Rajapaksa visit: Vaiko, supporters detained
September 21st, 2012 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Sep 21 (IANS) MDMK leader Vaiko and his around 700 supporters, who were protesting Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa's visit to Madhya Pradesh, were Friday detained in Chhindwara district ... Read more...
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Rajapaksa to meet Manmohan Thursday
September 19th, 2012 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa arrived here Wednesday night for a three-day official visit during which he is to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and ... Read more...
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DMK to participate in Sep 20 bandh
September 18th, 2012 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 18 (IANS) The DMK, a major constituent of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) central government, Tuesday announced that it would participate in the opposition sponsored Sep 20 bandh ... Read more...
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Amid Tamil Nadu unrest, Manmohan to meet Rajapaksa
September 18th, 2012 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will meet Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa here Thursday, and is expected to press for a viable political solution in the ... Read more...
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Attack on Lankan visitors unacceptable, says Karunanidhi
September 5th, 2012 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 5 (IANS) DMK President M. Karunanidhi Wednesday said attacking Sri Lankans visiting Tamil Nadu or other parts of India is unacceptable and will affect ties between the two ... Read more...
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DMK to submit Tamil meet resolutions to UN: Karunanidhi
September 4th, 2012 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 4 (IANS) DMK president M.Karunanidhi Tuesday said that his party will send the resolutions passed at the Tamil Eelam Supporters Organisation (TESO) meet here to the United Nations ... Read more...
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Scrap training of Sri Lankan army, demand DMK MPs
September 4th, 2012 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) A group of MPs of the DMK, a key UPA constituent, Tuesday met Defence Minister A.K. Antony and demanded a halt to the training ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan Navy arrests Australia-bound asylum seekers
August 20th, 2012 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Aug 20 (IANS) The Sri Lankan Navy Monday arrested 83 people, including 66 Tamils, who were heading on two boats to Australia illegally to seek asylum, a navy spokesman ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu should grow at 11 percent, says Jayalalithaa
August 15th, 2012 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 15 (IANS) Tamil Nadu should record a 11 percent economic growth, Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa said Wednesday, while asking India to protects the Tamils in Sri Lanka.Unfurling the ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan politician arrested for human smuggling
July 25th, 2012 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, July 25 (IANS) A politician and another suspect have been arrested over a human smuggling operation in Sri Lanka, police said.Police spokesperson Ajith Rohana told Xinhua that the politician ... Read more...
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Former LTTE leader slams Tamil Nadu politicians
July 22nd, 2012 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, July 22 (IANS) A former Tamil Tiger rebel now in the custody of the government Sunday slammed Indian Tamil politicians for using the Tamil issue in Sri Lanka for ... Read more...
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Do not train Sri Lankans: Jayalalithaa, Karunanidhi (Lead)
July 16th, 2012 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 16 (IANS) Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa and former chief minister M. Karunanidhi Monday asked the central government to send back all Sri Lankan military personnel training in ... Read more...
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Send back Sri Lankan defence personnel: Jayalalithaa
July 16th, 2012 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 16 (IANS) Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Monday asked the central government to send back all Sri Lankan military personnel training in India and accused New Delhi of ... Read more...
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DMK demands removal of cartoon from NCERT textbook
June 9th, 2012 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai June 9 (IANS) DMK president M. Karunanidhi Saturday urged the central government to remove from a textbook the controversial cartoon lampooning the anti-Hindi agitation that raged in Tamil Nadu ... Read more...
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36 Sri Lankans deported, reach Colombo (Lead)
June 1st, 2012 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 1 (IANS) Thirty-six Sri Lankans, including 28 Tamils, reached Sri Lanka Friday after being deported from Britain, media reports said.The deportation took place after the British government rejected ... Read more...
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India should support referendum for Tamil Eelam: Karunanidhi
April 18th, 2012 - 12:39 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 17 (IANS) DMK president and former Tamil Nadu chief minister M.Karunanidhi Tuesday said India should take up efforts in the United Nations for holding a referendum in Sri ... Read more...
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AIADMK out of MPs team to Sri Lanka
April 11th, 2012 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 11 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Wednesday withdrew her AIADMK MP from an all-party delegation set to visit Sri Lanka April 16-21.The team led by BJP's ... Read more...
