Ranil Wickremesinghe
India says no poll interference: 'Back Sri Lanka quest for stability'
Observers see Mr Wickremesinghe’s victory as good news for India as he has a particularly good working relationship with New Delhi
Wickremesinghe elected new Sri Lankan president; protesters demand his resignation
Wickremesinghe secured 134 votes in 225-member House while his nearest rival and dissident ruling party leader Dullas Alahapperuma got 82
Lanka PM's home set on fire, Prez flees
Chaos as protesters take to streets
Easter Sunday attacks: Lanka's failure to act on Indian intel played up in Parliament
Three explosions were reported from three five-star hotels - the Shangri-La, the Cinnamon Grand and the Kingsbury in Colombo
Credited with ending civil war, Mahinda Rajapaksa sworn-in as Lanka Prime Minister
Ranil Wickremesinghe stepped down as prime minister earlier Thursday to clear the way for the president to form his government.
Sri Lanka's Mahinda Rajapaksa will be sworn as PM today
Leaders of the parties that backed Gotabaya during the presidential polls will be given preference in the Cabinet.
In 1st polls since Easter attacks, Sri Lankans up for tomorrow's showdown
Nearly 16 million people are eligible to vote for the president from among a record 35 candidates.
Lanka's Wickremesinghe says govt responsible for mistakes that lead to Easter blasts
Lankan PM made the statement while testifying before Parliamentary Select Committee, appointed to probe the Easter Sunday blasts.
UAE, Sri Lanka welcome India’s move
Similarly, the ambassador of UAE to India is the first foreign envoy to back India’s move.
'Creation of Ladakh' India's internal matter: Lankan PM
‘Buddhists are 70 per cent of Ladakh's population and it will be the first Indian state with Buddhist majority,’ he also said.