Why Tamil Nadu parties hit 'delete' on old promises when elections come aroundTamil Nadu parties are quietly dropping or softening several earlier poll promises as they reshape their election manifestos to match chang...
22 Apr, 2026, 06.46 PM IST
Tamil Nadu Assembly elections 2026: NTK’s Seeman rejects freebies, positions self as Tamil nationalist alternativeNaam Tamilar Katchi leader Seeman offers a different political path in Tamil Nadu. He rejects welfare freebies, advocating for Tamil govern...
10 Apr, 2026, 05.08 PM IST
CEC, EAM will remain silent: Jairam Ramesh flags diplomat row in PuducherryCongress leader Jairam Ramesh anticipates no response from the Election Commission and External Affairs Minister regarding a Sri Lankan dip...
05 Apr, 2026, 12.31 PM IST
PM Modi congratulates newly elected Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka, calls island nation 'special'Anura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of Sri Lanka’s National People’s Power (NPP) coalition, has been elected president following the first ele...
23 Sep, 2024, 01.31 PM IST
India keeps a close watch as Rajapaksa pushes for national unity government in LankaEarlier, Sri Lanka’s education minister Dinesh Gunawardena said the country’s cabinet, except for President Gotabaya and PM Mahinda Rajapak...
05 Apr, 2022, 07.08 AM IST
LTTE network intact, says US terror reportLTTE's international network & financial support are still intact despite its military defeat at the hands of Lankan govt troops in 2009, a...
20 Jun, 2015, 12.50 PM IST
Vijay Jolly and Muralidhar Rao meet Mahinda Rajapaksa; discuss issues of Tamils in LankaTwo senior BJP leaders today met President Mahinda Rajapaksa here and stressed that the pending issues relating to Tamils in Sri Lanka.
20 Sep, 2014, 07.33 PM IST
All stakeholders should work constructively in Sri Lanka: PM Narendra ModiPrime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday urged Sri Lanka to ensure "equality, dignity, justice and self-respect" for its Tamil minority.
23 Aug, 2014, 03.14 PM IST
Article in Sri Lankan defence website: Parties back JayalalithaaHours after the article was published,it led to political furore accompanied by protests by AIADMK and Tamil outfits in various parts of th...
01 Aug, 2014, 05.29 PM IST
Supreme Court issues notice to Centre, Tamil Nadu on plea for fishermen's protection"Not only they captured the fishermen, but also damaged their boats" and it takes months before they are released, said the apex court benc...
25 Oct, 2013, 01.00 PM IST
BCCI may ask IPL teams to keep Sri Lankan players out of Chennai matchesIt was considering asking IPL teams to keep Sri Lankan players out of matches in Chennai. However, it has ruled out any threat to cricketers
20 Mar, 2013, 08.00 AM IST
- Army chief Gen Bikram Singh to visit Sri Lanka next month
Army Chief Gen Bikram Singh will travel to Sri Lanka next month to discuss ways to further strengthen military ties between the two countri...
04 Nov, 2012, 12.10 PM IST
- No Sri Lankan Air Force personnel undergoing training in TN: Govt
Government had allowed Sri Lankan Air Force personnel to undergo training in Tamil Nadu, but at present none of them are being trained in t...
08 Aug, 2012, 03.22 PM IST
- All Sri Lankan trainees to be sent off today: Defence Ministry
The Centre today decided to "send off" the Sri Lankan airmen from the IAF station at Tambaram where they were undergoing training.
06 Jul, 2012, 05.09 PM IST
- New Delhi to push Lanka for 'some' autonomy
With the military defeat of the LTTE, Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa now has a chance of ensuring permanent peace and stability in ...
19 May, 2009, 05.02 AM IST
- CPI asks Centre to change policy towards Sri Lanka
CPI demanded that India intervene and stop the "war" in Sri Lanka.
09 Nov, 2008, 06.00 PM IST
- On DMK pressure, Lanka asked to show restraint
The Centre has expressed `unhappiness’ over the growing number of Tamil casualties in the ongoing Lankan military offensive and asked Rajap...
07 Oct, 2008, 04.27 AM IST