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Will India’s vote drive Sri Lanka closer to China?
March 23rd, 2012 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) India has made it clear to Sri Lanka that its vote on the US-backed resolution was aimed at speeding up the reconciliation process in the ... Read more...
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Tamil Eelam is my unrealised dream: Karunanidhi
March 23rd, 2012 - 12:39 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 22 (IANS) DMK president M.Karunanidhi Thursday termed a Tamil Eelam his unrealised dream and he will fight for its realisation, while citing rivalry between the Sri Lankan ... Read more...
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DMK welcomes India’s vote against Sri Lanka
March 22nd, 2012 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) The DMK Thursday welcomed India's voting in favour of a US resolution against Sri Lanka saying it was vital to make sure that Tamils in ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka urges India to review stand
March 20th, 2012 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Colombo, March 20 (IANS) Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Gamini Peiris Tuesday urged India to reconsider its stand to vote for the US-backed resolution on alleged war crimes committed ... Read more...
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‘PM should take stand on Sri Lanka war crimes’
March 20th, 2012 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Even as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh assured support to the US resolution against Sri Lanka, some opposition parties Tuesday asked him to take a ... Read more...
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India may vote against Sri Lanka (Lead)
March 19th, 2012 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) India could vote for a US-backed resolution over Sri Lanka's "war crimes" if it helped achieve "equality, justice and self-respect" for Tamils, Prime Minister ... Read more...
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India to vote against Sri Lanka: PM
March 19th, 2012 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday said the government was "intending" to vote in favour of the US-backed resolution against Sri Lanka at the UN ... Read more...
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DMK calls meeting on Sri Lanka resolution
March 17th, 2012 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 17 (IANS) The DMK has called a meeting of its high level committee Tuesday to discuss the Indian government's support to the US-backed resolution against Sri Lanka in ... Read more...
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Karunanidhi warns Centre over UN resolution
March 15th, 2012 - 12:49 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 14 (IANS) Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president M. Karunanidhi Wednesday said his party would consider it a betrayal of Tamils if the Indian government does not support the ... Read more...
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AIADMK unhappy with PM over Sri Lanka (Lead)
March 14th, 2012 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 14 (IANS) Expressing her unhappiness with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Wednesday urged the government to back a resolution in Geneva on ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka war crimes: AIADMK dissatisfied with PM’s response
March 14th, 2012 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 14 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Wednesday said India should support the US-sponsored resolution on the war crimes allegedly committed during Sri Lanka's civil war ... Read more...
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‘India hoping for forward-looking outcome on Sri Lanka resolution’
March 13th, 2012 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 13 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said that the Indian government is trying to achieve a forward-looking outcome and reconciliation rather than deepening confrontation and mistrust ... Read more...
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Yechuri wants ‘justice’ for Tamils
March 13th, 2012 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechury said Tuesday that Tamils in Sri Lanka deserved "justice"."India must exercise its influence... Justice should be given to the Tamil population ... Read more...
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Krishna flies to Jaffna to assist ethnic Tamils
January 18th, 2012 - 11:56 am ICT by IANS
Colombo, Jan 18 (IANS) India's External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Wednesday flew from by chopper to Kilinochchi on way to Jaffna in the northern province of Sri Lanka to meet ... Read more...
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Rajapaksa assures Krishna of power-devolution to Tamils
January 17th, 2012 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Jan 17 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa is committed to devolving powers to ethnic Tamils by pursuing the 13th amendment to the constitution, Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. ... Read more...
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May consider central security for Mullaperiyar Dam: PM (Lead)
December 26th, 2011 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday assured DMK president M. Karunanidhi that the central government would consider providing security to the Mullaperiyar Dam in Kerala.
According ... Read more...
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Mullaperiyar: Karunanidhi urges PM to intervene
December 26th, 2011 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 26 (IANS) DMK president M. Karunanidhi Monday called on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at Raj Bhavan here and urged him to take steps to end attacks on ... Read more...
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Now ad war over Mullaperiyar dam
December 19th, 2011 - 12:36 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 19 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, following in the footsteps of his Tamil Nadu counterpart, has issued newspaper advertisements appealing to the people of both states to ... Read more...
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