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Sri Lanka: Fonseka barred from political office

Former Sri Lankan Army chief General (retired) Sarath Fonseka has been barred from political office ...

`Fonseka a pawn in game to check mate Rajapaksa`

The story of Fonseka`s release on Monday dominated the local media on Tuesday, with many a speculati...

Former SL Army chief Fonseka released from prison

Jailed former Sri Lankan Army chief general Sarath Fonseka has been released after more than two yea...

Fonseka finally walks free from Lanka prison

Sri Lanka`s war hero Sarath Fonseka walked free from prison on Monday on a presidential pardon after...

Sri Lankan President orders Fonseka`s release

Sarath Fonseka is currently serving a three-year jail term having been convicted in what was termed ...

`LTTE Diaspora has not given up separatism`

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa rejected international calls to withdraw troops from the coun...

S Lanka marks war anniversary with military parade

Sri Lanka celebrated three years since the end of a 30-year war with Tamil Tiger rebels by staging a...

Sri Lanka: HC grants bail to Sarath Fonseka

Sarath Fonseka led the Sri Lankan Army to victory against LTTE in the war which crushed the Tamil se...

Former Sri Lankan Tamil Tiger rebels ‘disappear’

A rights campaigner claims the men have apparently been taken away by the Sri Lankan government auth...

‘Former Sri Lankan Army chief Fonseka to be freed’

Former Sri Lankan Army Commander Sarath Fonseka is to be freed from prison soon, a legislator said.

A Raja can’t go to TN, so he goes to Parliament

A day after he walked out of Tihar Jail after securing bail in the 2G spectrum scam, A Raja went to ...

Bail to Raja doesn`t mean a clean chit to him: Joshi

PAC chairperson said the bail granted to A Raja does not mean he has been given a clean chit in the ...

Minor scuffle at Raja`s residence

A minor scuffle broke out between supporters of A Raja and media personnel outside the MP`s residenc...

Raja`s supporters celebrate his release

Arrangements were also being made for a gala dinner tonight for his supporters, DMK leaders and lawy...

Bail to Raja: Cong response guarded

DMK hailed the development and hoped the former Telecom Minister would prove his innocence.

DMK will stand by Raja, says Karuna

Backing his party colleague A Raja, prime accused in 2G spectrum scam, DMK chief M Karunanidhi expre...

Key points of Raja`s bail order

A Raja, who has been in jail since February 2011, was Tuesday granted bail in the 2G spectrum alloca...

India encouraged LTTE in the 1980`s: Book

The book, `Gota`s War`, talks about India`s "covert" role in LTTE`s growth as the outfit undertook f...

‘Tighten noose around others in 2G spectrum scam’

BJP said that Raja is not the only culprit in the 2G spectrum scam and tighten noose around those wh...

A Raja bail not end of 2G spectrum case: BJP

With court granting bail to Raja, BJP said this was not the end of the 2G case but could provide an ...

Raja a small player; risk to his life: Swamy

In his first comments post granting of bail to former telecom minister A Raja, main petitioner in th...

We’re very happy: DMK’s Baalu on Raja getting bail

DMK leaders on Tuesday expressed happiness on A Raja, former telecommunications minister, getting ba...

Sri Lanka’s top leaders hold reconciliation talks

Ranil Wickremesinghe led a UNP delegation to the `Temple Trees`, residence of Mahinda Rajapaksa at h...

Raja turns 49, spends quiet birthday in Tihar

Former telecom minister A Raja, jailed in the 2G spectrum allocation case, observed his 49th birthda...

EU wants fair trial for detainees in Sri Lanka

Several hundreds of suspected Tamil Tiger rebels and other political prisoners are in Sri Lankan pri...

Sri Lanka: Mosque dispute not prompting Muslim party`s withdrawal

Rauff Hakeem, leader of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress told reporters that he believed President Mahi...

Sri Lankan govt, oppn trade charges over reconciliation

A revived debate in Sri Lanka on devolution package for the Tamils appears to have run into rough we...

Sri Lankan President leaves for South Korea

Several bilateral agreements would be signed during Mahinda Rajapaksa`s visit with emphasis on bilat...

Sri Lanka celebrates Sinhala and Tamil New Year

The new year is observed by the Sinhala Buddhist community which forms 74 percent of Sri Lanka`s pop...

Maharashtra ATS nabs Chhota Rajan’s key aide

One of the key members of Rajendra Sadashiv Nikalje alias Chhota Rajan’s gang Sharad Kolambe was arr...

Sri Lanka keen to implement war commission report

The Sri Lankan govt has told parliament that it has no objection in implementing recommendations of ...

NCP office-bearer arrested in 2002 extortion case

An NCP office-bearer wanted in a 2002 extortion case, associated with underworld don Chhota Rajan, ...

India slams SL media report on LTTE camps in TN

Reports in a section of the Sri Lankan media suggested the existence of LTTE-training camps in Tamil...

US court dismisses case against Rajapaksa

The US State Department had entered a motion asking the case be dismissed because of the immunity p...

Chhota Rajan aide acquitted in attempt-to-murder

A Mumbai sessions court acquitted DK Rao, alleged trusted lieutenant of fugitive gangster Chhota Ra...

India-Sri Lanka joint sea patrolling sought

A Sri Lankan minister has called for joint patrolling by Indian and Sri Lankan Navies to prevent cla...

No one needs to tell us what to do: Rajapaksa

Sri Lanka is ready to walk an extra mile to establish permanent peace in the country through reconc...

‘India introduced a balanced UN resolution on SL`

PM Manmohan Singh wrote to President Mahinda Rajapaksa, telling him that India succeeded in introduc...

Lankan Army Chief slams resolution at UN meet

Lt Gen Jagath Jayasuriya said that the motive behind the move was to frame President Mahinda Rajapak...

Hearing on Swamy`s plea against Raja deferred

A Delhi court deferred till May 26 the hearing on a plea by Subramanian Swamy who had levelled some ...

Sri Lanka monks protest US move

Several hundred Buddhist monks marched to the US embassy vowing support for President Mahinda Rajapa...

US court dismisses case against Rajapaksa

A federal US court dismissed a lawsuit against Mahinda Rajapaksa, noting he is immune as a sitting H...

Sri Lanka ready for UNHRC sessions: Officials

Sri Lanka is ready for the upcoming session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva with an impres...

2G verdict delay not intentional: Justice Ganguly

Justice A K Ganguly, who was part of a Supreme Court bench that delivered landmark judgements on 2G ...

Top US officials arrive in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka`s rights record is expected to be the centre of discussions at the UN Human Rights Council...

‘Give Rajapaksa Bharat Ratna for wiping out LTTE’

Subramanian Swamy has said that Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa should be awarded Bharat Ratn...

All trade unions supporting strike on Feb 28: Raja

A Raja said that the strike has been called to protest against the "liberalised economic policies" o...

Pak, Lanka to strengthen cooperation in defence, banking

The Sri Lankan President extended his deep sense of gratitude to Pakistan for helping in surmounting...

Sri Lankans demand release of jailed ex-Army Chief

Opposition lawmakers and activists demanded the release of Sri Lanka`s jailed ex-Army Chief, shouti...

Rajapaksa to visit Pakistan to boost ties

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa will visit Pakistan on February 10 for talks aimed at boosti...

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