Crisis  

The political crisis in the country began when Maithripala Sirisena sacked Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and named former President Mahinda Rajapakse as the premier on October 26. However, Wickremesinghe has refused to leave the official residence

Political turmoil in the island nation was triggered late on October 26 when Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena appointed his predecessor Mahinda Rajapaksa as Prime Minister. It was opposed by Ranil Wickremesinghe, who insists he's still in charge. The two are now set to face off in parliament in a confidence vote.

Former PM Wickremesinghe, who has termed his sacking as unconstitutional, claimed that he is still the legally appointed Prime Minister with parliamentary majority.  

The police arrived at the apartment when the security guard complained of a stench emanating from the house, where the four bodies were found in separate rooms. A suicide note was also recovered from the spot

Dubai: Pakistan were outplayed again by India as they were routed by nine wickets in the super four stage of Asia Cup 2018. Despite back-to-back losses to India, coach Mickey Arthur defended the team and said they were young and still "developing". He felt the players had the "fear of failure" and were suffering from "confidence crisis". He termed the latest drubbing as "one of the worst" but promised they would get better.