| 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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| India: BJP strongly opposed to any autonomy to Jammu and Kashmir |
The main opposition party in India, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has warned that it would oppose “tooth and nail” any bid to accord autonomy to Jammu and Kashmir.
Former BJP president Rajnath Singh, MP, told reporters that the inept handling of the present crisis in Jammu and Kashmir reflected t... |
| 10.08.2010 - 04:18 |
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From R. Vasudevan - Reporting from New Delhi |
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| Lankan President backs Maumoon Foundation |
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has pledged his fullest support to the Maldives’ former President Maumoon Abdull Gayoom for his recently launched foundation.
The Maumoon Foundation (TMF) launched in January is aimed at tackling five key issues in the Maldives—promoting moderate Islam, health,... |
| 08.08.2010 - 23:11 |
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| India: Home Minister hints at Pak links to Kashmir unrest |
New Delhi has hinted at alleged Pakistan involvement in the current unrest in Kashmir, a charge that could cause fresh war of words between the two countries.
Home minister P Chidambaram on Friday said that Pakistan could be behind weeks of violent anti-India protests in the Kashmir region. This is... |
| 07.08.2010 - 03:30 |
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From R. Vasudevan - Reporting from New Delhi |
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| To work with the Government, to find solution to ethnic issues – Prabah Ganesan MP |
It has begun to dawn in the midst of a section of the Tamils, that there is no point in continuing a hostile campaign with the majority community; instead it is better to work together with them to find an acceptable solution to issues facing the Tamils and Tamil speaking people of this country.
Pra... |
| 06.08.2010 - 05:19 |
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By K.T.Rajasingham |
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| Heads begin to roll in scam-tainted C’Wealth Games panel |
Heads have begun to roll after daily media exposes of widespread corruption in the organising of the Commonwealth Games to be held in October in New Delhi.
The Commonwealth Games Organising Committee at last decided to crackdown on Thursday on tainted officials by suspending three of the key aides t... |
| 06.08.2010 - 03:36 |
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From R. Vasudevan - Reporting from New Delhi |
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| Sri Lanka: Two more Tamil MPs joined the ruling party |
Two more Tamil Members of Parliament from the opposition UNP met today Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees and joined the ruling United Peoples Freedom Alliance .
According to the President’s media unit, the DPF National Organizer and the UNP MP for Colombo electoral dist... |
| 05.08.2010 - 17:21 |
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| Conflicting reports on bid to attack Iranian President |
There have been conflicting reports of a failed assassination attempt on Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday.
A conservative Iranian website said Ahmadinejad escaped an assassination attempt after a handmade grenade exploded near his convoy on Wednesday, but Tehran state TV denied the... |
| 05.08.2010 - 05:06 |
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From R. Vasudevan- Reporting from New Delhi |
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| Frontier Constabulary chief killed in suicide attack in NW Pakistan |
The Chief of Pakistan’s Frontier Constabulary was killed along with two other people when a suicide bomber attacked his vehicle in Peshawar on Wednesday.
The suicide attack in front of the FC HQs killed Sifwat Ghayur, the head of the Frontier Constabulary along with his driver and bodyguard. As ma... |
| 05.08.2010 - 01:20 |
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By Farzana Shah-Asian Tribune Correspondent in Pakistan |
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| India seeks comprehensive Pak action against terrorism |
India has demanded a "comprehensive and not partial" action by Pakistan against terrorism. It said in Moscow on Monday that Russia shared its concerns about threats emanating from the Pakistani tribal belt along the Afghan border, a safe haven for al-Qaeda and Taliban militants.
"India and Russia ha... |
| 04.08.2010 - 05:03 |
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From R. Vasudevan - Reporting from New Delhi |
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| Sedition Case: Court frames charges against MDMK leader Vaiko |
Additional Secessions Court in Chennai has framed charges against Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(MDMK) General Secretary and staunch supporter of banned LTTE for various offences, including sedition, for his alleged inflammatory speeches supporting banned organization.
Mr. V. Gopalasamy also... |
| 04.08.2010 - 03:48 |
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Sathyalaya Ramakrishnan reporting from Chennai |
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