Krishna brings healing touch to Tamils
Kilinochchi (Sri Lanka), January 18: Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna visited this former Tamil Tiger hub Wednesday and gifted medical equipment to a hospital, unveiled a renovated school and…
Rajapaksa assures Krishna of empowering ethnic Tamils
Colombo, January 17: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa Tuesday assured Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna that he was committed to giving local powers to the ethnic Tamils for achieving…
Sri Lanka assures India of devolution of powers to minority Tamils
Colombo, January 17: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa Tuesday assured India of devolving powers to minority Tamils in the once strife-torn north-eastern parts of the country. India’s foreign minister, S…
India urges Sri Lanka to investigate human rights violations
India Tuesday asked its Indian Ocean neighbour Sri Lanka to “expeditiously” act for “genuine reconciliation” by taking number of measures, which include probe into allegations of human rights violations during…
Indian MPs slam Sri Lanka for ‘war crimes’
New Delhi, August 25: The Indian opposition Thursday accused Sri Lanka of ill treating Tamils even after crushing the Tamil Tigers, while a Communist leader also flayed New Delhi for…
Won’t allow us to be used as launching pad for hostile actions’
Conscious of India’s concerns over China’s forays into the Indian Ocean region, Sri Lanka Tuesday assured New Delhi that it would not allow any country to use its soil to…
Sri Lanka Navy rescues stranded Tamil Nadu fishermen
Colombo, February 2: Sri Lanka Navy escorted four Tamil Nadu fishermen, who were stranded in Sri Lankan territorial waters and handed them over to the Indian Coast Guard Wednesday. Sri…
Afghan Hindus, the most deprived in Afghanistan
PARWIZ SHAMAL Religious minorities, especially the Hindus and Sikhs have always face misbehaviour in Afghanistan Although Afghanistan’s constitution has granted rights for Hindus and Sikhs to practise their religious ceremonies,…
Norway, leave the Indian kids alone
Shocking but true, Barnevarne, a child care service of Norway took custody of Indian children, Abhigyan and Aishwarya from their natural parents Anurup and Sagarika Bhattacharya in May 2011 when…
Malaysian Hindu body challenges registration denial
banned body that claims to speak for Hindus in Malaysia has sought a judicial review of the government’s rejection of its plea for registration as a non-government organisation (NGO). The…