Indian helping hand in Sri Lankan cinema’s revival
May 2nd, 2012 - 10:37 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Cinema as a popular cultural mouthpiece is trying to revive itself in Sri Lanka after 30 years of civil war, courtesy a bunch of progressive ... Read more...
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Tremors felt in Sri Lanka
April 11th, 2012 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, April 11 (IANS) People in Sri Lankan capital Colombo and several other parts of the island felt tremors following a major earthquake that struck Indonesia Wednesday."Tremors have been felt ... Read more...
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Flashback to 1996, and that joint India-Pakistan team
March 29th, 2011 - 2:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Cricket pitch or battleground? As excitement builds up to a frenzy ahead of the India-Pakistan World Cup semifinal and aggressive patriotism rises to the ... Read more...
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Paharpur Cooling to expand real estate business
November 25th, 2010 - 12:49 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 24 (IANS) Kolkata-based Paharpur Cooling Towers Limited, with a turnover exceeding Rs.1,000 crore, has formed a special purpose vehicle (SPV) with a Mauritius-based private equity fund Pragnya Fund-I to execute ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka brews largest cup of tea in the world
October 10th, 2010 - 12:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 10 (ANI): One of the world's leading tea-producing nations, Sri Lanka, has witnessed a new world record-the largest cup of tea.A giant red mug was filled with 4,546 litre of ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka court frees ex-army chief’s aides
September 25th, 2010 - 3:17 am ICT by IANS
Colombo, Sep 25 (IANS) The magistrate's court of the Sri Lankan capital Colombo ordered the release of four aides of the former army chief Sarath Fonseka who was convicted of corruption and ... Read more...
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SpiceJet to fly to Colombo, Kathmandu by October
September 11th, 2010 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) Low-cost airline SpiceJet will start its international operations to Kathmandu and Colombo early next month.
"The carrier will flag off its first international flight from Delhi to ... Read more...
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IIFA in Colombo to spread peace, support it: Anupam Kher (Interview)
June 5th, 2010 - 9:58 am ICT by IANS
By Ruchika Kher
Colombo, June 5 (IANS) Several big stars are missing from the IIFA awards this year after the boycott call from the southern film industry, but veteran Anupam Kher says ... Read more...
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IPL has changed the definition of cricket: Dia Mirza
June 4th, 2010 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
By Shilpa Raina
Colombo, June 4 (IANS) Actress Dia Mirza says Indian Premier League (IPL) has changed the whole definition of cricket by mixing glamour and fun."Before IPL, cricket wasn't everyone's cup ... Read more...
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IIFA will boost Sri Lankan tourism: Mahinda Rajapaksa
June 4th, 2010 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
By Shilpa Raina
Colombo, June 4 (IANS) Sri Lanka is hosting International India Film Academy (IIFA) awards ceremony and President Mahinda Rajapaksa says the event will spurt tourism in the country that fought ... Read more...
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IIFA Holds Charity Cricket Match Led By Hrithik And Suniel Shetty
May 31st, 2010 - 2:56 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
May 31, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): IIFA has always been known to come up with some noble causes associated with itself and continues the legacy this year too, and this time in ... Read more...
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Hrithik, Suniel to lead IIFA teams against Sri Lankan cricketers
May 30th, 2010 - 12:38 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 29 (IANS) The International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) will organise charity cricket matches in Colombo between Indian celebrities and Sri Lankan cricketers to help rehabilitate former Tamil Tiger child ... Read more...
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IIFA to be held in Colombo, no change in venue
May 29th, 2010 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) There is no change in the venue of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards, which will be held in Colombo June 3-5, the organisers said ... Read more...
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Manish Malhotra outfits Kareena for IIFA performance
May 20th, 2010 - 1:50 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 20 (IANS) Manish Malhotra says he has designed Kareena Kapoor's costumes for her stage performance at the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards 2010 in the Sri Lankan capital ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka’s ex-army commander appears before military court
March 16th, 2010 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, March 16 (DPA) Sri Lanka's former army commander, retired general Sarath Fonseka, appeared before a military tribunal Tuesday on charges of high treason, defence authorities said.
Military spokesperson Major General Prasad Samarasinghe ... Read more...
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Jaipur foot for Sri Lankan amputees
March 12th, 2010 - 12:02 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, March 12 (IANS) Amputees in Sri Lanka, who lost their limbs during the prolonged civil war in the country, will now be able to lead a near normal life with the ... Read more...
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Policy choices becoming ‘complex’ for Reserve Bank
September 29th, 2009 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 29 (IANS) Choices with regards to policy changes like revision of monetary policy are becoming increasingly "complex" for India's central bank as signs of economic recovery continue to be tentative ... Read more...
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Indian Independence Day celebrations held in different parts of world
August 15th, 2009 - 7:43 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad/Colombo/ Abu Dhabi, Aug.15 (ANI): A feeling of patriotism overwhelmed the Indians in different parts of the world, as they celebrated country's 63rd Independence Day away from the motherland on Saturday.Traditional ... Read more...
