President Maithripala Sirisena reached New Delhi this afternoon to attend the swearing in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi who was elected to office for the second time.
The President was received at the Indira Gandhi International Airport by senior officials of the Indian Foreign Ministry, the President's Media Division said. Sri Lanka High Commissioner Austin Fernando and other officials were also present to welcome the President.
Mr. Sirisena, will attend the inaugural ceremony at the Rashtrapathi Bhavan in New Delhi this evening, where Prime Minister Modi will take oaths as Prime Minister for the second term in office.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
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