situation and down to its last day of petrol supplies.
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Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka Lifts Curfew As New PM Seeks To Form Cabinet
Sri Lanka lifted a nationwide curfew for 12 hours today, further easing tight curbs as new Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe sought to form a government after clashes with anti-government groups killed nine people.
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Watch: Sri Lankans Push Car Of Former Minister Into Lake
Sri Lanka Crisis: A video doing the rounds on social media even shows a large group of people surrounding a car that allegedly belonging to a former minister and rolling it into a lake.
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Lankan Protesters Vow To Continue Anti-Government Campaign Despite New PM
President Gotabaya's elder brother, Mahinda Rajapaksa, quit as Prime Minister on May 9 as the violence spiralled and is in hiding in a military base.
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"No Law And Order At The Moment," Says Former Sri Lanka PM's Son To NDTV
As Sri Lanka continues to deal with an economic crisis, former cabinet minister Namal Rajapaksa urged protesters to maintain peace as violence is not the solution.
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TVK Leader Charged For Controversial 'Gen Z' Post After Stampede
A senior leader of actor Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) has been charged over a social media post calling for Tamil Nadu's "Gen Z" youth to emulate recent protests in Nepal and rise against what he termed a "wicked government".
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"We Appreciate The Support": Sri Lanka On India's Sudan Evacuation Offer
Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Ali Sabry today thanked India for offering its support in safely evacuating its citizens from Sudan and hoped to move them from the strife-torn African nation in the next few days.
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Video: Lanka Journalists Attacked, Intense Street Battles Outside PM Home
Sri Lanka security forces and police resorted to violence injuring at least four journalists covering the massive protests in the crisis-hit country.
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No Shoot-At-Sight Orders Issued During Protests: Sri Lanka Prime Minister
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament on Thursday that no shoot-at-sight orders were issued to the Defence Ministry amidst violent anti-government protests in the island nation.
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Sri Lankan Police Arrest 2 Ruling Party Lawmakers Over Mob Violence
Sri Lankan police arrested two ruling party lawmakers for allegedly instigating mob violence that plunged the country into days of unrest and left nine people dead last week, officials said Wednesday.
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Lanka Parliament Reconvenes As New PM Warns Of Fuel Shortages
Sri Lanka's parliament reconvened on Tuesday for the first time since violence flared last week and the PM quit, as his replacement warned that the country was in a precarious economic situation and down to its last day of petrol supplies.
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Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka Lifts Curfew As New PM Seeks To Form Cabinet
Sri Lanka lifted a nationwide curfew for 12 hours today, further easing tight curbs as new Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe sought to form a government after clashes with anti-government groups killed nine people.
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Watch: Sri Lankans Push Car Of Former Minister Into Lake
Sri Lanka Crisis: A video doing the rounds on social media even shows a large group of people surrounding a car that allegedly belonging to a former minister and rolling it into a lake.
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Lankan Protesters Vow To Continue Anti-Government Campaign Despite New PM
President Gotabaya's elder brother, Mahinda Rajapaksa, quit as Prime Minister on May 9 as the violence spiralled and is in hiding in a military base.
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"No Law And Order At The Moment," Says Former Sri Lanka PM's Son To NDTV
As Sri Lanka continues to deal with an economic crisis, former cabinet minister Namal Rajapaksa urged protesters to maintain peace as violence is not the solution.
