Sri Lanka welcomes foreign aid
May 19th, 2012 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, May 19 (IANS) Sri Lanka is ready to accept development assistance from its foreign partners but will not tolerate foreign interference in its reconciliation process, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan daily criticises India’s UN vote
March 23rd, 2012 - 1:00 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, March 23 (IANS) India may have managed to extricate itself from a domestic political imbroglio at Sri Lanka's expense, but that has "plunged" the country "into an unholy ... Read more...
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Uproar in Rajya Sabha over Sri Lankan ‘war crimes’ (Lead)
March 13th, 2012 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was disrupted Tuesday as opposition parties demanded to know the government's stand on atrocities on Sri Lankan Tamils after a picture ... Read more...
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One dead in fire near Marina beach (Lead)
January 16th, 2012 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 16 (IANS) One man was killed and two others suffered major burns when a government building on the Marina beach road caught fire, the authorities said.The casualties occurred ... Read more...
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One killed, three injured in Chennai fire
January 16th, 2012 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 16 (IANS) One person was killed and three injured after a building housing government departments here caught fire Monday, said police.The fire at the Ezhilagam complex located on ... Read more...
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India funds railway line in Sri Lanka
November 21st, 2011 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Nov 21 (IANS) India is funding a $150 million railway line to connect for the first time in decades the former war-torn north of Sri Lanka with the country's ... Read more...
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A Sri Lankan Tamil who could have made a difference (Comment)
November 19th, 2011 - 11:35 am ICT by IANS
If the Tamil Tigers had not assassinated him, K. Pathmanabha would have turned 60 Saturday. A Sri Lankan Tamil who embraced militancy in the 1970s, Nabha - as he was known ... Read more...
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Madras High Court stays decision to shift Anna Centenary Library
November 4th, 2011 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 4 (IANS) The Madras High Court Friday stayed the Tamil Nadu government's decision to convert the newly-built Anna Centenary Library (ACL) here into a super specialty paediatric hospital ... Read more...
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Lawyers seek help for Madras High Court judge
November 2nd, 2011 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 2 (IANS) Advocates here met Chief Justice M.Y. Eqbal of the Madras High Court and sought help for Justice C.S. Karnan, a judge from the Dalit community who ... Read more...
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Five jailed by Hague court for helping LTTE
October 22nd, 2011 - 6:04 am ICT by IANS
Brussels, Oct 22 (IANS) A court in The Hague Friday sentenced five ethnic Tamils to six years in prison for helping finance the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), EuAsiaNews ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu calls for sanctions against Sri Lanka
June 8th, 2011 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 8 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu assembly Wednesday unanimously passed a resolution urging the Indian government to impose economic sanctions on Sri Lanka and approach the United Nations to ... Read more...
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Slain LTTE leader Prabhakaran’s mother passes away in Sri Lanka
February 20th, 2011 - 4:28 pm ICT by ANI
Jaffna (Sri Lanka), Feb 20(ANI): The mother of V. Prabhakaran, the founder and leader of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), passed away in a Jaffna hospital on Sunday morning.According to the ... Read more...
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Prabhakaran’s mother dies in Sri Lanka
February 20th, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Feb 20 (IANS) The mother of slain Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader V. Prabhakaran passed away Sunday in a hospital, a media report said. She was 81.According to Sri ... Read more...
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Lives of Lankan Tamils still the same, says Chennai based lawyer
January 25th, 2011 - 1:20 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, Jan.25 (ANI): A Chennai-based lawyer who was recently arrested in Sri Lanka for visiting the northern part of the island nation without permission from Colombo, has said that there is no ... Read more...
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Kendriya Vidyalaya, US foundation sign accord
November 18th, 2010 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) and the United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF) to reinforce their relationship, a press release ... Read more...
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LTTE tells India it is not trying to regroup
November 12th, 2010 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
By M.R. Narayan Swamy
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) In an obvious bid to regain legal status in India, Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers have told Home Minister P. Chidambaram that it is ... Read more...
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Solheim to visit Sri Lanka — to mend fences
October 18th, 2010 - 11:48 am ICT by IANS
By M.R. Narayan Swamy
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) Norwegian Minister Erik Solheim plans to visit Colombo in a bid to mend troubled ties with Sri Lanka, where many had come to ... Read more...
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Jayalalithaa reiterates her opposition to LTTE
July 6th, 2010 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 6 (IANS) AIADMK chief J. Jayalalithaa Tuesday reiterated her opposition to the Tamil Tigers, noting it assassinated former Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi and several moderate Sri Lankan Tamil leaders.
