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‘Give Rajapaksa Bharat Ratna for wiping out LTTE’


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

Sri Lankan President visits Pakistan


Sri Lanka enjoys duty free market access on 206 products in Pakistan while Pak has duty free access ...
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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...
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Rajapaksa to visit Pakistan to boost ties

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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`Imported solutions won`t work in Sri Lanka`

`Imported solutions won`t work in Sri Lanka`


Differences over a political solution are hampering Sri Lanka`s efforts to resolve the Tamil issue.
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Rajapaksa shifted Pongal reception for Krishna


Sri Lankan Prez Mahinda Rajapaksa made a last-minute change to the timing of his traditional `Thaipo...
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‘Formulate political solution of Tamil issue’


India Tuesday told Sri Lanka that the "most important" issue before it was to come out with a politi...
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Krishna meets Sri Lankan President


External Affairs Minister SM Krishna Tuesday met Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa here and is ...
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Krishna attends Rajapaksa`s Pongal reception


External Affairs SM Krishna began his Sri Lanka visit on Monday.
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Tigress, cubs kill, eat farmer in Yavatmal


A tigress from a nearby forest reserve killed a farmer while he was working in the field and, along ...
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No deliberate targeting of civilians: Lankan probe

No deliberate targeting of civilians: Lankan probe


A Sri Lankan war commission has cleared the nation`s Army of deliberately targetting civilians in ...
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Sri Lankan opposition attacked inside Parliament

Sri Lankan opposition attacked inside Parliament


Opposition members were protesting inside Parliament during a budget speech by Sri Lankan President.
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PM to Sri Lanka: Use of force on fishermen not acceptable


The two leaders also discussed the speedy resettlement of Tamils displaced by armed conflict with th...
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PM meets Lankan President, discusses Tamil issue


PM Manmohan Singh is understood to have discussed the Tamil issue during his meeting with President ...
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`Pro-Rajapaksa stand reason for ill-treatment of T


The CPI on Sunday said the Centre`s pro-Rajapaksa stand was the main reason for Sri Lanka`s "conti...
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Probe sought into killing of Rajapaksa`s advisor


The UNP has echoed concerns raised over the investigation by the family members of the slain presid...
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War crimes charges filed against Lankan Prez


Ahead of Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Perth, a Sri Lankan man has filed war crimes ch...
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Sri Lanka wary of pro-LTTE elements overseas

Sri Lanka wary of pro-LTTE elements overseas


The government forces wrested back the control of Kilinochchi from LTTE in January 2009.
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Advisor`s murder suspects held in India: Rajapaksa

Advisor`s murder suspects held in India: Rajapaksa


The suspects have been arrested following cooperation received from the Indian government.
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Rajapaksa`s advisor among 4 killed in Lanka polls


Three others, including a bodyguard of Premachandra, was also killed in the shootout.
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Voting underway in Sri Lanka`s mid-term test

Voting underway in Sri Lanka`s mid-term test


Voters are set to elect 420 members from among 6,488 candidates, with results are due by tomorrow.
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Attempt to create unrest in Lanka: Rajapaksa

Attempt to create unrest in Lanka: Rajapaksa


Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa warned of an attempt to create religious and ethnic unrest i...
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SL war crimes panel to submit report by Nov 15


A Sri Lankan inquiry commission probing the country`s civil war with LTTE between February 2002 and...
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S Lanka: Might of powerful nations cannot prevail

S Lanka: Might of powerful nations cannot prevail


Rajapaksa said every country`s values, traditions and religious convictions cannot be diluted or dis...
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Rajapaksa leaves for US over UN report row

Rajapaksa leaves for US over UN report row


The report accused both Sri Lankan forces and the LTTE of committing war crimes and called for an i...
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Rajapaksa questions West`s standards on terror


Sri Lanka has dismissed the report as biased and motivated by the pro-LTTE diaspora in the West.
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US for open inquiry of Lanka war crimes charge

