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December 3rd, 2008 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
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Colombo, Dec 3 (IANS) The US will provide $100,000 for emergency relief to assist people affected by floods in Sri Lanka's northeast. This action comes in response to a request for assistance ...
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November 20th, 2008 - 7:50 pm ICT by ANI
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Colombo, Nov.20 (ANI): India''s High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Alok Prasad, on Thursday, handed over a consignment of humanitarian relief assistance for distribution among civilians in the war-torn Wanni area.
The consignment ...
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November 19th, 2008 - 1:58 pm ICT by ANI
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Indore, Nov.19 (ANI): Former Sri Lankan Test player and match referee for the ongoing one-day series between India and England, Roshan Mahanama has let off England pacer Stuart Broad with a ...
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November 11th, 2008 - 6:52 pm ICT by ANI
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Male (Maldives), Nov.11 (ANI): Visiting Indian Vice President M. Hamid Ansari met former Maldivian President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom at his private residence here on Tuesday.
Gayoom was the president of Maldives for ...
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October 27th, 2008 - 4:47 pm ICT by ANI
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Chennai, Oct 27 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee today got an assurance from the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam (DMK) party chief M Karunanidhi that he "would ...
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October 23rd, 2008 - 7:42 pm ICT by ANI
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Chennai, Oct 23 (ANI): The activists of Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) or Dalit Panthers Party in Chennai on Thursday blocked trains protesting against killing of Tamils in Sri Lanka.
Activists of VCK, ...
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October 23rd, 2008 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
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Chennai, Oct 23 (IANS) A group of students pelted stones on the Sri Lankan Deputy High Commission's office here, breaking glass panes of some windows, police said. Heavy reinforcements were rushed to ...
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October 11th, 2008 - 9:49 am ICT by IANS
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London, Oct 11 (IANS) A Sri Lankan-origin woman has been charged with murdering two of her children and wounding the third.Sasikala Navaneethan, 36, stabbed Shanjayan, five, and his four-year-old sister Sharani to ...
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September 26th, 2008 - 3:13 pm ICT by ANI
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Karachi , Sept 26 (ANI): Pakistan will play cricket in the Gulf as part of a nine-million dollar deal to fill its coffers and make up for the losses it suffered ...
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September 22nd, 2008 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
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Chennai, Sep 22 (IANS) Six Sri Lankan fishermen caught poaching in Indian waters were arrested Monday by the Coast Guard and remanded to judicial custody, official sources said.Their mechanised boat was seized. ...
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September 17th, 2008 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS
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Kuala Lumpur, Sep 17 (IANS) A Malaysian Indian woman is seeking compensation and an unqualified apology from the Malaysian immigration department for her wrongful detention for 11 months after she was mistaken ...
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September 11th, 2008 - 11:19 am ICT by IANS
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Kuala Lumpur, Sep 11 (IANS) A Tamil woman has been identified as a Malaysian national by the country's human rights body after 11 months in detention, when she fell seriously ill.Rajeswary Murugiah, ...
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September 8th, 2008 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
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Colombo, Sep 8 (IANS) Sri Lankan Immigration officials arrested a batch of 27 Indian youth here during the weekend for staying on though their visas have expired, a senior official said ...
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August 25th, 2008 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
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Colombo, Aug 24 (IANS) India defeated Sri Lanka by 33 runs in the third One-Day International and took a 2-1 lead in the five-match series at the R. Premedasa Stadium here Sunday.Chasing ...
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August 20th, 2008 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
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Dambulla, Aug 20 (IANS) After his side's scrappy three-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the second one-day international here Wednesday, India's captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni admitted his side was under pressure after ...
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August 18th, 2008 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
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Dambulla, Aug 18 (IANS) Sri Lankan spinners Ajantha Mendis and Muttiah Muralitharan tormented the Indian batsmen to skittle out the visitors for 146 in 46 overs in the first one-day international here ...
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August 18th, 2008 - 1:28 pm ICT by ANI
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London, Aug.18 (ANI): A British-born Sri Lankan teen was stabbed to death by a cab passenger who called him a f****** Indian, his friends claimed on Sunday. According to The Sun, ...
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August 17th, 2008 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
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By Rex Clementine
Dambulla, Aug 17 (IANS) Fresh from a break, India's one-day captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be eager to avenge the Test series loss against the Sri Lankans as the five-match ...
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August 16th, 2008 - 11:50 am ICT by IANS
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By Rex Clementine
Colombo, Aug 16 (IANS) It will be 19 years of cricket for Sri Lankan batting stalwart Sanath Jayasyriya in December. At 39, his contemporaries are long gone but Jayasuriya, still ...
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August 15th, 2008 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
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Colombo, Aug 15 (IANS) Yuvraj Singh hit an explosive 172 as India warmed up for the five match ODI series, thrashing Sri Lanka Invitation XI by 92 runs at the P. Saravanamuttu ...
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August 14th, 2008 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
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Colombo, Aug 14 (IANS) Sri Lankan jets Thursday bombed four suspected Tamil Tiger targets in rebel-held Mullaitivu district where troops are locked in heavy fighting, military officials here said. The jets bombed ...
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August 12th, 2008 - 2:43 pm ICT by IANS
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Colombo, Aug 12 (IANS) Two Indians have been remanded to judicial custody by a court here for collecting nearly Rs.7 million from over 50 Sri Lankan students and allegedly deceiving them with ...
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August 11th, 2008 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
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By Rex Clementine
Colombo, Aug 11 (IANS) With the series at stake, Rahul Dravid and V.V.S. Laxman tried to forge India's comeback, adding 85 runs for the sixth wicket to give India ...
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August 11th, 2008 - 12:32 pm ICT by IANS
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Colombo, Aug 11 (IANS) At least 49 Tamil Tiger rebels were killed when confronted by advancing government troops in Sri Lanka's Wanni battlefront, the military claimed Monday. A soldier was also killed ...
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August 10th, 2008 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
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Colombo, Aug 10 (IANS) India may be precariously placed in the third and final Test Match against Sri Lanka, but seasoned offie Harbhajan Singh says his side has not given up hope. ...
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August 10th, 2008 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
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Colombo, Aug 10 (IANS) Sri Lanka gained a vital 147-run first innings lead over India on the third day of the third Test here at the P. Saravanamuttu Stadium. India were 57 ...
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August 10th, 2008 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
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Colombo, Aug 10(IANS) India were made to toil as Sri Lanka extended their lead by 103 runs with three wickets in hand on the third day of the third and deciding ...
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August 9th, 2008 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
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By Rex Clementine
Colombo, Aug. 9 (IANS) Injuries weighed down the Indian camp, forcing three players out of action as Sri Lanka rode on an unbeaten ton by vice captain Kumar Sangakkara ...
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August 9th, 2008 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
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By Rex Clementine
Colombo, Aug 9 (IANS) India's bowling attack that had looked formidable in the second Test against Sri Lanka at Galle, was found wanting here in the decisive third and ...
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August 8th, 2008 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
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Colombo, Aug 8 (IANS) Sri Lankan bowler Dammika Prasad could not have wished for a better debut. The twenty-five years old unsettled the famed the Indian top order with his three-wicket haul ...
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