| Rahman launches Commonwealth Games theme song, says it is beyond ‘Waka Waka’ |
Oscar winner A R Rahman launched the theme song for Commonwealth Games 2010 on Monday. The Group of Minister (GoM) on the Games had approved the song at a meeting on Sunday after it heard the song.
It will be another 10 days before the Commonwealth Games theme song is officially launched but Oscar-w... |
| 17.08.2010 - 01:29 |
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From R. Vasudevan - Reporting from New Delhi |
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| MV Sun Sea gave watery burial for one Tamil migrant who died on board |
MV Sun Sea, which had about 500 Tamil asylum seekers when it left Thailand, had one death on board last month, it is reported. A Canadian press release said there was nothing to indicate foul play in that.
The person who died was 37-year-old of Sri Lankan descent and he died of an illness, the offic... |
| 16.08.2010 - 18:17 |
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From Gopal Ethiraj |
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| Suspected”Tigers” in garb of refugees enter Canada by cargo ship |
At sea for three crowded and grueling months, hundreds of Tamil asylum seekers from Sri Lanka sought refuge in Canada when their rusty, ramshackle cargo ship finally edged into the shelter of a Canadian naval base.
Some passengers stood on the deck, shaded by striped lengths of cloth, after the shi... |
| 16.08.2010 - 01:55 |
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From R. Vasudevan - Reporting from New Delhi |
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| I-Day address: PM says he is ready for talks with Naxalites, Kashmir groups |
Addressing the nation on its 64th Independence Day, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh touched upon a range of issues, including price rise, Naxalism and the controversy-hit CWG, and appealed to all to rise above personal and political interests to meet these challenges.
On the Kashmir issue, he said the... |
| 15.08.2010 - 18:30 |
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From R. Vasudevan - Reporting from New Delhi |
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| Sarath Fonseka’s cashiering approved by President and ‘drummed-out’ |
The disgraceful discharge of Sarath Fonseka has been ‘drummed-out’ as Sri Lanka President ratifies the verdict of the first court martial. This is the first time in the army history of Sri Lanka, a general has been discharged disgracefully due to his unfaithfulness and disloyalty to the country.
As... |
| 14.08.2010 - 18:04 |
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By KT Rajasingham |
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| Tamil ‘boat-people’ arrive: Lankan Ambassador in Canada opposes refugee status for them |
Canada should not accept the Tamils' claims for refugee status and the ship that has arrived at Canadian port, carrying hundreds of Tamil refugees, is part of a Tiger-linked human smuggling operation, Ms. Chitranganee Wagiswara, Sri Lanka's High Commissioner to Canada, has said. She said the ship's... |
| 14.08.2010 - 17:00 |
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Gopal Ethiraj – reporting from Taiwan |
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| Sarath Fonseka to be dishonorably discharged |
The first court martial that probed the three charges against former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka, has convicted him of all three charges during its sittings on Friday.
Accordingly, the Military Tribunal has sentenced him for a dishonorable discharge from rank pending approval of President Mahinda... |
| 14.08.2010 - 13:12 |
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By KT Rajasingham |
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| Sri Lanka War Crimes/Tamil Issue hit US State Department again |
While 57 US Congressmen sent a letter to the Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expressing doubt about Sri Lanka’s accountability on alleged human rights violations during the final months of the battle against separatist Tamil Tigers last year, the congressional letter figured in the media briefing... |
| 13.08.2010 - 12:46 |
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Daya Gamage – US National Correspondent Asian Tribune |
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| “Superbug from India” spreads scare in UK, Australia and Canada |
The superbug, allegedly originating from India, which is resistant to almost all antibiotics, has hit Canada after Australia and UK.
At least two Canadians have become infected with the dangerous new superbug from India that is spreading around the world, partly due to medical tourism. The superbug... |
| 13.08.2010 - 01:12 |
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From R. Vasudevan - Reporting from New Delhi |
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| LTTE set to enter in to Canada feared:Prominent English Daily reports from Vancouver |
There is a fear in Canada that a Ship carrying over 250 Sri Lankan Tamils, Reportedly including member of the LTTE, according to a news report in New Indian Express here quoting authorities in Vancouver.
Since the LTTE - which was destroyed last year by the Sri Lankan forces - is a banned organisati... |
| 12.08.2010 - 15:56 |
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Sathyalaya Ramakrishnan reporting from Chennai |
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| Maldive Islands: Parliament finally cooperates to set up the Supreme Court |
Bitterly divided Maldives Parliament finally cooperated to set up the country’s highest judicial body, the Supreme Court, just a day ahead of Ramadan.
The unusual cooperation in the House saved the country from plunging further to a political turmoil.
On Tuesday, Parliament passed the long delayed... |
| 12.08.2010 - 01:27 |
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By Poorna Rodrigo |
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| Ramadan begins, King sends message |
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah urged Muslims to compete with one another in righteous deeds and work to alleviate the pain and suffering of the poor and needy, inspired by the spirit of the holy month of Ramadan,- which began on Wednesday the 11th of August, as the moon being sight... |
| 11.08.2010 - 18:59 |
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S.H.Moulana - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
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| Key operative in regrouping LTTE : Sundara Raja Sivakumar nabbed by police |
A Hard core LTTE militant who is regrouping Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LTTE) Sundara Raja Sivakumar alias Siva was arrested by Kerala state police in Chennai on Monday.
Arrested operative Siva seems to be only a minor link in a larger chain spread across the world. Without the support of any... |
| 11.08.2010 - 02:31 |
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Sathyalaya Ramakrishnan reporting from Chennai |
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