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Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe (File photo)

Ranil Wickremesinghe to be sworn-in new Sri Lankan president

Veteran politician Ranil Wickremesinghe on Thursday will be sworn in as Sri Lanka's eighth president. Wickremesinghe, 73, will be sworn in at the parliament premises before Chief Justice

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External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar with Union Ministers Pralhad Joshi during a meeting with Floor Leaders of political parties regarding Present Situation in Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka's acting president Ranil Wickremesinghe (File photo)

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