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Sri Lanka are a dangerous side: Mahendra Singh Dhoni

India’s Mahendra Sing Dhoni leaves the field after the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy cricket match between India and South... (more...)

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Tamil Nadu to upgrade power transmission with Japanese aid

Chennai, June 19 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa Wednesday said a new project to improve the power transmission... (more...)

MMK to support Kanimozhi in Rajya Sabha polls

Chennai, June 19 (IANS) Muslim party Manithaneya Makkal Katchi’s (MMK) two legislators in the Tamil Nadu assembly would... (more...)

Seven schoolkids killed in Tamil Nadu accident

Chennai, June 19 (IANS) Seven school students, hitching a ride in a milk van, and the van’s driver died when their vehicle... (more...)

Stranded pilgrims slam Uttarakhand government, demand Bahuguna quit

Haridwar, June 19 (IANS) A number of trapped pilgrims and tourists from flood-affected areas in Uttarakhand have accused... (more...)

80 Sri Lankans held while trying to migrate to Australia

Colombo, June 19 (IANS) At least 80 Sri Lankans were detained by the navy Wednesday for attempting to illegally migrate to... (more...)

Rights groups criticize proposed media code in Sri Lanka, saying it threatens free speech

By Bharatha Mallawarachi THE ASSOCIATED PRESS COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Rights groups are criticizing a code of media ethics... (more...)

Rights group criticizes proposed media code in Sri Lanka, saying it threatens free speech

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — An international rights group says a media code proposed by Sri Lanka’s government... (more...)

Sri Lankan media code threatens free speech

New York, June 19 (IANS) A new media code proposed by the Sri Lankan government contains overbroad and vague language that... (more...)

PM conveys dismay over Sri Lanka move on 13th Amendment

New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday told a delegation of Sri Lanka Tamil MPs that he was “dismayed”... (more...)

Britain offers same day visa in Chennai

Bangalore, June 17 (IANS) Britain’s deputy high commission in Chennai will issue visas on the day of application from Tuesday... (more...)

E.M.S.Natchiappan: A Congress loyalist who once bested Chidambaram (Profile)

Chennai, June 17 (IANS) A veteran Congress loyalist, E.M.Sudarsana Natchiappan, the new union minister of state for commerce... (more...)

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