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India working for all communities to find place in Sri Lanka: PM


Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said that India was working towards finding the rightful place for...

Karuna wants Centre`s intervention to protect Tamil


Expressing apprehensions over "attempts" to abrogate Rajiv-Jayawardene Accord and repeal 1...

Jaya slams UPA over training SL defence personnel


Jayalalithaa slammed the Centre for being "insensitive" on the issue of training Sri Lanka...

Lanka defers approving contentious provincial powers bill


Sri Lanka`s cabinet deferred its plan to introduce a controversial bill aimed at diluting powers of ...

Tamils rise up against Sri Lankan Army`s land `seizure`


There are growing tensions in northern Sri Lanka as Tamils are trying to prevent the Sinhalese-domin...

Tamils want to live in one country: Mahinda Rajapaksa


SL President Mahinda Rajapaksa said the Tamil minority now wants to live peacefully in one country a...

Karunanidhi slams Centre on fishermen issue


Slamming Centre on issue of attacks on Indian fishermen allegedly by Sri Lankan navy, former UPA all...

Major human rights problems in Sri Lanka: US


US said Sri Lanka`s rights record in 2012 was tainted by "human rights problems" including...

Australia-bound Tamils arrested by Sri Lankan Navy


A total of 80 would be asylum seekers to Australia, all of them Tamils, were arrested in Sri Lanka`s...

Talks only solution for Lankan Tamils issue


Only composite talks will be a solution for Sri Lankan Tamils issue and fishermen problem, senior Co...

Chidambaram criticises BJP on Sri Lankan Tamils issue


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

New fears in Sri Lanka amid anti-Muslim campaign


A red-robbed Buddhist monk calmly picked up stones and hurled them at a security camera. Then, as po...

Sri Lankan commission to probe mass grave


Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has decided to appoint a special commission to investigate a ...

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...

Narayanasamy asks Lankan envoy to confine to diplomatic work


Vaiko had in a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh sought criminal prosecution of the Sri Lankan...

Tamil film industry unites for Sri Lankan Tamils


For a second time within two weeks, the Tamil film industry will join hands to observe a day-long fa...

Govt not taking honest position on Sri Lankan issue: CPI


CPI accused the government of not taking an honest position on the Sri Lankan Tamils issue and asked...

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...

None should defend a person convicted by SC: Togadia on Sanjay Dutt


Flaying those rallying behind film actor Sanjay Dutt, VHP`s Praveen Togadia said such people are doi...

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...

Pulling out of UPA has not changed anything for Tamils: Karuna


DMK president M Karunanidhi on Thursday said pulling out of UPA on the Sri Lankan Tamils issue has n...

Pulling out of UPA has not changed anything for Tamils: Karuna


DMK President M Karunanidhi today said pulling out of UPA on the Sri Lankan Tamils issue has not cha...

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...

Sri Lanka may pull its mission out of Tamil Nadu


Faced with growing anti-Sri Lankan sentiments in Tamil Nadu, Colombo may shift its deputy high commi...

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...

Both Houses disrupted over Sri Lanka issue


Both Houses were disrupted on Thursday as the DMK and the AIADMK took up the issue of the killing of...

India votes against Sri Lanka, UNHRC adopts resolution


UNHRC began voting on resolution to press Sri Lankan government for a more thorough probe of accusat...

Mamata to support govt on Lankan Tamils issue


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

Trinamool to support govt on Lankan Tamils issue


UPA`s estranged ally Trinamool Congress today sprang a surprise by promising to support the governme...

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 ...

No-trust motion against govt is not the issue, says DMK


DMK on Wednesday said pulling down the UPA dispensation by bringing no-trust motion in the House is ...

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...

Tamil film industry fasts for Sri Lankan Tamils


Members of Tamil film industry observed a day-long fast here Tuesday in support of the protests agai...

‘All steps to be taken to protect Lankan visitors`


India Tuesday assured Sri Lanka that it will continue to take all measures to ensure safety, securit...

Drama of convenience: Sri Sri Ravi Shankar


Terming as a `drama of convenience` the DMK pulling out of UPA, Art of Living Founder Sri Sri Ravi S...

Early LS polls inevitable: Sukhbir


The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) Tuesday said early elections to the Lok Sabha were inevitable after th...

CPI (M) for full autonomy for Lankan Tamils


Describing as "state of uncertainty" the situation at the Centre in the aftermath of DMK`s...

DMK`s announcement of snapping ties unexpected: TN Cong


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

Probe `atrocities` on Sri Lankan Tamils: Sonia


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

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 ...

Don`t jump to conclusion: NCP on DMK pullout


As DMK pulled out of the government, UPA constituent NCP cautioned against jumping to any conclusion...

Amid Sri Lanka heat, Indian envoy to Geneva called


India recalled its envoy in Geneva for consultations on US resolution on Sri Lanka as Tamil Nadu CM ...

India calls off defence talks with Lanka


Amidst severe attack by Tamil parties over engagement with Sri Lanka, Government has called off the ...

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...

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...