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Army training Sri Lankan men, admits Gen

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Lt Gen A.K. Singh, general officer commanding in chief, southern command, appears to have got the army into a bit of trouble.

After participating in the happy ceremony of the passing out of cadets a

India on look out for ascendance against spirited Pakistan

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Their tails up after an easy outing against hosts Sri Lanka, India would like to keep the winning momentum going when they take on arch-rivals Pakistan in their second warm-up game here on Monday ahea

LTTE gold sneaking into India

Spurt in gold smuggling from Colombo after the ethnic war got over in Sri Lanka has forced some officials in Indian customs intelligence to believe that a lot of illegally-held gold is being smuggled

Rajapaksa faces MDMK's opposition over Sanchi visit

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The proposed visit of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse to Sanchi next week for laying foundation of a Buddhist University is mired in controversy with MDMK strongly opposing it even as the Ma

Lankan minister must face trial: TN

Sri Lankan minister Douglas Devananda was involved in a murder case and hence has to face trial, the state government informed a sessions court on Wednesday. The state, represented by the inspector of

Sri Lanka toon targets PM, CM

A dirty cartoon lampooning Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and chief minister J. Jayalalithaa published in the Sunday edition of Lakbima, the second largest circulated Sinhala daily in Sri Lanka, has tr

‘Ask BJP about Rajapaksa visit’

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s proposed visit to the Buddhist centre at Sanchi in Madhya Pradesh has become further vitiated with Union shipping minister G.K. Vasan insisting that his trip w

Rajapaksa's ruling coalition wins provincial polls in Sri Lanka

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Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa's ruling United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) on Sunday defeated the country's main ethnic Tamil party in the elections held for three of the island's nine pr

ICC announces umpires, match referees of group stage of T20 WC

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The ICC on Sunday announced the names of umpires and match referees who will officiate in the group stage of the Twenty20 World Cup to be held in Sri Lanka from September 18 to October 7.

The match r

Sri Lankan envoy pleads for talks

Even as the trade and business captains are increasingly worried over the fallout of the recent travel advisory issued by the Sri Lankan government telling its citizens to avoid visiting Tamil Nadu, S

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