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SL to release Indian fishermen 19 November 2014
The Sri Lankan government has decided to release the five Indian fishermen who were on death sentence for smuggling drugs into the country. All the fisherman hail from Tamil Nadu and were reportedly detained in 2011 and this year on...
Keywords: Indian ocean, Indian fisherman, Sri Lanka, Indian ocean
Read More Sarath Fonseka registers a new political party... 12 March 2013
On Tuesday, Sri Lanka's former army chief Sarath Fonseka filed documents to register a new political party under his leadership. Moreover, Mr. Fonseka visited the Election Commission office and filed the documents to Commissioner of Elections Mahinda Deshapriya to register...
Keywords: Sri Lanka, Democratic Party, Mahinda Rajapaksa, Democratic National Alliance
Read More Vaiko quits NDA 08 December 2014
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam [MDMK] has quit Narendra Modi led National Democratic Alliance [NDA] government, accusing BJP of acting against the interests of Tamils. MDMK called for a high level meeting in Chennai and moved a resolution to quit the...
Keywords: Vaiko, NDA government, Tamil, Narendra Modi
Read More Lankan First citizen visits Tirumala! 09 February 2013
The temple town wore a celebrity look, decorated to welcome the first citizen of the neighboring island nation. Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa visited the temple town in the early hours, along with his family. He was accompanied by huge...
Keywords: Mahinda Rajapaksa, Mahinda Rajapaksa, February 09, TESO
Read More Rajapaksa lost Presidential Elections 09 January 2015
The Indian ocean island nation, Sri Lanka will have a new president as the current head Mahinda Rajapaksa lost the elections to his rival Mithripala Sirisena. The final result of the elections are yet to be declared but Sirisena could...
Keywords: Mithripala Sirisena, Rajapaksa losses Presidential Elections, Sri Lanka elections, Rajapaksa losses Presidential Elections
Read More DMK leader MK Stalin arrested 05 March 2013
DMK leader MK Stalin was arrested with over 1000 others from his party who have picketed the Sri Lankan Deputy High Commission protesting against the war crimes committed by the island nation today on Tuesday. Big names from the party...
Keywords: mahinda rajapaksa, balachandran, tamil tigers, mk stalin
Read More MDMK to protest against Rajapkasa 24 May 2014
BJP ally MDMK will hold a black flag demonstration against Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa who will be attending Narendra Modi swearing in Delhi on Monday. MDMK chief Vaiko will hold the black flag protest demonstration at 10.30 AM on...
Keywords: MDMK protest against Sri Lankan President, MDMK Party, MDMK to protest against Rajapkasa, MDMK protest against Sri Lankan President
Read More Colombo denounces state of Emergency 26 August 2011
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa announced the end of the country’s 28-year state of emergency Thursday, saying the country had not experienced a single act of terrorism since the end of a savage civil war in 2009. The President said...
Keywords: U.S. Embassy to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, Tamils, denounces state of emergency, U.S. Embassy to Sri Lanka and the Maldives
Read More MDMK chief Vaiko detained 26 May 2014
MDMK chief Vaiko was arrested as he held a demonstration against the visit of Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa. Vaiko along with supporters have been detained after they broke a barricade and tried to move out of Jantar Mantar.
Keywords: MDMK protest at Jantar Mantar, Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa, MDMK chief Vaiko, Quick news
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