Lanka must address reconciliation with sense of urgency: Sushma
Sri Lanka must address the issue of reconciliation with the Tamil minority in the country with 'a sense of urgency', Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj said here on Saturday.
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Indian delegation visits Sri Lanka’s war-torn north
An Indian parliamentary delegation has visited Sri Lanka's war-ravaged north where a large number of India-sponsored projects are being carried out, authorities said on Thursday.
Rajapaksa should walk the extra mile on Tamils issue: Chandrika
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa should walk the 'extra mile' and do a 'lot more' for political reconciliation of minority Tamils, who are different from LTTE, says former President Chandrika
Sri Lanka has proud record of safeguarding human rights: President Mahinda Rajapaksa
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Saturday said that his country has a rich and proud record of safeguarding human rights.
Addressing a public gathering in the central town of Balangoda, Raj
No one tells us what to do: Rajapaksa
Sri Lanka was ready to go the extra mile to establish permanent peace in the country through reconciliation and did not need external guidance, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said Wednesday, virtually ru
TN will be informed in advance about visits of Lankan VIPs: PM
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday assured Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa that the state government would be informed about the visits of Sri Lankan VIPs and other dignitaries in adv
US court dismisses case against Rajapaksa
A federal US court has dismissed a lawsuit filed against the Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, noting he is immune from lawsuits as a sitting Head of State.
Dismissing the case on Wednesday, t
Ex-president's family flees Maldives
The family of deposed Maldivian president Mohamed Nasheed has fled the country and sought refuge in Sri Lanka following unrest, a media report said.
Nasheed's wife Laila Ali arrived here on Wednesday
Krishna meets Sri Lankan President
External Affairs Minister S M Krishna on Tuesday met Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa here and is understood to have discussed a host of bilateral issues, including the ways to evolve a politica
Sri Lanka: Paradise lost, post Eelam war
Driving on the potholed A9 highway to Jaffna that could break the strongest of spines, it was great relief spotting a volleyball match in progress at a wayside playground.
It was in Kilinochchi, whi