| CBI raids Stalin’s house, questions son |
Two days after the dramatic pull-out of the DMK from the UPA, a four-member team of the Central Bureau of investigation landed at the Chennai residence of DMK treasurer and Karunanidhi son M K Stalin.
Sources said the CBI visit to Stalin's house was in connection with an old case of the directorat... |
| 21.03.2013 - 14:36 |
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From R. Vasudevan—Reporting from New Delhi |
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| Sri Lanka Rejected the Report of High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay |
Sri Lanka rejected of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay and called the report, ‘flawed and misconceived, -based on a collection of inaccuracies and misconceptions is in itself fatally flawed'.
“We note that in the Report, the Office of the High Commissioner has gone beyond the ma... |
| 21.03.2013 - 03:23 |
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| DMK pulls out of UPA govt over Eelam Tamils issue |
In a dramatic but expected development, the DMK, a key constituent of the ruling UPA at the Centre, decided to pull out of the Union government and the UPA alliance over the Sri Lanka issue.
Reading out a terse statement at Anna Arivalayam, the DMK HQ, party chief M Karunanidhi said, "The Government... |
| 19.03.2013 - 15:25 |
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From R. Vasudevan—Reporting from New Delhi |
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| US 4th Draft - March 18 - on Sri Lanka: Truth seeking mechanism, Global probe stay |
: After two informal sessions called by the United States delegation in Geneva, some minor changes were made to a draft that was presented Monday, 18 March but most significant components such as credible independent international investigation into alleged violation of IHL and IHRL, truth seeking m... |
| 19.03.2013 - 13:11 |
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Daya Gamage - US National Correspondent Asian Tribune |
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| India asks envoy in Geneva called for talks |
India on Monday asked its envoy in Geneva to return for consultations on the US resolution on Sri Lanka as Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa told New Delhi to take a tough stand against Colombo and the UPA tried to placate DMK leader M. Karunanidhi.
Dilip Sinha, ambassador and permanent repre... |
| 19.03.2013 - 01:50 |
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From R.Vasudevan—Reporting from New Delhi |
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| Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport Declared Opened Today |
Sri Lanka’s second international airport- the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport in Hambantota was inaugurated by President Mahinda Rajapaksa today (18 March).
A special SriLankan Airlines flight carrying President Mahinda Rajapaksa landed at the new Airport . Therefore the president was record... |
| 18.03.2013 - 17:11 |
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| Bodu Bala Sena to tone down its stance on Muslims |
Bodu Bala Sena has agreed to make public announcement that - ‘Bodu Bala Sena will be in no way responsible for creating a situation of religious discrimination in this country.
This was agreed upon by Mr. Dilantha Wirharnage, the coordinator and the only lay committee member of the Bodu Bala Sena.... |
| 18.03.2013 - 05:42 |
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By K.T.Rajasingham |
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| Decision on Geneva vote after consulting allies: Khurshid |
The decision on the vote in United Nations Human Rights Council on the resolution against Sri Lanka will be taken after consulting DMK and other allies, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said in New Delhi on Sunday.
“The UPA government will take a decision on the vote against Sri Lanka in... |
| 18.03.2013 - 01:45 |
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From R.Vasudevan—Reporting from New Delhi |
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| Eelam issue: DMK fast losing its credibility |
The main supporter of Eelam Tamils, the DMK is fast losing its credibility, as opposition parties are questioning its double-speak.
The strike call on Tuesday in Tamil Nadu was a flop, with life least affected with offices and transport functioning normally. But for symbolic courting of arrest by DM... |
| 17.03.2013 - 02:18 |
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From R. Vasudevan—Reporting from New Delhi |
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| US trajectory from 3/2012 through 3/2013: 'Name' and 'Shame' Sri Lanka |
The pro-LTTE Tamil Diaspora around the world is not seriously interested in 'reconciliation'. If Sri Lanka genuinely undertook the task of 'reconciliation' between all ethnic groups, the Diaspora cannot go beyond to ask for an 'internationally-supervised' referendum in the north and the east of the... |
| 16.03.2013 - 10:04 |
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By Daya Gamage - Asian Tribune Foreign News Desk |
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| The U.S. makes Sri Lanka Resolution for UNHRC sharper in Third Draft |
The United States making significant revisions and changes to its 'Procedural Resolution' scheduled to be moved at the UNHRC in Geneva end of this month - the Third Draft - has sharpened its teeth to make Sri Lanka more culpable to violations of international humanitarian law (IHL) and international... |
| 15.03.2013 - 01:40 |
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Daya Gamage - Asian Tribune Foreign News Desk |
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| Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina has been named new Pope |
Argentine Jorge Bergoglio has been elected pope, the first ever from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. He chose the name Pope Francis.
After announcing `'Habemus Papum" — `'We have a pope!" — a cardinal standing on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica on Wednes... |
| 14.03.2013 - 02:48 |
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| The Catholic Church has chosen a new pope. |
White smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, meaning 115 cardinals in a papal conclave have elected a new leader on Wednesday evening for the world's 1.2 billion Catholics.
The new pope is expected to appear on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica within an hour, after a church offici... |
| 14.03.2013 - 01:57 |
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| Sri Lankan Tamils humiliated and rejected call for ‘Strike’ by Karunanidhi & TESO |
Sri Lankan Tamils humiliated and ridiculed DMK Leader M. Karunanidhi and a DMK-backed Tamil Eelam Supporter's Organisation (TESO), by simply ignoring and discarding the call on Tuesday for the dawn to dusk general strike.
According to sources this call for a general strike was also symbolic... |
| 13.03.2013 - 16:16 |
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By K.T.Rajasingham |
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| Black Smoke- No Pope selected |
Black smoke over the Vatican — we do not have a new Pope.
The 115 cardinals who have locked themselves inside the Sistine Chapel revealed to the world that they have failed to select a new pontiff on their first ballot — a widely expected outcome as the papal conclave got underway Tuesday afternoon... |
| 13.03.2013 - 02:15 |
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| Who will be the New Pope: Election Process Begins |
Catholic cardinals have gathered today to elect a new pope amid uncertainty over a possible front-runner and turmoil within the church.
The cardinals celebrated a final Mass before they sequester themselves in the Sistine Chapel for the conclave Cardinal Angelo Sodano, dean of the College of Cardin... |
| 12.03.2013 - 19:46 |
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| Sri Lanka President Afforded Red Carpet welcome in Japan |
President Mahinda Rajapaksa was afforded a Red Carpet Welcome and Military Guard of Honor when he arrived at the Haneda International Airport in Tokyo this (12) morning on a four-day official visit.
President Rajapaksa and First Lady Shiranthi Wickramasinghe Rajapaksa were received by Mr. Minoru Kiu... |
| 12.03.2013 - 18:29 |
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| Moments which rocked the UPFA? |
The political cloud within the United Peoples Front Alliance Government is getting murkier, as turbulence outside getting stronger.
A handful of UPFA personalities have already went scot-free with their out of turn comments and attacks on the minorities. There is a feeling that they were allowed to... |
| 11.03.2013 - 06:15 |
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By K.T.Rajasingham |
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