Can India be a mute spectator to atrocities against Tamils in Lanka?

Can India be a mute spectator to atrocities against Tamils in Lanka?

Video showing LTTE chief Prabhakaran's 12-year-son's bullet riddled body creates a mini-storm in parliament with Tamil parties leading protests. ...
10:10 PM, Mar 13, 2012

War crimes: Lanka hopes India will take a 'responsible' decison

War crimes: Lanka hopes India will take a 'responsible' decison New Delhi: The Sri Lanka High Commissioner to India, Prasad Kariyawasam, has rejected the charges made by the Channel 4 video which shows Prabhakaran's 12-year-old son Balachandran's body stripped to the waist with five bullet holes to the chest. The Lankan High Commissioner also spoke on issues of UN resolution on war crimes after the Indian government came under intense pressure from Tamil Nadu's political parties in Parliament to support...
09:32 PM, Mar 13, 2012

Lankan war crimes: India yet to decide stand

Lankan war crimes: India yet to decide stand New Delhi: There was uproar in Parliament after Tamil parties demanded that India backs a UN resolution against Sri Lanka's alleged war crimes. Finance Minister and Leader of the House Pranab Mukherjee said the government has not decided its stand on the issue as yet. Pranab dropped a hint saying the government normally did not back country-specific resolutions. "PM has written a letter to Karunanidhi and the Tamil Nadu Chief...
02:01 PM, Mar 13, 2012

DMK calls for action against SL 'atrocities'

DMK calls for action against SL 'atrocities' Chennai: The DMK is taking up the issue of Tamils in Sri Lanka and is pushing the Centre to back a US resolution that seeks a probe into the alleged atrocities committed by Sri Lankan forces. A new video is threatening to expose alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka. "There have been several such atrocities in the Sri Lankan war. All parties in Tamil Nadu must come together. The Centre...
10:45 AM, Mar 13, 2012

Was LTTE chief's son killed in cold blood?

Was LTTE chief's son killed in cold blood? New Delhi: A shocking new video - released by Britain's Channel 4 - could expose the alleged war crimes against LTTE in Sri Lanka. The video shows slain LTTE chief Prabhakaran's 12-year-old son Balachandran's body stripped to the waist and with five bullet holes to the chest. The video has surfaced at a time when Colombo is fighting off a US resolution at the UN, demanding an immediate probe into...
02:57 PM, Mar 12, 2012

India wanted LTTE 'put in place': Norway report

India wanted LTTE 'put in place': Norway report Oslo: Even as it publicly advocated peace when the Sri Lankan conflict was raging, India quietly informed Norway that the LTTE must be "put in its place", reveals a Norwegian government sponsored study on why the peace process failed in the island nation. The exhaustive document, released here on Friday, shows that New Delhi's sympathy lay with Colombo vis-a-vis the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam as the peace process began...
06:01 PM, Nov 11, 2011

Sri Lanka lifts state of emergency after 28 years

Sri Lanka lifts state of emergency after 28 years Colombo: Sri Lanka on Thursday announced the lifting of the state of emergency imposed nearly 30 years ago to confront the threat from the Tamil Tigers. The announcement was made by President Mahinda Rajapaksa in Parliament saying, "I am satisfied that the state of emergency is no longer required. So we will not extend it". Rajapaksa said, "Today I propose to this assembly the withdrawal of the emergency laws to...
03:33 PM, Aug 25, 2011

Lankan Tamils no longer mourn for Prabhakaran

Lankan Tamils no longer mourn for Prabhakaran LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran was killed by the Lankan army on May 18, 2009. ...
12:00 PM, May 17, 2010

Govt lets Prabhakaran's mother visit TN

Govt lets Prabhakaran's mother visit TN The Govt's decision has been conveyed to the Indian Mission in Kuala Lumpur where she is staying presently. ...
12:41 PM, May 10, 2010

Let Prabhakaran's mother come to India: TN govt

Let Prabhakaran's mother come to India: TN govt Immigration officials had last month deported Parvathi Ammal to Malaysia when she came to Chennai for treatment. ...
11:21 AM, May 03, 2010
LTTE gone but Sri Lanka pauses at crossroads

LTTE gone but Sri Lanka pauses at crossroads

CNN-IBN's investigation show 30 Minutes goes to the island nation. ...
11:34 PM, Jan 31, 2010

Prabhakaran's dad dies in Sri Lanka military custody

Prabhakaran's dad dies in Sri Lanka military custody Army spokesman says LTTE leader's father was ailing. ...
05:05 PM, Jan 07, 2010

New book reveals India's 'hand' in Sri Lanka war

New book reveals India's 'hand' in Sri Lanka war The book says India played a critical, but covert role in the war against LTTE. ...
03:30 PM, Aug 22, 2009

New LTTE chief Pathmanathan held in Thailand: report

New LTTE chief Pathmanathan held in Thailand: report After Prabhakaran's death in May '09, Pathmanathan became LTTE chief. ...
11:06 PM, Aug 06, 2009

Lankan troops recover LTTE chief's secret documents

Lankan troops recover LTTE chief's secret documents   Papers show proposed attacks, bank data, suicide missions, weapon deals. ...
09:30 PM, Jul 19, 2009
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