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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK Partiarch, M Karunanidhi on Wednesday Asserted that the DMK's demand for state autonomy was not secessionist, but party's "dream" of autonomy would become a reality one day.

Four deputy leaders were elected by the main Opposition Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (DRP) at its congress that ended yesterday.

In a bid to revive the party’s shattered image after the drubbing in the Lok Sabha elections and wrangling among the top leadership, the BJP is holding a meeting at Indore from Feb 17. The party realizes that while it has not been able to hold on to the urban voters and middle class, it has not been able to convince the Dalits and Muslims of its credibility.

The Chennai City Police on Wednesday arrested a 30 year old Sri Lankan national involved in a string of credit card frauds across the southern states.

In a series of high level interactions, Russia and India on Tuesday decided to firm up two major pacts -- on nuclear energy and a fifth generation fighter plane — in time for Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s visit in March. They also resolved to step up trade ties and develop closer cooperation in the energy sector.

Leader of the Sri Lanka National Congress and Minister Milinda Moragoda recently, handed over the policy document of the party on the forthcoming General Election titled “Agenda for influencing the Government.” to a number of influential members of the Maha Sangha, representing all three Chapters at a ceremony held at the Kelaniya Raja Maha Viharaya.

Richard Manik de Zoysa, an unbiased journalist, poet, playwright, actor, human rights activist and a broadcaster was born in Colombo 18th March 1958, abducted and killed on 17/18th February 1990, by the UNP government under the late president Mr.Ranasinghe Premadasa.

Burma’s junta sentenced four women activists to two years imprisonment with hard labor on the same day U.N. special envoy Tomas Ojea Quintana arrived for a five-day visit to evaluate progress on human rights in the country.