CHOGM summit: PM writes to Rajapaksa, expresses regret

Last Updated: Sunday, November 10, 2013, 09:29

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday wrote to Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa expressing his regret for not attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government Summit being held in the island nation on November 15-16, reports said.

CHOGM Summit: PM to skip meet, Salman Khurshid to represent India

Last Updated: Saturday, November 9, 2013, 20:05

Prime Ministe Manmohan Singh on Saturday finally fixed the India`s Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) quandary by announcing that the External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid will head the November 15-17 CHOGM in Colombo.

Sri Lanka Prez saddened by Bodh Gaya blasts: Officials

Last Updated: Sunday, July 7, 2013, 10:28

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa was today shocked and dismayed by the news of serial explosions in internationally renowned Mahabodhi temple in India, a place of religious significance for the Buddhists.

Protests in India as Rajapaksa prays for peace

Last Updated: Friday, February 8, 2013, 17:48

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa arrived here on Friday after praying at Buddhism`s holiest shrine at Bodh Gaya amid protests against his two-day Indian pilgrimage.

Sri Lankan President to visit Bodh Gaya

Last Updated: Saturday, January 26, 2013, 13:03

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa will visit Bodh Gaya in Bihar February 8.

Rajapaksa allies press for abolition of 13th amend

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 7, 2012, 19:45

Two allies in Sri Lanka`s ruling coalition demanded scrapping of the 13th amendment as it would "cripple" the parliament.

War crimes charges filed against Lankan Prez

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 25, 2011, 08:57

Ahead of Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Perth, a Sri Lankan man has filed war crimes charges against Mahinda Rajapaksa in a city court.

Sri Lanka President attacks UN war crimes report

Last Updated: Monday, May 2, 2011, 00:02

Sri Lanka has repeatedly denied any rights violations during the civil war.

Sri Lanka’s President promises growth

Last Updated: Friday, February 4, 2011, 14:16

Mahinda Rajapakse said he would press ahead with infrastructure projects.

Sri Lanka President sworn-in, vows economic revival

Last Updated: Friday, November 19, 2010, 14:43

Mahinda Rajapakse vowed to turn Sri Lankan into economic "wonder" of Asia.

Sri Lanka`s President to start second term on Friday

Last Updated: Thursday, November 18, 2010, 14:15

Over 1,000 local, foreign dignitaries are due to attend ceremony in Colombo.

Lankan Prez warns nations against sympathising with terrorism

Last Updated: Friday, June 18, 2010, 20:47

Under international flak for his handling of the Tamil issue, President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Friday said nations who sympathise with separatism are bound to become the victims of terrorism.