Reacting ... Read more...
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Yuvan Shankar Raja’s ‘Kadhal Solla Vandhen’ Released
June 17th, 2010 - 5:11 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
June 17, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): G Boopathy Pandian, who has directed Devadayai Kanden, Thiruvilayadal Arambam and Malaikottai is now directing a film titled Kadhal Solla Vandhen. The audio CD ... Read more...
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List of passengers killed in Mangalore crash (Part -6)
May 22nd, 2010 - 3:10 pm ICT by ANI
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LTTE regrouping to hit back at India, says ban order (Lead)
May 17th, 2010 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) India extended the ban on Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers because its cadres are regrouping in Tamil Nadu to take revenge against Indian leaders for not preventing its ... Read more...
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Supreme Court rejects plea on Prabhakaran’s mother (Second Lead)
May 14th, 2010 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday rejected a plea seeking direction to the central government to fly the ailing mother of the slain Tamil Tigers chief to Chennai for ... Read more...
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India extends ban on LTTE by two more years (Second Lead)
May 14th, 2010 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Exactly a year after the Sri Lankan military destroyed the Tamil Tigers, the Indian government Friday extended the ban on the outfit by two more years.
"The central ... Read more...
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India extends ban on LTTE for two more years
May 14th, 2010 - 7:05 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May14 (ANI): The Union Government on Friday extended its ban on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) for another two years.The Union Home Ministry has issued a notification ... Read more...
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India extends ban on LTTE by two years (Lead)
May 14th, 2010 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) India Friday extended the ban on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) as an "unlawful" group by two more years, a home ministry official said.
"The ... Read more...
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Supreme Court disposes plea on Prabhakaran’s mother
May 14th, 2010 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday disposed a petition seeking a direction to the central government to fly the ailing mother of
the slain Tamil Tigers chief to Chennai ... Read more...
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Supreme Court to hear plea on Prabhakaran’s mother
May 13th, 2010 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) A petition seeking a special Indian flight for bringing mother of Prabhakaran, the late supremo of the Tamil separatist guerrillas, from Sri Lanka to Chennai for medical ... Read more...
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Prabhakaran’s mother can come but only for treatment: India
May 10th, 2010 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 10 (IANS) The mother of slain Tamil Tigers chief Velupillai Prabhakaran can take medical treatment in India but only if she promises not to reach out to politicians, Chief Minister ... Read more...
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Centre allows Prabhakaran’s mother to visit India for treatment
May 10th, 2010 - 3:21 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, May 10 (ANI): The Centre has granted permission to slain Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Prabhakaran's mother Parvathi Ammal to enter the country.Union Home Minister P Chidambaram has allowed ... Read more...
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LTTE chief V. Prabhakaran’s ancestral house destroyed
May 4th, 2010 - 4:35 pm ICT by ANI
Colombo, May 4 (ANI): The Sri Lankan Army has reportedly demolished the ancestral home of the late Tamil Tiger rebel leader Velupillai Prabhakaran, inviting criticism from local Tamil lawmakers. The house was ... Read more...
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Prabhakaran’s mother deported: DMK seeks clarification (Lead)
April 19th, 2010 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Chennai, April 19 (IANS) The DMK Monday criticised the United Progressive Alliance for keeping the Tamil Nadu government in the dark on the issue of slain Tamil Tiger leader V. ... Read more...
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Vaiko to fast against deportation of Prabhakaran’s ailing mother
April 17th, 2010 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 17 (IANS) MDMK leader Vaiko has announced a mass protest fast April 23 to condemn the deportation of slain Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran's ailing mother ... Read more...
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PS Group, Infinity Park to start Sri Lanka project soon
March 11th, 2010 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 11 (IANS) City-based realtors PS Group and Infinity Park Ltd. would start work on their Colombo project within next six months, a company official said here Thursday.
"Now that peace has ... Read more...
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Warfarin users more vulnerable to brain bleeding after stroke treatment
March 9th, 2010 - 6:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 9 (ANI): Warfarin users appear more likely to develop brain haemorrhage following stroke treatment with the anticoagulant, a new study has found.The report, posted online, will be published in the ... Read more...
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India’s slide from hero to zero at Buenos Aires
February 17th, 2010 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
By Anand Philar
Fourth World Cup - Buenos Aires, Argentina (March 18-April 1, 1978)
Less than a year after winning the World Cup, Indian hockey was down in the dumps and the slide ... Read more...
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