Ranil Wickremesinghe is Sri Lanka’s new President

Colombo, 20/7:Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe was on Wednesday elected as Sri Lanka’s new President by Parliament, following a high-voltage political drama which saw his predecessor Gotabaya Rajapaksa fleeing the country and resigning after a popular uprising against his government for mismanaging the economy. The 73-year-old six-time prime minister secured 134 votes in the 225-member House…

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Central SC transfers pending PILs against Agnipath Scheme to Delhi HC

New Delhi, 19/7: The Supreme Court on Tuesday transferred multiple writ petitions challenging the validity of the Agnipath scheme, a short-term plan for recruitment to armed forces, before the Delhi High Court, which is already considering a similar plea. A bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud, Surya Kant, and A S Bopanna shifted three PILs,…

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