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After 4 states' ruling parties question the motive, Foreign Minister says no political intent, only that Lanka crisis holds "strong lessons"

In conversation with ANI, BCCI chief Sourav Ganguly has stated that Virat Kohli's 100th Test match at Mohali will have spectators "on the basis of govt directives".

Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, who quit the ruling coalition last year, has shown support for 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.

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.

Union Minister V Narayanasamy today assured the DMK, which has threatened to pull out of the Manmohan Singh Cabinet, that India's stand on a US resolution against Sri Lanka would take note of the emotions of the people of Tamil Nadu.

Stepping up pressure on the Centre, key UPA ally DMK today said it has received 'only disappointment' from the Union government with regard to its stand on the Sri Lankan Tamils issue.

External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid replied to the DMK's demands that Centre should clear its stand on the Lankan Tamils issue. The party has stepped up pressure on the govt to vote against Sri Lanka at the United Nations over alleged war crimes. Here are the highlights of what Salman Khurshid said:

Hackers have attacked Sri Lanka's media ministry by placing a documentary about alleged war crimes during the island's ethnic conflict on its website, an official said.

Facing an onslaught from the international community for alleged war crimes, the Sri Lankan government today released a video which they claimed carries "authentic evidence" of LTTE's atrocities during the last phase of the military assault.

The Sri Lankan government has ordered a probe into the national cricket team's "crisis situation" after they fell to another defeat in their one-day series in South Africa, an official said on Wednesday.

Colombo: For the first time Sri Lanka today admitted thatcivilian deaths did occur during the final phase of the country'sthree decade-long civil war against Tamil rebels. To add insult tothe injury, it even went on saying that it was "impossible" to avoiddeaths in a military campaign against a ruthless opponent.The Lankan government's acceptan...

New grisly photos of LTTE cadres allegedly killed by Sri Lankan Army during the final stage of civil war were released by a TV channel, prompting a strong rebuttal by Colombo.Dubai-based Aljazeera television aired images of a pile of dead bodies and execution type killings saying they were taken during the final stages of the war between the govern...

A Sri Lankan court on Mondya issued an arrest warrant for General Sarath Fonseka's son-in-law in a multi-million dollar defence scam, spelling more trouble for the defeated opposition presidential candidate who is already detained for treason charges.

Breaking its silence on detention of former Sri Lankan Army Chief General Sarath Fonseka, India on Thursday said it "trusts" that the Rajapakse government would "observe" due process of law in the case.

Opposition supporters protesting the arrest of their defeated presidential candidate scuffled with government-backers on the streets of Colombo on Wednesday.

After 4 states' ruling parties question the motive, Foreign Minister says no political intent, only that Lanka crisis holds "strong lessons"

In conversation with ANI, BCCI chief Sourav Ganguly has stated that Virat Kohli's 100th Test match at Mohali will have spectators "on the basis of govt directives".

Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, who quit the ruling coalition last year, has shown support for 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.

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.

Union Minister V Narayanasamy today assured the DMK, which has threatened to pull out of the Manmohan Singh Cabinet, that India's stand on a US resolution against Sri Lanka would take note of the emotions of the people of Tamil Nadu.

Stepping up pressure on the Centre, key UPA ally DMK today said it has received 'only disappointment' from the Union government with regard to its stand on the Sri Lankan Tamils issue.

External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid replied to the DMK's demands that Centre should clear its stand on the Lankan Tamils issue. The party has stepped up pressure on the govt to vote against Sri Lanka at the United Nations over alleged war crimes. Here are the highlights of what Salman Khurshid said:

Hackers have attacked Sri Lanka's media ministry by placing a documentary about alleged war crimes during the island's ethnic conflict on its website, an official said.

Facing an onslaught from the international community for alleged war crimes, the Sri Lankan government today released a video which they claimed carries "authentic evidence" of LTTE's atrocities during the last phase of the military assault.

The Sri Lankan government has ordered a probe into the national cricket team's "crisis situation" after they fell to another defeat in their one-day series in South Africa, an official said on Wednesday.

Colombo: For the first time Sri Lanka today admitted thatcivilian deaths did occur during the final phase of the country'sthree decade-long civil war against Tamil rebels. To add insult tothe injury, it even went on saying that it was "impossible" to avoiddeaths in a military campaign against a ruthless opponent.The Lankan government's acceptan...

New grisly photos of LTTE cadres allegedly killed by Sri Lankan Army during the final stage of civil war were released by a TV channel, prompting a strong rebuttal by Colombo.Dubai-based Aljazeera television aired images of a pile of dead bodies and execution type killings saying they were taken during the final stages of the war between the govern...

A Sri Lankan court on Mondya issued an arrest warrant for General Sarath Fonseka's son-in-law in a multi-million dollar defence scam, spelling more trouble for the defeated opposition presidential candidate who is already detained for treason charges.

Breaking its silence on detention of former Sri Lankan Army Chief General Sarath Fonseka, India on Thursday said it "trusts" that the Rajapakse government would "observe" due process of law in the case.

Opposition supporters protesting the arrest of their defeated presidential candidate scuffled with government-backers on the streets of Colombo on Wednesday.