India commits additional USD 100Mn to rehabilitate Tamil Refugees

Indian Home Minister P Chidambaram on Sunday announced that India is willing to give Sri Lanka an aid to the tune of USD 100Mn to help the island nation settle down the Internally Displaced Tamils (IDTs)....

Vaiko wants children named Prabhakaran

" Seeking to virtually challenge the State government on its ‘no support to banned outfits’ notification, MDMK supremo Vaiko on Tuesday appealed the people of Tamil Nadu to name the newborn babies as...

Supporting LTTE? Be ready to go to jail

"CHENNAI: In an apparent warning to a pro-LTTE group, the Tamil Nadu government today said "stringent action" would be taken against those speaking in support of banned organisations and eulogising their leaders....

Gujarat, India: 107 Killed from Drinking Illegal Toxic Alcohol

As of Friday, July 10, up to 107 people in Gujarat, India, have died from drinking illegal toxic alcohol. Police have begun raids across the state, detaining over 800 people while schools and colleges in the...

A homeland for Tamils: Why not Tamil Nadu?

" By Raj Gonsalkorale  Sri Lanka nearly added another coveted trophy to their growing collection of trophies. However on the day, Pakistan proved to be the winning side. Captain Kumar Sangakkara and his team...

Rajiv Gandhi 18th Death Anniversary : India Remembers

 By Ravi Dixit Rajiv Gandhi former prime minister of India, was campaigning in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu and tonight 18 years ago he had gone to address an election rally in Sriperumbudur. "He was...

Pro-LTTE parties routed in Tamil Nadu - Coincidence?

" Pro-LTTE parties routed in Tamil Nadu   16 May 2009 06:13:56 PM IST   CHENNAI: In a dramatic coincidence, Tamil Nadu's political parties sympathetic to the Tamil Tigers...

'Sri Lanka factor' in Tamil Nadu poll

If the election is close Sri Lanka could be a deciding factor." In Chengalpet, a retired government employee who has voted in every election did not mince his words. Mr Appaswamy said he sympathised with the...

A visceral mistake - The downfall of the LTTE

Author Manas Chakravarty of Hindustan Times analyses the downfall of the LTTE. He seeks answers for questions that have been plaguing the minds of terrorists worldwide, and been popping up on the minds of every...

Sri Lanka refugees flee to Tamil Nadu on boats UPDATES

Update 1: "Rameswaram (TN), Jun 3 Nineteen Sri Lankan refugees from Mannar and Vavuniya, including five of a family, were rescued by Indian naval personnel today from the fifth isle near here in two...

Vaiko: Bloodbath even if slightest harm befell Prabakaran

Ok here comes Vaiko, finally out with the truth. What is the real motive behind huge protests in Tamil Nadu against the military operations in Sri Lanka? "CHENNAI: Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam general...

Security tightened for Sonia Gandhi and children

As she continues on her campaign trail for the Lok Sabha polls, Sonia Gandhi and her children will be given tighter security due to rumors circulating that the family of three are under threat by the LTTE. " NEW DELHI: Congress President Sonia Gandhi and her children -- Rahul...

AIADMK SUPREMO JAYALALITHA ANNOUNCES THE CANDIDATE LIST

CHENNAI: The AIADMK will contest 23 seats in the Lok Sabha elections from Tamil Nadu, leaving six to allies PMK, four to MDMK and three each to 3 each to communist parties CPI and CPM. AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa on Thursday released the list of candidates,which included...

India breaks another LTTE weapon smuggling ring

Four men were arrested in India for smuggling war material to the LTTE rebels. " New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) India has broken yet another Tamil Tiger ring that sought to smuggle war material to the rebels, arresting four men including a British national of Sri Lankan origin in...

Sri Lanka Conflict - My personal view at root cause - Part 2.

This is my reply to a comment by Paschen here  Initially I thougt of posting it in that article . But then thought better of it. So is this opinion post.For my credit, Paschen, I do understand, speak and...

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