Centre must rein in Gotabaya: Jaya
Chief minister J. Jayalalithaa lashed out at Sri Lankan defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa saying he had become “emboldened” because the Centre remained 'silent' over the Tamil Nadu Assembly resolut
Former Indian PM Gandhi's killers to hang: president
President Pratibha Patil has rejected the mercy pleas of three men convicted for the 1991 assassination of then prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, paving the way for their execution, an official said today.
BJP Mission Eelam sinks
The Eelam war might have ended on the northern beaches of Sri Lanka but across the Palk Strait, the island’s Tamil conflict continues to gather heat across Tamil Nadu amid scores of concerned politici
Lanka war crimes: ‘Killing Fields’ steps up pressure on Delhi
The horrific visuals of the British Channel Four video, ‘Killing Fields’, repeatedly telecast by a TV channel to stunned homes across the country have brought fresh pressure upon the Indian Government
Key nations skip Sri Lanka's 'terrorism' seminar
Sri Lanka is to hold an international seminar starting on Tuesday to share lessons on its bloody defeat of Tamil rebels, but major nations have declined to send delegations amid war crime allegations.
Top LTTE leader apologises for Rajiv Gandhi's killing
A top Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader, Kumaran Pathmanathan, has apologised to India for V. Prabhakaran’s “mistake” of killing former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
20 years later, horror continues to float
It’s now two decades since it happened but the horror still haunts me.
It seems like last night, though it happened on the night of May 21, 1991.
Congress senior leader G K Moopanar and his politi
Jaya demands immediate steps to make Rajapakse stand trial
AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa today demanded that the government take 'immediate steps' to make Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse stand trial for alleged war crimes during the conflict between the La
Sri Lanka warns UN not to publish war crimes report
Sri Lanka warned the United Nations on Thursday against publishing a 'preposterous' report on alleged war crimes during the island's ethnic war, saying it could badly harm reconciliation efforts.
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Lanka PM says LTTE network still active
Sri Lankan Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne has warned that the international network of the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealam (LTTE) is still active and could revive their terror activities again.