Dmk Resolution On Sri Lanka

India has abstained from the vote at the United Nations session in Geneva which calls for an international criminal investigation into alleged war crimes in the final stage of the island's civil war which ended in 2009.

DMK today urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to take "resolute" steps to stop atrocities on Tamil Nadu fishermen by Sri Lankan Navy and retrieve confiscated fishing trawlers.

Shouting slogans, squatting on the floor, trooping to the well of the house, and damaging the Chairperson's mike - this was how some of our MPs thought fit to protest against the government today. The DMK and AIADMK MPs were protesting against the government for "not making efforts" for a stronger resolution against Sri Lanka at the UNHRC yesterday...

India has voted for the resolution against Sri Lanka at the UN Human Rights Council session in Geneva. 25 countries have voted for the US-backed resolution that addresses alleged war crimes by Lankan forces during the country's civil war with the Tamil Tigers. India has called for an "independent and credible investigation into allegations of human...

President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday accepted the resignation of five Ministers belonging to DMK, which withdrew support to the UPA government on the Sri Lankan Tamils issue.

Mamata Banerjee, who quit the ruling coalition last year, has said she will back the government on whatever stand it takes at Geneva, where a resolution on alleged war crimes by Sri Lanka will be put to vote tomorrow.

DMK chief M Karunanidhi who quit the Prime Minister's coalition has blamed India for what he describes as a weak UN resolution against Sri Lanka. The DMK wanted India to add strong language to the UN Human Rights Council resolution sponsored by the US to accuse Sri Lanka of "genocide" during its civil war and call for an international probe.

DMK chief M Karunanidhi who quit the Prime Minister's coalition has blamed India for what he describes as a weak UN resolution against Sri Lanka. A vote on the resolution, which is sponsored by the US and deals with alleged atrocities against the country's Tamil civilians, will be held later this week.

India will move amendments to the UN resolution against Sri Lanka at Geneva later this week, the government said today. Senior ministers also confirmed that they are working on support for a parliamentary resolution that will ask for an independent inquiry into alleged atrocities against Sri Lankan Tamils.

Congress ministers Kamal Nath, P Chidambaram and Manish Tewari held a press conference today to explain the government's stand on the UN resolution against Sri Lanka and the withdrawal of the DMK from the government.

Congress ministers Kamal Nath, P Chidambaram and Manish Tewari held a press conference today to explain the government's stand on the UN resolution against Sri Lanka and the withdrawal of the DMK from the government.

Ruling out the possibility of the DMK returning to the Congress-led UPA alliance, party spokesperson and MP TKS Elangovan today said, "there is no window for reconsideration. It has grills." He added, "we are out of the alliance and now there is no coalition dharma."

DMK spokesperson TKS Elangovan said that the DMK has been freed of coalition dharma and that "there is no window for reconsideration. It has grills," as five ministers are set to submit their resignations to the Prime Minister today. Meanwhile, Finance Minister P Chidambaram has said that the government will push for amendments to the US-sponsored ...

Faced with a pullout from a crucial ally - the DMK - over the Lankan Tamils issue, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath told NDTV that the government was open to proposing amendments in the US-sponsored resolution against Colombo at the upcoming Geneva session of the United Nation's top human rights body. Here is the full transcript of the int...

The DMK has pulled out of the Congress-led UPA coalition in protest against the government's position on a United Nations resolution on the bloody end to Sri Lanka's civil war with the separatist Tamil Tigers. Senior DMK leader TR Baalu met President Pranab Mukherjee tonight and handed over the letter withdrawing his party's support to the UPA.

India has abstained from the vote at the United Nations session in Geneva which calls for an international criminal investigation into alleged war crimes in the final stage of the island's civil war which ended in 2009.

DMK today urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to take "resolute" steps to stop atrocities on Tamil Nadu fishermen by Sri Lankan Navy and retrieve confiscated fishing trawlers.

Shouting slogans, squatting on the floor, trooping to the well of the house, and damaging the Chairperson's mike - this was how some of our MPs thought fit to protest against the government today. The DMK and AIADMK MPs were protesting against the government for "not making efforts" for a stronger resolution against Sri Lanka at the UNHRC yesterday...

India has voted for the resolution against Sri Lanka at the UN Human Rights Council session in Geneva. 25 countries have voted for the US-backed resolution that addresses alleged war crimes by Lankan forces during the country's civil war with the Tamil Tigers. India has called for an "independent and credible investigation into allegations of human...

President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday accepted the resignation of five Ministers belonging to DMK, which withdrew support to the UPA government on the Sri Lankan Tamils issue.

Mamata Banerjee, who quit the ruling coalition last year, has said she will back the government on whatever stand it takes at Geneva, where a resolution on alleged war crimes by Sri Lanka will be put to vote tomorrow.

DMK chief M Karunanidhi who quit the Prime Minister's coalition has blamed India for what he describes as a weak UN resolution against Sri Lanka. The DMK wanted India to add strong language to the UN Human Rights Council resolution sponsored by the US to accuse Sri Lanka of "genocide" during its civil war and call for an international probe.

DMK chief M Karunanidhi who quit the Prime Minister's coalition has blamed India for what he describes as a weak UN resolution against Sri Lanka. A vote on the resolution, which is sponsored by the US and deals with alleged atrocities against the country's Tamil civilians, will be held later this week.

India will move amendments to the UN resolution against Sri Lanka at Geneva later this week, the government said today. Senior ministers also confirmed that they are working on support for a parliamentary resolution that will ask for an independent inquiry into alleged atrocities against Sri Lankan Tamils.

Congress ministers Kamal Nath, P Chidambaram and Manish Tewari held a press conference today to explain the government's stand on the UN resolution against Sri Lanka and the withdrawal of the DMK from the government.

Congress ministers Kamal Nath, P Chidambaram and Manish Tewari held a press conference today to explain the government's stand on the UN resolution against Sri Lanka and the withdrawal of the DMK from the government.

Ruling out the possibility of the DMK returning to the Congress-led UPA alliance, party spokesperson and MP TKS Elangovan today said, "there is no window for reconsideration. It has grills." He added, "we are out of the alliance and now there is no coalition dharma."

DMK spokesperson TKS Elangovan said that the DMK has been freed of coalition dharma and that "there is no window for reconsideration. It has grills," as five ministers are set to submit their resignations to the Prime Minister today. Meanwhile, Finance Minister P Chidambaram has said that the government will push for amendments to the US-sponsored ...

Faced with a pullout from a crucial ally - the DMK - over the Lankan Tamils issue, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath told NDTV that the government was open to proposing amendments in the US-sponsored resolution against Colombo at the upcoming Geneva session of the United Nation's top human rights body. Here is the full transcript of the int...

The DMK has pulled out of the Congress-led UPA coalition in protest against the government's position on a United Nations resolution on the bloody end to Sri Lanka's civil war with the separatist Tamil Tigers. Senior DMK leader TR Baalu met President Pranab Mukherjee tonight and handed over the letter withdrawing his party's support to the UPA.