A Sri Lankan Tamil political party said on Sunday that it will continue to push for a UN mechanism to investigate alleged human rights abuses in the island nation. ...
05:43 AM, Apr 01, 2013
Opener Kusal Perera struck an aggressive 64 to propel Sri Lanka to a 17-run win over Bangladesh in a Twenty20 match. ...
11:20 PM, Mar 31, 2013
External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid says India knows how to take pressure when it comes to its foreign policies. While speaking to Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate, Khurshid called the Italian government sensible in connection with the marines row. ...
08:41 PM, Mar 31, 2013
DMK, which quit the UPA over the Sri Lankan Tamils issue, on Sunday, slammed the Centre for adopting a 'discriminatory' approach in protecting fishermen from Tamil Nadu, who have been suffering at the hands of the Sri Lankan Navy. ...
08:14 PM, Mar 31, 2013
Chasing a stiff target of 199 runs, Bangladesh managed to score 181 runs at Pallekele. ...
06:51 PM, Mar 31, 2013
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has said that his government will not allow racism or religious extremism in the country and advised the Buddhist majority community to protect the rights of others. "This is a democratic country, non-Buddhists have equal rights and freedoms. While we safeguard the rights of Buddhists, it is the responsibility of the Buddhists to be exemplary and protect the rights of others," he told a religious...
12:22 PM, Mar 31, 2013
They franchises are sore that the IPL Governing Council did not consult them before taking such a momentous decision. ...
10:09 PM, Mar 30, 2013
Lanak had named 5 uncapped players in the squad hinting that they are going to take their chances in the last game of the tour. ...
09:53 PM, Mar 30, 2013
The CPI on Saturday accused the government of not taking an honest position on the Sri Lankan Tamils issue and asked it respond to the resolution adopted by the Tamil Nadu assembly. ...
08:59 PM, Mar 30, 2013
Will the pullout of Sri Lankan players from Chennai matches affect their IPL teams? Cricketnext editor Jamie Alter joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. ...
03:15 PM, Mar 30, 2013
Terming as "ill-founded" and "motivated", charges against the Congress and the UPA Government on the Sri Lankan Tamils issue, Union Minister V Narayanasamy on Saturday alleged students were being instigated by some persons to stage agitations on the issue. India was one of the 25 countries that voted in favour of US-sponsored resolution at UNHRC against Sri Lanka where New Delhi pushed for an independent and credible probe into human...
12:58 PM, Mar 30, 2013
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) chief M Karunanidhi on Friday reiterated that his party would not give support to the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government in any form. He said his party pulled out of the UPA alliance because its demand on Sri Lanka Tamils issue was not met. "We came out of the cabinet as nothing was being done for Tamils in Sri Lanka," said Karunanidhi. ...
03:16 PM, Mar 29, 2013
Days after the DMK pulled out of the Centre and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa barred Sri Lankan cricketers from playing in Chennai, the Centre has taken a tough stand on politics over Sri Lankan Tamils. External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid has rejected the Tamil Nadu Assembly resolution against Colombo. ...
03:08 PM, Mar 29, 2013
'Thala' has postponed the dates of his next project, in lieu of the hunger strike in support of Sri Lankan Tamils. ...
12:04 PM, Mar 29, 2013
Nasir Hossain's late blitz helped Bangladesh beat Sri lanka by three wickets in the rain interrupted game. ...
12:45 AM, Mar 29, 2013
Dharmadasa was a former head of the SLC's politically appointed interim committee. ...
10:33 PM, Mar 28, 2013
SLC secretary, Nishantha Ranatunga said the game should be kept away from politics. ...
10:21 PM, Mar 28, 2013
Sri Lanka's nationalist parties appealed to the country's cricketers to boycott IPL as tension simmered between Colombo and Chennai. ...
09:00 PM, Mar 28, 2013
The left-arm spinner achieved the landmark in his 141st one-day international, in which he finished with 5 for 62. ...
06:26 PM, Mar 28, 2013
The total prize money of the 50-over event is worth USD 4 million and even the losing semi-finalists will get USD 400,000 each. ...
05:29 PM, Mar 28, 2013
