| Blasts rock Peshawar, militants try to storm US consulate |
Setting off powerful explosions and firing from automatic weapons, militants dressed in battle fatigues on Monday made a brazen attempt to storm the US consulate within the cantonment in Peshawar, killing at least one person and injuring several others.
The heavily armed militants came in two cars a... |
| 06.04.2010 - 00:24 |
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From R. Vasudevan - Reporting from New Delhi |
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| Police seized the passport of Shoaib Malik: Grilled him for Hour |
On a complaint preferred by Ayesha, who claimed as his first wife, the Banjara Hills police in Hyderabad has grilled Pakistan Cricketer Shoaib Malik for a Hour and confiscated the passport.
The 28-year-old cricketer told a police team on Monday morning at the Jubilee Hills residence of tennis queen... |
| 05.04.2010 - 21:57 |
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Sathyalaya Ramakrishnan reporting from Chennai |
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| ‘Basil phenomenon’ at work everywhere; Gampaha, he’s leading, to be watched |
Basil Rajapaksa ia a dynamic leader of the Mahinda Rajapaksa government, an effective political campaigner, bulwark of the party, trouble shooter and what not. . As a Senior Advisor to the President, on all matters pertaining to the affairs of the State and Government, his role is pivotal.
A brie... |
| 04.04.2010 - 01:36 |
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By Gopal Ethiraj in Colombo |
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| Rajapaksa at Jaffna: Tamils touched by his speech |
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has promised the voters of Jaffna, a role in solving their own problems soon. He said this on Thursday while campaigning for the General Elections in Jaffna.
This is his second visit here since the end of a three-decade civil war in May last.
The President spo... |
| 03.04.2010 - 11:13 |
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| Sri Lankan police probing one of the largest pirated software scams |
A special team of sleuths from Sri Lanka’s Criminal Investigations Department (CID) are now hard on the heels of a syndicate that has been involved in a large scale operation of selling pirated computer software, which is believed to be one of the largest software related rackets in Asia.
The CID de... |
| 03.04.2010 - 00:32 |
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| Opinion Poll Fourth Round Result |
Our Opinion Poll on Sri Lanka’s General Elections on April 8, completed the fourth round on Thursday (April 1).
In the Monday to Thursday penultimate round, the participation was little less. However, the team is here in Colombo for direct survey of the election scenario. Our registered opinion in... |
| 02.04.2010 - 07:58 |
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| Moves taken to release Sri Lankans held hostage |
The shipping company that employed the hijacked merchant vessel MV Nassar Al Saudi has brought down a team of expert negotiators from London in order to negotiate the release of 13 Sri Lankan crew members, who are held hostage by a group of Somali pirates.
This move comes in the light of the Sri La... |
| 01.04.2010 - 08:58 |
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By our Colombo Correspondent |
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| DMK sweeps Pennagaram by-poll; AIADMK, DMDK forfeit deposits |
The much-awaited results of Pennagaram by-election went in favour of the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(DMK), and its arch rival in the state All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and Cine Actor Vijayakanth’s Desia Munnetra Dravidar Kazhagam (DMDK) candidates lost their deposits. T... |
| 31.03.2010 - 01:58 |
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Sathyalaya Ramakrishnan reporting from Chennai |
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| Suu Kyi party to boycott Myanmar polls |
The party of Myanmar's detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi decided Monday to boycott the military-ruled country's first election in two decades after the Nobel laureate blasted new electoral rules as "undemocratic."
The main opposition National League for Democracy's refusal to participate w... |
| 30.03.2010 - 00:49 |
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From R. Vasudevan—Reporting from New Delhi |
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| Maldives ready for “tentative” Akon concert on April 23 |
The Maldives is in the process of finalizing sponsors for the Akon concert with the tentative date now set for April 23, after the show initially scheduled for Sri Lanka sparked a controversy there.
As for the moment the show is tentative until the sponsors are found, Hussain Furushaan, Head of Crea... |
| 29.03.2010 - 02:52 |
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By Poorna Rodrigo |
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| Buddhism degrader Akon denied entry to perform concert; sponsoring TV channel attacked |
Minister of Tourism Achala Jagoda said that Ministry of Tourism would not play any part in promoting a concert of an artist who had caused blasphemous videos on Buddhism or any other religion in Sri Lanka.
He made these comments in the light of the controversial Grammy nominated American rapper Akon... |
| 26.03.2010 - 04:45 |
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By our Correspondent |
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| Opinion Poll – 3rd Round results |
Here’s third round results of Opinion Poll, we have been conducting on weekly basis from beginning this month. The Monday to Thursday third round ends today.
We have two more rounds to go before Sri Lanka’s General Elections on April 8, when a sum up of all weekly polls would be computed.
In this ro... |
| 26.03.2010 - 12:23 |
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| Sri Lanka's Economy is Poised to Take Off |
What matter in the coming future of Sri Lanka is not so much of politics but economics. President Mahinda Rajapaksa has given a realistic pledge to lift the per capita income of the people during the next tenure of office from the present $ 2,000 to at least 4,000 and if everything goes well, this... |
| 26.03.2010 - 03:40 |
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Professor Laksiri Fernando, University of Colombo |
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| Battle for control is on in 'The Hindu' among family members |
The battle for control has commenced in the 132-year-old highly respected one of India’s top most newspapers, The Hindu. The Delhi edition of the Indian Express has reported the fight for power among the family members of The Hindu Group of Papers, bringing out The Hindu, Frontline, Business Line a... |
| 25.03.2010 - 22:14 |
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| 360 candidates for 5 parliamentary seats in Batticaloa |
Batticaloa – one of the three electoral districts in the Eastern Province-- has 5 parliamentary seats up for grab.
There are 360 candidates in the fray, vying for the available 5 seats in the electoral district. A total of 17 parties and 28 Independents groups are participating in the electoral dist... |
| 25.03.2010 - 03:52 |
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By K T Rajasingham |
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| India: Maoists kill security personnel, derail train |
At least three security personnel were killed and six others injured, four of them critically, in a fierce encounter with Maoists in Orissa's Gajapati district early on Wednesday, the police said.
Acting on a tip-off, a team of security personnel including the elite anti-Naxal Special Operation Grou... |
| 24.03.2010 - 13:42 |
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From R. Vasudevan—Reporting from New Delhi |
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| A major fire breaks out at army canteen in Bangalore |
A massive fire broke out in the second floor of the military canteen on M.G. Road at Trinity Circle in Bangalore on Tuesday afternoon. However, there were no casualties, a top fire department official said.
The fire that broke at 4:10 pm engulfed the building. The cause of the fire is yet to be con... |
| 24.03.2010 - 02:50 |
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From Gopal Ethiraj - Chennai |
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