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Mahinda Rajapaksa is fourth-time Sri Lanka PM, cements family grip on power

Mahinda Rajapaksa says the trust bestowed on him by the people will inspire him to continue to serve the country

Mahinda Rajapaksa to take oath as Sri Lanka's PM for 4th time on Aug 9

The new government has decided to restrict the size of the Cabinet to 26, though it can be increased up to 30 in terms of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution

Rajapaksa clan tightens grip with two-thirds majority in Sri Lanka's polls

The Sri Lanka People's Party, led by prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, won in 145 constituencies, bagging a total of 150 seats with its allies, a two-thirds majority in the 225-member Parliament

Deve Gowda greets Mahinda Rajapaksa for winning Sri Lanka's elections

JDS Supremo H D Deve Gowda on Friday greeted Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa for his party's landslide victory in the island nation's parliamentary elections

How Mahinda Rajapaksa went from being a spent force to PM in 5 years

When he takes the oath of office next week, Rajapaksa will become prime minister for the fourth time in his career

Mahinda Rajapaksa set for a comeback with likely landslide in Lanka polls

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among the first world leaders to congratulate Rajapaksa on the outcome of the elections

Mahinda Rajapaksa: South Asia's longest serving ruler returns to power

The 74-year-old leader is back at the top in Sri Lankan politics along with his three siblings, winning the general elections held on Wednesday

Sri Lanka poll: Early results show Rajapaksa clan heading for landslide win

The counting began in the morning after the polls were closed on Wednesday

Sri Lanka election: Counting begins, Rajapaksa clan eyes landslide win

The counting of votes in Sri Lanka election began with the powerful Rajapaksa family-run Sri Lanka People's Party saying it is confident of recording a historic victory

Lanka's election sees high voter turnout, Rajapaksa clan expected to win

Voter turnout was 70%

Sri Lanka parliamentary election 2020: People cast vote wearing masks

Sri Lankans, wearing face masks, started voting in the twice-postponed parliamentary election which is expected to be won by the powerful Rajapaksa family-run party

India's worry: Prospects of a brute majority for Rajapaksa in Sri Lanka

It remains a question of what the final tally will be - a simple or brute majority in the 225-member legislature

Politics & the war against Covid

As New Delhi looks for exit options and the politics around it, Sri Lanka and Nepal battle their own political contradictions. No telling what lies at the end of the struggle

The end of Sri Lanka as we know it?

The coming election could mark the end of the country's poly-ethnic project. How it will survive as a nation remains to be seen

What's changed and what hasn't: Sri Lanka PM's India trip provides insights

In other words, Sri Lanka continues to deny it has a problem with its minority Tamils. India continues to insist it does and advises Colombo to do something about it

Hope Sri Lanka will fulfill Tamil people's aspirations: Modi to Rajapaksa

Rajapaksa's visit here assumed significance as his tenure as Sri Lanka's president from 2005 to 2016 saw expansion of China's footprints in the Indian Ocean island nation, triggering concerns in India

External Affairs Minister Jaishankar meets Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa

After his official engagement in Delhi, Rajapaksa will travel to Varanasi, Sarnath, Bodh Gaya and Tirupati

Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa embarks on 4-day visit to India

The visit, beginning February 7, is the Rajapaksa senior's first overseas trip since his brother Gotabaya was elected President in November.

Top events of the day: Lankan PM visit, Auto Expo, Nirbhaya case, and more

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa will undertake a four-day state visit to India and hold talks on a number of key areas

Sri Lanka and the Sino-Indian rivalry

Economically sluggish India faces tough Chinese competition in Sri Lanka and the Indian Ocean