
Sri Lanka's High Commission to India Prasad Kariyawasam says, "We have nothing to do with IPL. Our concern is security of cricketers. That should be taken care of." ...

06:40 PM, Mar 26, 2013

Sri Lankan High Commissioner Prasada Kariyawasam spoke to CNN-IBN and slammed the US-sponsored resolution against the island country by calling it "uncalled for". He added that the protesters demonstrating against Sri Lanka are all "uninformed" and their agitations have taken form of "terrorism". ...

06:35 PM, Mar 20, 2013

Sri Lankan envoy to India Prasada Kariyawasam called resolution against the island country unecessary, while speaking to CNN-IBN's Suhasini Haidar. He also said that those protesting against Sri Lanka in Tamil Nadu are taking the form of terrorism. ...

08:02 PM, Mar 18, 2013

Sri Lankan High Commissioner Prasada Kariyawasam on Monday compared the protests in Tamil Nadu against war crimes in Sri Lanka to terrorism and said the country will oppose any resolution against its army. Talking to CNN-IBN, the Sri Lankan High Commissioner said, "Resolution on Sri Lanka in UN is uncalled for. We don't think there is a need for international community to get involved in Sri Lanka at this point."...

11:28 AM, Mar 18, 2013

At the lucky spot director cum actor Prem is reaching again for the audio release of his much talked and much controversial film 'Prem Adda'. It is Rajajinagara Ramamandir where director Prem started his Kannada film 'Kariya', a decade ago. At the same spot he is coming for audio release of his 'Prem Adda', which is directed by Mahesh Babu. This is the remake of Sasilkumar's Tamil film 'Subramaniapuram' made...

04:56 PM, Sep 19, 2012

New Delhi: Sri Lankan High Commissioner to India Prasad Kariyawasam has termed the recent attack on pilgrims in Tamil Nadu as an 'aberration' and said that there was no turning back on President Mahind Rajapakse's visit to Sanchi in Madhya Pradesh later this month. "Attacking innocent pilgrims, frightening, such incidents are an aberration, but in the short term they do have an impact," he told CNN-IBN. On the relations between...

11:26 AM, Sep 06, 2012

Days after a Malayalam filmmaker claimed that attempts were on to convince AR Rahman to do a cameo in his upcoming film, since it revolves around a man who works in the music maestro's troupe, circles close to the Oscar winner denied any such development. "AR Rahman is not doing any role in any Malayalam film, or for that matter, in any film in any other Indian language. Nor has...

06:17 PM, Aug 23, 2012

Ranchi: Opining that there was a difference between agitations of yoga guru Ramdev and Team Anna, Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker Karia Munda on Tuesday said some members of the Team Anna had a mindset of defaming the Parliament. "There is a difference between the two agitations as some members of the Team Anna had a mindset of defaming Parliament. No one can dictate Parliament," Munda said while replying to media...

02:21 AM, Aug 22, 2012

AR Rahman might appear himself for a few scenes in a upcoming Malayalam movie, if everything goes as planned. The film to be directed by Shajoon Kariyal and will be co-produced by Biju Menon. The movie is a tale of five friends to be played by Biju Menon, Lal, Suresh Krishna, P Sukumar and Sunil Babu. Biju Menon plays a member in Rahman's troupe. "To establish Biju's character, the director...

12:11 PM, Aug 13, 2012

New Delhi: Sri Lankan special envoy Prasad Kariyawasam on Thursday apologised for his alleged remark that certain Tamil Nadu MPs had links with the LTTE. The MEA had summoned the envoy to explain his remark. Said Kariyawasam, "The government of India has expressed concern over the tone and content of my remark. I am very sorry about that. That is not what I meant. I have a lot of respect...

01:41 PM, Mar 15, 2012

Rostov-On-Don: Russian officials say an Islamist warlord, seven militants, four officers and one civilian have been killed in three separate incidents in Russia's violence-plagued southern Caucasus region. Russia's Anti-Terrorist Committee spokesman Nikolai Sintsov said the leader of Islamist separatists in the province of Ingushetia was killed in a shootout on Friday in the village of Ekazhevo along with two other militants. Also on Friday, police spokesman Vyasheslav Gasanov said four...

09:29 PM, Jan 27, 2012

New Delhi: Sri Lanka on Sunday denied the charges on The Lankan Navy of killing a Tamil Nadu fisherman saying that the Sri Lankan Navy is not involved. Sri Lankan High Commissioner to India Prasad Kariyawasam said, "The Lankan Navy is not involved, but serious investigations will be held to find out who is the behind such mischief." The High Commissioner also said that Sri Lankan Navy never crosses the...

04:38 PM, Jan 23, 2011

Clearly it's the enemy within which has to be defeated. ...

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