Srilanka
A golden cow in war-hit Jaffna
Colombo, May 13 (IANS) Remember the famous story about the goose that laid the golden eggs? Well, in Sri Lanka's Jaffna peninsula, it was a
Poll victory mandate for peace: Rajapaksa (Lead)
Colombo, May 11 (IANS) Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa Sunday hailed his coalition's victory in the maiden eastern provincial council poll as 'a mandate' ...Bangladesh's ethnic minorities lose land: survey
Dhaka, May 11 (IANS) Bangladesh's ethnic minority communities, mainly Buddhist tribals, continue to be thrown out of their ancestral land, allegedly by government agencies, influential ...Eastern Sri Lanka poll 'relatively violence-free' (Roundup)
Colombo, May 10 (IANS) The poll to elect a maiden provincial council in eastern Sri Lanka ended on a 'relatively violence-free note' with nearly 60 ...Sri Lanka holds crucial polls in east amid tight security
Colombo, May 10 (IANS) Amid tight security, thousands in Sri Lanka's east queued up to vote Saturday to elect a maiden provincial council in the ...Tamil Tigers sink Sri Lankan naval ship in Trincomalee(Lead)
Colombo, May 10 (IANS) A Sri Lankan naval logistic supply vessel was sunk in a powerful pre-dawn underwater explosion by suspected Tamil Tiger rebels in ...Tamil Tigers sink Sri Lankan naval ship in Trincomalee
Colombo, May 10 (IANS) A Sri Lankan naval logistic supply vessel was sunk in a powerful pre-dawn underwater sea explosion by suspected Tamil Tiger rebels ...Sri Lanka's deadly bomb blast kills 11 ahead of vote
Colombo, May 9 (IANS) At least 11 civilians were killed and 29 wounded when a powerful bomb tore through a cafe in Sri Lanka's east ...Bomb blast in Sri Lanka, eight killed
Colombo, May 9 (IANS) At least eight civilians were killed Friday when a powerful bomb exploded in a tea shop in Sri Lanka's eastern town ...Over 60 killed in Lanka's fierce fighting (Lead)
Colombo, May 9 (IANS) At least 63 people, including 33 Tamil Tiger rebels, were killed and over 50 wounded when Sri Lankan government troops launched ...Maiden provincial poll for Sri Lanka's war-ravaged East
Colombo, May 9 (IANS) Amid sweeping security arrangements, Sri Lanka's war-hit eastern province comprising Batticaloa, Trincomalee and Amparai districts will elect a provincial council Saturday, ...Troops capture strategic town in Sri Lanka
Colombo, May 9 (DPA) Government troops recaptured a strategic town from Tamil rebels after killing at least 15 insurgents and losing two soldiers in ...Sri Lanka braces for crucial eastern provincial poll
Colombo, May 8 (DPA) The government has set the stage for a crucial provincial election in eastern Sri Lanka Saturday, a year after wresting control ...Sri Lanka hopeful of Indian help to overcome rice crisis
Colombo, May 8 (IANS) Sri Lanka has expressed hope that neighbour India would relax its decision not to export non-basmati rice and thus rescue the ...Rajapaksa challenges Prabhakaran to direct clash
Colombo, May 7 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa Tuesday challenged the elusive leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Velupillai Prabhakaran to ...Sri Lanka's parliament suspended till June 5 (Lead)
Colombo, May 7 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has suspended parliament for a month for reasons unknown, a top presidential source said. With parliament being ...Sri Lanka's president suspends parliament for one month
Colombo, May 7 (DPA) Sri Lanka's president Wednesday postponed parliament for a month amid claims by the opposition that the move was aimed at diverting ...15 killed, 66 wounded in fresh Sri Lanka clashes(Lead)
Colombo, May 5 (IANS) At least 10 Tamil Tiger rebels and five soldiers were killed and over 60 wounded in fierce clashes between the two ...New British mission building in Colombo
Colombo, May 5 (IANS) The Sri Lankan capital Monday got a new British High Commission building. 'It gives me great pleasure to open the new building,' ...Tamil Tigers attack Sri Lankan navy post in Mannar
Colombo, May 5 (IANS) A group of guerrillas of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) carried out a pre-dawn assault on a naval post ...LTTE unloaded three shiploads of arms in two months: Report
Colombo, May 4 (IANS) Despite the Sri Lankan Navy's claim that it had destroyed all 10 arms ships of the Tamil Tiger rebels, the country's ...Fighting continues in northern Sri Lanka
Colombo, May 4 (DPA) Heavy fighting continued in the northern part of Sri Lanka, claiming the lives of at least 23 rebels and eight soldiers ...12 killed in fresh Sri Lanka clashes
Colombo, May 3 (IANS) At least 12 combatants, including 10 Tamil Tigers, were killed and scores wounded as government troops and the rebels were locked ...Sri Lanka Cricket media manager removed for being 'too good'
Colombo, May 1 (IANS) Arjuna Ranatunga, head of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) interim governing body, Thursday removed its media manager allegedly for 'being too good ...Troops captured LTTE base, 40 rebels killed: Sri Lanka
Colombo, April 30 (IANS) Sri Lanka Wednesday said its troops battling the Tamil Tiger rebels had captured a rebel base in the northwestern Mannar district ...Most Commented
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Shahrukh Javed Jah
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03 March, 2008 03:57:37
I think musharraf should be ranked nuumber 1
Yogishri Oumkaar
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20 February, 2008 05:32:50
For democracy to survive, the majority of population of a country should be liberal, which is not the case with Pakistan. Democracy means a setup ...
Yogishri Oumkaar
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14 February, 2008 09:19:25
This was not just a political tamasha, they have also made a mockery of the lives of thousands of people. Every morning in almost all ...
Yogishri Oumkaar
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03 February, 2008 09:23:57
Mr. Raj Thackeray seems to be the most ignorant about Chhath Puja. By his comments, he has shown disrespect towards the people of Bihar ...
Steve Rice
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22 January, 2008 09:33:49
Mr. Gordon Brown has come on this visit to India and China with a specific purpose. As rightly said in the article Britain has now ...