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November 27th, 2008 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
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Colombo, Nov 27 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa Thursday "vehemently condemned" the terror attack that left over 100 people dead in Mumbai.He also called for "concerted action" by all countries to ...
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November 25th, 2008 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
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Chennai, Nov 25 (IANS) Most of the Tamil Nadu opposition parties Tuesday boycotted an all-party meeting called by Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi to discuss the plight of minority Tamils in Sri Lanka.Opposition ...
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November 24th, 2008 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
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Chennai, Nov 24 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Monday called for a meeting of all state party leaders Tuesday to discuss "the worsening situation of minority Tamils in Sri Lanka"."Two ...
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November 19th, 2008 - 10:33 pm ICT by ANI
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Chennai, Nov 19 (ANI): Prominent political leader of Tamil Nadu Vaiko observed a day- long fast on Wednesday to protest against the alleged killing of Tamils in Sri Lanka and Sri ...
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November 17th, 2008 - 7:27 pm ICT by ANI
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Chennai, Nov 17 (ANI): The Communist Party of India (CPI) convened an ''All-Party Meeting'' in Chennai on Monday to decide their further course of action after Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa''s ...
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November 16th, 2008 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
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Colombo, Nov 16 (IANS) An Indian ship carrying 1,700 tonnes of relief assistance for war-affected Tamil civilians in the island-nation's north arrived in the Colombo harbour, Indian diplomats said here Sunday. The ...
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November 15th, 2008 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
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Colombo, Nov 15 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa Saturday urged the Tamil Tiger rebels to lay down weapons and come for talks, hours after his troops declared they had captured the ...
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November 14th, 2008 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
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Chennai, Nov 14 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Friday insisted on a political road map to end Sri Lanka's ethnic conflict, saying India needed to take pro-active measures to end ...
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November 13th, 2008 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Sri Lanka Thursday said it was ready to receive a consignment of relief material from India to help civilians caught in the military conflict in the island ...
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November 13th, 2008 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) The Tamil Tigers cannot be crushed, two Sri Lankan Tamil MPs said Thursday, reacting to claims that the rebels were on the verge of losing the dragging ...
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November 13th, 2008 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) As leaders of BIMSTEC countries decided to firm up a pact on combating terrorism in the region, Sri Lanka Thursday said the sea lanes through the Bay ...
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November 13th, 2008 - 5:49 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Nov.13 (ANI): Visiting Sri Lankan President Mahindra Rajapakse today said that there was no question of ordering a cease-fire against the rebel Liberation Tigers for Tamil Ealam (LTTE), and ...
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November 12th, 2008 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
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Chennai, Nov 12 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu assembly Wednesday unanimously passed a resolution urging India to press for talks between the Tamil Tigers and Colombo and also an immediate ceasefire in the ...
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November 12th, 2008 - 3:01 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Nov.12 (ANI): Foreign Ministers of the seven member countries of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) are currently meeting in the Indian capital ...
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November 12th, 2008 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
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Chennai, Nov 12 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu assembly Wednesday passed a unanimous resolution asking the central government to press for negotiations between the Tamil Tigers and the Sri Lankan government as well ...
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November 11th, 2008 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
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Male, Nov 11 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa headed to New Delhi Tuesday with a clear message that while he understands the political compulsions behind India's concerns about civilian suffering in ...
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November 11th, 2008 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
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Male, Nov 11 (IANS) The Maldives, an Indian Ocean tourist paradise known for its luxurious resorts and sunny beaches, Tuesday ushered in a new era of change as 41-year-old Mohamed 'Anni' Nasheed ...
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November 9th, 2008 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
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!-- Imagr --Colombo, Nov 9 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa is expected to brief Indian leaders on the progress made by an all-party committee on devolution of powers to the ...
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November 9th, 2008 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
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img src="http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/images/Bharatiya Janata Party/in}bjp.jpg" hspace="5" vspace="5" alt="Bharatiya Janata Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party" align="right" Chennai, Nov 9 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Congress president K.V. Thangkabalu said Sunday that the Tamil conflict in Sri Lanka ...
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November 9th, 2008 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
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img src="http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/images/Bharatiya Janata Party/in}bjp.jpg" hspace="5" vspace="5" alt="Bharatiya Janata Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party" align="right" Chennai, Nov 9 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Congress president K.V. Thangkabalu Sunday said that the Tamil minority's problems in the ...
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November 6th, 2008 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
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Colombo, Nov 6 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa Thursday unveiled next year's budget that proposes to hike defence spending by nearly seven percent and asked the Tamil Tigers to surrender their ...
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November 6th, 2008 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
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Colombo, Nov 6 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa Thursday unveiled next year's budget that proposes to hike defence spending by nearly seven percent, demanding that the Tamil Tigers surrender their weapons ...
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November 2nd, 2008 - 11:55 am ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) India has told Sri Lanka to devolve powers in matters such as agriculture and education to the local authorities in its east if it is serious about ...
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November 1st, 2008 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
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Chennai, Nov 1 (IANS) Leading names of the Tamil film industry, including superstars Rajnikant and Kamal Hasan, joined in a day-long hunger strike here Saturday to demand an immediate end to the ...
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October 27th, 2008 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
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Chennai, Oct 27 (IANS) The Communist Party of India (CPI) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday assailed External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi for allegedly ...
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October 27th, 2008 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
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Colombo, Oct 27 (IANS) The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) party Monday accused US ambassador Robert Blake of meddling in Sri Lanka's affairs and warned that no country had the right to tell ...
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October 27th, 2008 - 2:10 pm ICT by ANI
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Chennai, Oct 27 (ANI): India will provide 800 tonnes of relief material to the civilian population in conflict-hit Sri Lanka to areas where Indian origin Tamil population is predominant, this was ...
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October 27th, 2008 - 12:49 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa's adviser said Monday after talks with Indian leaders that New Delhi and Colombo were “genuine friends” and that his country would keep ...
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October 26th, 2008 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi/Chennai, Oct 26 (IANS) India Sunday told Sri Lanka that it needs to take utmost care to protect civilians caught in the dragging ethnic conflict but made it clear that it ...
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October 26th, 2008 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
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Chennai, Oct 26 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said Sunday that Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi had promised that his DMK MPs will not insist on quitting parliament in the ...
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