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New Tamil Tiger leader KP arrested in Thailand, brought to Colombo
August 7th, 2009 - 12:59 pm ICT by ANI
Bangkok/Colombo, Aug.7 (ANI): The new head of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), Selvarajah Pathmanathan alias KP, has been brought to Sri Lankan capital Colombo after his arrest in Bangkok, Thailand, ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan troops recover Tamil rebel chief’s secret documents
July 19th, 2009 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, July 19 (DPA) Sri Lanka's security forces and police have unearthed secret documents belonging to the deceased leader of Tamil Tiger rebels, a newspaper reported Sunday.
The documents belonging to Velupillai Prabhakaran, ... Read more...
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India, Bangladesh discuss dam row, Hasina visit
July 9th, 2009 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) In the first high-level contact between the two countries since the United Progressive Alliance government here began its second tenure, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Thursday ... Read more...
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Canadian lawmaker to be deported from Sri Lanka
June 10th, 2009 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, June 10 (DPA) A Canadian parliamentarian is to be deported from Sri Lanka on the grounds that he was a sympathiser of the Tamil rebel movement, senior government officials said Wednesday.
Bob ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan President says Tamil rebels defeated
May 16th, 2009 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, May 16 (DPA) Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa Saturday declared that the Tamil rebels have been defeated militarily.
"I am proud to announce that my government with the total commitment of our ... Read more...
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Karunanidhi,Jayalalithaa woo Tamil voters with promise of separate Eelam
May 8th, 2009 - 12:23 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, May 8 (ANI): With Tamil Nadu holding elections on May 13, both Chief MInister M.Karunanidhi and his key political rival and AIADMK chief J.Jayalalithaa are seeking to gain the maximum ... Read more...
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Karunanidhi,Jayalalithaa woo Tamil voters with promise separate Eelam
May 8th, 2009 - 12:20 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, May 8 (ANI): With Tamil Nadu holding elections on May 13, both Chief MInister M.Karunanidhi and his key political rival and AIADMK chief J.Jayalalithaa are seeking to gain the maximum ... Read more...
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No cease-fire with LTTE, says Lanka President
May 7th, 2009 - 7:48 pm ICT by ANI
Colombo, May 7 (ANI): Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Thursday ruled out any possibility of a cease-fire with the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealam (LTTE), adding that such step would ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan investigators salvage wreckage of LTTE planes
February 21st, 2009 - 10:07 am ICT by IANS
Colombo, Feb 21 (DPA) Investigators Saturday salvaged parts of two light aircraft commandeered by Tamil rebels and shot down by the Sri Lankan Air Force, military officials here said.
Two people died and ... Read more...
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LTTE planes bomb Colombo, shot down (Roundup)
February 21st, 2009 - 1:59 am ICT by IANS
Colombo, Feb 21 (IANS) Two Tamil Tiger aircraft sensationally bombed the Sri Lankan capital Friday night, wounding upto 40 people, but the military brought down both planes as they tried to flee ... Read more...
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LTTE bombs Colombo, plane shot down (Fourth Lead)
February 21st, 2009 - 12:46 am ICT by IANS
Colombo, Feb 20 (IANS) Two Tamil Tiger planes bombed the Sri Lankan capital Friday night, but one of them was shot down as it flew back towards the country's north, military officials ... Read more...
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LTTE planes bomb Colombo (Third Lead)
February 21st, 2009 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
Colombo, Feb 20 (IANS) Tamil Tiger aircraft flew into the Sri Lankan capital Friday night and bombed the heart of the city, military officials said. There was no immediate word on casualties ... Read more...
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Tamil Tiger aircraft enter Colombo airspace (Second Lead)
February 20th, 2009 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Feb 20 (IANS) Anti-aircraft fire rang out in this Sri Lankan capital Friday night after two Tamil Tiger planes entered the city's airspace, military officials said.
"Two LTTE aircraft entered Colombo's airspace. ... Read more...
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Anti-aircraft fire heard in Colombo (Lead)
February 20th, 2009 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Feb 20 (IANS) Anti-aircraft fire was heard in the Sri Lankan capital Friday night following reports of a Tamil Tiger air attack.
Power was switched off in Colombo as the authorities sounded ... Read more...
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Tamil Tiger air strike alert in Colombo
February 20th, 2009 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Feb 20 (IANS) A high alert was sounded in the Sri Lankan capital Friday evening after reports that Tamil Tiger aircraft could strike. All lights in the capital have been switched ... Read more...
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Rajapaksa vows to crush LTTE; US and Britain for ‘temporary’ truce (Roundup)
February 4th, 2009 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo/Chennai, Feb 4 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa Wednesday predicted a decisive victory over the Tamil Tigers "within a few days" as the US and Britain called for a temporary truce ... Read more...
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Large crowd attends Sri Lankan editor’s funeral
January 12th, 2009 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Jan 12 (DPA) A large crowd gathered for the funeral of a slain newspaper editor in the Sri Lankan capital Monday as the opposition called for an international investigation into the ... Read more...
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