US for open inquiry of Lanka war crimes charge


Sri Lanka announced that it was lifting the state of emergency imposed nearly 30 years ago.
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SL Prez wants campaign to counter negative reports

SL Prez wants campaign to counter negative reports


Sri Lanka garnered negative attention over accusations of rights abuses, which the government terms ...
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‘Parl Committee to resolve ethnic issue in SL’

‘Parl Committee to resolve ethnic issue in SL’


The opposition parties are yet to make public their official position on the move to appoint the PSC...
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Karunanidhi hits out at Sri Lankan Defence Secy


Sri Lankan Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa was "totally wrong" in his comment that all those i...
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Rajapaksa orders probe on journalist assault

Rajapaksa orders probe on journalist assault


Gnanasundaram Kuhanathan, 58, news editor of the Uthayan, was brutally attacked when he was returnin...
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Sri Lankan president hosts Nirupama Rao

Sri Lankan president hosts Nirupama Rao


Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Saturday hosted a farewell reception for outgoing Indian...
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Rajapaksa in Jaffna ahead of local elections


Rajapaksa, who was inspecting the government`s development drive activities in Jaffna, was accorde...
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Rajapaksa denies Indian pressure over Tamil issue

Rajapaksa denies Indian pressure over Tamil issue


Sri Lankan Prez said that any settlement to Tamil matter would have to be approved by Parliament.
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Rajapaksa in Russia amid demands on `war crimes`


Sri Lanka has stepped up its campaign to seek support against mounting pressure from Western nations...
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Work out political arrangement with Tamils: India to Lanka


Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has accepted President Mahinda Rajapaksa`s invitation to visit Sri Lan...
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‘No change in policy on war crimes in SL’

‘No change in policy on war crimes in SL’


The Defence Attache had publicly expressed doubt as to the credibility of surrender offers made by s...
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India should not support Rajapaksa, says BJP


Tamil Nadu BJP unit on Wednesday said India should not repeat the "mistake" of supporting Sri Lanka...
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Jayalalitha asks Centre to move UN against Rajapaksa for war crimes


AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa pressed the Indian government to move the UN against Sri Lankan Presiden...
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Rajapaksa for `show of strength` against UN panel report

Rajapaksa for `show of strength` against UN panel report


Rajapaksa, who departed this morning on an official visit to Bangladesh, said Sri Lankans needed to...
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3 chapters on Rajapaksa in Sri Lanka`s new Mahavasma


Mahavamsa is a historical poem written in Pali describing Lankan rulers.
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Rajapaksa`s effigy burnt, 19 pro-LTTE MDMK workers arrested


Nineteen workers of the pro-LTTE MDMK were arrested for staging a protest against Sri Lankan Presi...
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Rajapaksa prays for team’s victory at Tirupati


Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Saturday left for Mumbai to watch the World Cup final, but...
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We want solution acceptable to all: Sri Lankan Prez

We want solution acceptable to all: Sri Lankan Prez


Mahinda Rajapaksa said ongoing talks with the pro-LTTE TNA were progressing.
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Sri Lanka Appeal court to review Fonseka writ petition


The Appeal Court set until April 25 for the prosecution to file objections. The petition is to be he...
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Lankan Prez silences `insulting` official World Cup song

Lankan Prez silences `insulting` official World Cup song


Mahinda Rajapaksa thinks the official World Cup song insults rival teams.
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Rajapaksa scoffs reports about his health


Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksha has scoffed media reports about his health, prompted by un...
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Tamil-Americans ask Obama for probe against Rajapaksa

Tamil-Americans ask Obama for probe against Rajapaksa


Sri Lankan President is currently believed to be in US on a private visit.
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Rajapaksa rides LTTE`s sea scooter in Jaffna

Rajapaksa rides LTTE`s sea scooter in Jaffna


Sri Lankan PreZ Mahinda Rajapaksa rode a sea scooter captured from the LTTE.
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SL Prez seeks humanitarian solution to fishing row


Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa today advocated a "humanitarian approach" to avoid clashes b...
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