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India to build 43,000 houses for war displaced Tamils

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India will construct 43,000 housing units for displaced Tamils in Sri Lanka's former war zones of the north and the east, as part of a USD 270 million project.

Lankan airmen leave Chennai

Yielding to pressure from chief minister J Jayalalithaa and several other political leaders, the Centre on Friday moved the nine Sri Lankan airmen from the IAF station at Tambaram to Bengaluru for con

All Lankan trainees to be sent off: Defence ministry

Under attack from all political parties, including ruling UPA key ally DMK, the Centre on Friday decided to 'send off' the Sri Lankan airmen from the IAF station at Tambaram where they were undergoing training.

Sachin rested, Zaheer and Sehwag return

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Veteran batsman Sachin Tendulkar opted to skip the upcoming ODI series against Sri Lanka. The rest of the squad selected at Mumbai on Wednesday saw seniors, Virender Sehwag and Zaheer Khan return to the one-day squad.

Jaya asks Centre to cancel training prog to SL Air Force men

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Taking objection to the training being imparted to Sri Lankan Air Force personnel at an Indian Air Force base near here, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalaithaa on Thursday urged the Centre to immedi

Training of Lankan air force men kicks up ruckus in TN

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The reported training of Sri Lankan Air Force personnel by India on Thursday came under sharp attack from political parties in Tamil Nadu with Chief Minister Jayalalithaa describing it as an ‘insult t

Sehwag, Zaheer return to Indian squad for Sri Lanka tour

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The fit-again duo of opening batsman Virender Sehwag and pace spearhead Zaheer Khan on Wednesday made a comeback but Sachin Tendulkar opted out from India's 15-member cricket squad for the five one-da

NSA Shivshankar Menon in Lanka for high-level talks

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Issues like reconciliation with minority Tamils are expected to figure prominently in talks National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon will have with the Sri Lankan leadership during his ongoing visi

Sri Lanka shuts main opposition news websites

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Sri Lankan police on Friday shut down opposition news websites, accusing them of carrying ‘false and vulgar reports’, months after imposing censorship on news alerts issued by mobile phone companies.

Indian business houses buy all Sri Lanka Premier League franchises

Indian business enterprises showed keen interest in the inaugural edition of the Sri Lanka Premier League and bought all the seven contesting franchises on offer, even as the BCCI decided not to allow its players to participate in the Twenty-20 league.

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