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Chidambaram criticises BJP on Sri Lankan Tamils issue


Chidambaram further boasted of the Congress party`s commitment to raise voice against the 2009 genoc...

India should have sought SL`s suspension from Commonwealth: BJP


Expressing support to cause of protecting Sri Lankan Tamils, BJP said India should have demanded Sri...

Govt not taking honest position on Sri Lankan issu


CPI on Saturday accused the government of not taking an honest position on the Sri Lankan Tamils iss...

Swamy demands Vaiko`s arrest over remarks against Lankan envoy


Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy on Thursday termed MDMK chief Vaiko`s remarks against Sri L...

IPL matches in TN only if no SL players, umpires, officials: Jayalalithaa


Jayalalithaa said IPL matches would be permitted in TN only if there were no Sri Lankan players, ump...

Jaya, Karuna want India to skip Colombo CHOGM


DMK on Monday demanded that India should boycott the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting schedu...

Vaiko seeks fresh Assembly resolution on Tamils issue


MDMK chief Vaiko on Saturday requested Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa to adopt a resolution ...

`Centre, DMK didn`t do enough for SL Tamils`


With India voting against Sri Lanka at the UNHRC, BJP Thursday said the government and DMK should sp...

Mamata to support govt on Lankan Tamils issue


UPA`s estranged ally Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Wednesday sprang a surprise by promisi...

Protests over Sri Lankan Tamils issue continue in TN


Protests over the Sri Lankan Tamils issue continued all over the state on Wednesday with CPI(M) and ...

Indian role in US resolution forced our exit: Karunanidhi


DMK president M Karunanidhi said on Wednesday that his party quit the UPA after India helped in wate...

Govt, parties in talks on resolution on Sri Lankan Tamils


The government said it was talking to political parties on a resolution concerning the Sri Lankan Ta...

No business in Parliament as DMK, AIADMK, SP create ruckus


Parliament failed to transact any business on Wednesday as DMK, AIADMK and Samajwadi Party created r...

DMK`s announcement of snapping ties unexpected: TN Cong


Congress on Tuesday described as "unexpected," DMK`s announcement to break ties with it as it said t...

Probe `atrocities` on Sri Lankan Tamils: Sonia


Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday denounced the "unspeakable atrocities" committed on Tamil...

Ready to discuss Sri Lankan Tamil issue in Parliament: Govt


DMK chief M Karunanidhi said in Chennai that his party was ready to reconsider its decision to pull ...

No threat to UPA from DMK on Lanka issue : Congress


Congress on Monday dismissed suggestions of any threat to the government in the wake of DMK’s threat...

Puducherry Assembly urges Centre to support US-backed resolution


The Puducherry Assembly on Monday unanimously adopted a resolution urging the Centre to support the ...

Tamil Nadu students continue protests over Sri Lankan Tamil issue


Union Ministers AK Antony, Ghulam Nabi Azad and P Chidambaram are likely to discuss the issue with D...

Sonia Gandhi to discuss Cong strategy with party MPs


Sonia Gandhi is expected to unveil Congress` strategy on Monday in the backdrop of opposition flak o...

Cong decries `maligning` of PM on Sri Lankan Tamils issue


Congress on Sunday decried "maligning" of the Prime Minister and party-led UPA government by pro-Tam...

Parliament adjourned till noon after uproar


Parliament was adjourned till noon Tuesday after Opposition BJP, AIADMK and Congress ally DMK trigge...

Police removes fasting college students in late night swoop


In a late night swoop, police removed eight college students who were on a fast-unto-death on the Sr...

Fasting students admitted to hospital


Eight students of a city-based college, who were on a fast unto death on the Sri Lankan Tamils issue...

We don’t play the role of big brother in any country: Salman Khurshid


India on Thursday continued to be evasive on its stand to be adopted on the resolution against Sri L...

Debate on Sri Lankan Tamils issue in LS today


Amid sustained pressure by political parties from Tamil Nadu, the UPA government will on Thursday ho...

Karuna rejects criticism over Lankan Tamils issue


DMK chief M Karunanidhi today said he had "sacrificed" his government twice and had resigned as MLA ...

DMK to observe bandh on Lankan Tamils issue


The dawn-to-dusk general strike called by DMK-backed TESO in Tamil Nadu on March 12 over the Sri Lan...

Differences in UPA over Sri Lankan Tamils issue


Tamil parties are up in arms after fresh allegations about human rights violations against ethnic Ta...

British court blocks Sri Lankan Tamil deportations


A group of failed Sri Lankan Tamil asylum seekers have won the right to stay in the UK after the hig...

Karuna lashes out at Centre on Lankan Tamils issue


Launching tirade against UPA government over Sri Lankan Tamils issue, DMK accused it of showing litt...

TESO to meet Khurshid over Lankan war victims’ rehabilitation


A delegation of pro-Sri Lankan Tamils forum, led by DMK Treasurer M K Stalin, would meet External Af...

DMK satisfied with PM`s assurance on S Lankan Tamils


DMK expressed satisfaction over Manmohan Singh`s assurance that New Delhi stood for the "dignity and...

Sri Lankan Tamils seeks mandate for power sharing


Talks have been stalled since January, and the party and the Sri Lankan government blame each other...

Rights to SL Tamils: DMK for resolution in Gen Assembly


DMK demanded that India should bring a resolution in the UN General Assembly and the UNHRC for besto...

Karuna calls for solutions to Sri Lankan Tamils issue


DMK chief M Karunanidhi on Sunday called for "short, medium and long-term solutions" to address the ...

HC single judge declines to hear plea on TESO ban


The fate of the pro-Eelam TESO meet on Sri Lankan Tamils here tomorrow hung in balance as a single j...

Karuna`s TESO meet runs into rough weather as police deny nod


Police have denied permission on various grounds which cannot be divulged as the matter was sub-judi...

Karuna backs Eelam demand; seeks revival of TESO


Karunanidhi has reiterated his demand for India`s role in this regard as he sought reviving Tamil Ee...

CPM urges Centre to take up Tamils’ issue


The CPI-M urged the Centre to take up political and diplomatic efforts to ensure full rehabilitation...

Jaya unhappy with PM`s response on SL Tamils issue


TN CM Jayalalithaa expressed issatisfaction over PM`s "non-committal" response on India`s stand on t...

Sri Lankan Tamils arrested in Kerala


Thirty-seven Sri Lankan Tamils, who were trying to go to Australia by boat from here, were arreste...

Indian government betrayed Sri Lankan Tamils: Raja


Raja quoted Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa as stating that he was fighting the war for India...

DMK plea for settling Sri Lankan Tamils problem


DMK made an impassioned plea in the Lok Sabha for settling problems of Sri Lankan Tamils.

SL Tamils` debate loses to corruption in RS


The Rajya Sabha saw a brief ruckus Wednesday as members clashed on whether to take up a discussion o...

DMK to protest outside Parl on Aug 12


The Vaiko-led MDMK Friday announced staging a demonstration outside the Parliament on August 12, pr...

Price hike due to wrong economic policies: CPI


The "wrong economic policies" of the UPA government were to blame for the "unbearable" price hike of...

Over 2 lakhs displaced Lankan Tamils return home: UN


Over two lakh displaced Tamil civilians have left refugee camps in the north and east Sri Lanka si...

Ask Sri Lanka to devolve powers to Tamils: BJP


Accusing UPA government of not realising the "gravity of the situation" on the Lankan Tamils issue...

Canada to release one of 76 detained Sri Lankan Tamils


A Canadian court has ordered release of a Sri Lankan Tamil who was among 76 migrants detained for il...