New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday congratulated opposition candidate Maithripala Sirisena on his victory in the Sri Lankan polls and reaffirmed India's continued support for the nation's peace and development.
"I spoke to Maithripala Sirisena and congratulated him. I congratulate the people of Sri Lanka on the peaceful and democratic poll process," the prime minister said in a statement.
He added: "As a close friend and neighbour, reaffirmed India's continued solidarity and support for Sri Lanka's peace, development and prosperity."
More than 11 million people voted across Sri Lanka Thursday in the presidential election. Incumbent president Mahinda Rajapaksa, who has conceded defeat, was in power since 2005 and was fighting for an unprecedented third term.
A Patient Recovered From Coronavirus Shares How To Handle It..
37 वर्षीय, जिनके पास बायो इंजीनियरिंग में पीएचडी है, ने कहा कि वह संक्रमण के
Sanju Samson guilty of Rajasthan's defeat: sent Ashwin to bat at number-3, himself could only score 11 runs off 11 balls
Rajasthan Royals had to face defeat by 37 runs against Gujarat Titans in the 24th match of the IPL. There was a target of 193 runs in front of Rajasthan, but the team could score only 155 runs. If
Surya's brand value increased by 200%: Rs 70 lakh per day fee, can sign 10 deals
The brand value of Indian batsman Surya Kumar Yadav, who is batting brilliantly in the T20 World Cup, has increased three times. Around 10 brands are preparing to announce Surya, who plays 360-degree
India dropped out of the list of top 15 infected countries; Patients recovered three times faster in the country
A year has passed since the onset of the corona epidemic in the country. Last year, the first patient was found in Kerala on this day. Since then, 1 crore 7 lakh 34 thousand 26 people have fallen prey
PM Modi Deoghar Visit: PM Modi targets opposition, 'Shortcut politics leads to short circuit'
PM Modi Jharkhand Visit: PM Narendra Modi is on a tour of Jharkhand today. Here he inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for development works worth Rs 16,800 crore. After this, PM Modi took part
Am still a Marxist, says Dalai Lama
Kolkata, Jan 13 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama Tuesday described himself as a "Marxist" in the context of socio-economic theory."We must have a human approach. Capitalism (is) good,
There are not even 2% Hindus in the country, then why is the picture of Lord Ganesha printed on the currency of Muslim majority Indonesia? understand
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to include the image of Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Ganesha on the Indian currency. However, the Bharatiya Janata
Uttarakhand Board Result: Piyush Kholia and Kanchan Joshi topped in Intermediate, scoring 488 marks out of 500.
Uttarakhand Board class 10 and 12 results have been declared. The intermediate result has been 82.63 percent. In Intermediate, Piyush Kholia and Kanchan Joshi have topped by scoring 488 marks out of
JEE Mains 2023: Not everyone will get marks for drop questions in JEE Main, more than 50 thousand new applications
The application process for the second session of the country's biggest engineering entrance exam i.e. JEE Main April session (JEE MAIN) is going on. So far, more than 50 thousand new students have
IND vs AUS: Rohit Sharma is just two shots away from making a world record in T20I cricket, ready to overtake Martin Guptill
Indian captain Rohit Sharma is just two shots away from making the world record for most sixes in the history of T20 International cricket. Rohit can achieve this feat in the three-match T20 series
