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Katchatheevu Controversy Explained: Latest Flashpoint Between BJP, Congress
A tiny island between India and Sri Lanka on Palk Straight has become the hot button issue ahead of the general election in Tamil Nadu, where the BJP is trying to find a toehold.
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Sri Lanka President To Hold All-Party Meeting On Reconciliation Of Tamils
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday will hold an all-party meeting to discuss the thorny issue of ethnic reconciliation of minority Tamils in the island nation.
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At UN, India Calls For Sri Lanka's Immediate Action On Tamil Issue
India on Monday called for "immediate and credible action" for the full implementation of the 13th Amendment and holding of Provincial Council elections at the earliest in the crisis-hit island nation.
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Tamil Sri Lankan Legislators Write To PM Modi On Implementing 13th Amendment
Prominent Tamil legislators from Sri Lanka have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking India's intervention in ensuring a lasting political solution to the long-standing Tamil issue and the implementation of the contentious 13th Amendment.
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"Gross Betrayal Of Tamils": P Chidambaram Shreds Centre Over Lanka Issue
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram today urged the people of Tamil Nadu to punish the AIADMK-BJP alliance in the upcoming state assembly elections for abstaining from the UN Human Rights Council vote on Sri Lanka.
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Hope Tamil Concerns Will Be Fulfilled: PM Modi After Talks With Lanka PM
The issues related to Sri Lanka's Tamil community figured prominently in talks between PM Narendra Modi and Sri Lanka PM Mahinda Rajapaksa.
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"Don't Think There Is A Military Solution To Kashmir": Norway PM To NDTV
On the eve of her meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi, Norway's Prime Minister Erna Solberg has told NDTV that the Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan could not be solved only from a military standpoint, and that popular support was also important.
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Secure Release Of 25 Fishermen From Sri Lanka: O Panneerselvam To Centre
Raising the fishermen's issue with the Centre once again, the Tamil Nadu government has sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention in securing release of 25 fishermen and 119 fishing boats from Sri Lankan custody.
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Tamil Nadu Polls: Jayalalithaa Slams Karunanidhi Over Fishermen's Issue
Mounting an attack on arch rival and DMK president M Karunanidhi over the fishermen issue, Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today accused him of being a "party" in India ceding Katchatheevu islet to Sri Lanka, by not moving court against the Centre's decision.
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Sushma Swaraj Arrives In Sri Lanka On 2-Day Visit
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj arrived in Colombo today on a two-day visit to hold talks with the top Sri Lankan leadership during which the issues of fishermen and Tamils' rights are likely to figure prominently.
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Tamil Nadu Government Seeks Central Intervention On Fishermen's Issue
Voicing concern over detention of boats and gear of arrested Indian fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy, Tamil Nadu government has sought Central intervention in securing their release, besides that of nine fishermen arrested recently.
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12 Tamil Nadu Fishermen Arrested By Sri Lankan Navy
Twelve Tamil Nadu fishermen were today arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy when they were fishing near Katchatheevu.
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Use Army Chief's Sri Lanka Visit to End Fishermen's Woes: DMK
DMK chief M. Karunanidhi today urged the Centre to get in touch with the Army Chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag, now in Sri Lanka, to facilitate talks with that government so as to end problems faced by Indian fishermen.
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Act on UN Resolution on Sri Lanka: Jayalalithaa Urges PM Narendra Modi
Hours after getting a resolution passed in the Assembly today on the Sri Lankan issue, seeking an international probe into allegations of war crimes in that country, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa urged PM Modi to take immediate action over it.
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Tamil Nadu Assembly Calls for Probe Into Sri Lanka's Alleged War Crimes
The Tamil Nadu assembly today adopted a resolution for an international probe against Sri Lanka for alleged human rights violations and war crimes committed in 2009, coming just a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the Sri Lankan government deciding to renew efforts to resolve the ethic issue in the is...
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Katchatheevu Controversy Explained: Latest Flashpoint Between BJP, Congress
A tiny island between India and Sri Lanka on Palk Straight has become the hot button issue ahead of the general election in Tamil Nadu, where the BJP is trying to find a toehold.
-
Sri Lanka President To Hold All-Party Meeting On Reconciliation Of Tamils
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday will hold an all-party meeting to discuss the thorny issue of ethnic reconciliation of minority Tamils in the island nation.
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At UN, India Calls For Sri Lanka's Immediate Action On Tamil Issue
India on Monday called for "immediate and credible action" for the full implementation of the 13th Amendment and holding of Provincial Council elections at the earliest in the crisis-hit island nation.
-
Tamil Sri Lankan Legislators Write To PM Modi On Implementing 13th Amendment
Prominent Tamil legislators from Sri Lanka have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking India's intervention in ensuring a lasting political solution to the long-standing Tamil issue and the implementation of the contentious 13th Amendment.
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"Gross Betrayal Of Tamils": P Chidambaram Shreds Centre Over Lanka Issue
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram today urged the people of Tamil Nadu to punish the AIADMK-BJP alliance in the upcoming state assembly elections for abstaining from the UN Human Rights Council vote on Sri Lanka.
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Hope Tamil Concerns Will Be Fulfilled: PM Modi After Talks With Lanka PM
The issues related to Sri Lanka's Tamil community figured prominently in talks between PM Narendra Modi and Sri Lanka PM Mahinda Rajapaksa.
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"Don't Think There Is A Military Solution To Kashmir": Norway PM To NDTV
On the eve of her meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi, Norway's Prime Minister Erna Solberg has told NDTV that the Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan could not be solved only from a military standpoint, and that popular support was also important.
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Secure Release Of 25 Fishermen From Sri Lanka: O Panneerselvam To Centre
Raising the fishermen's issue with the Centre once again, the Tamil Nadu government has sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention in securing release of 25 fishermen and 119 fishing boats from Sri Lankan custody.
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Tamil Nadu Polls: Jayalalithaa Slams Karunanidhi Over Fishermen's Issue
Mounting an attack on arch rival and DMK president M Karunanidhi over the fishermen issue, Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today accused him of being a "party" in India ceding Katchatheevu islet to Sri Lanka, by not moving court against the Centre's decision.
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Sushma Swaraj Arrives In Sri Lanka On 2-Day Visit
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj arrived in Colombo today on a two-day visit to hold talks with the top Sri Lankan leadership during which the issues of fishermen and Tamils' rights are likely to figure prominently.
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Tamil Nadu Government Seeks Central Intervention On Fishermen's Issue
Voicing concern over detention of boats and gear of arrested Indian fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy, Tamil Nadu government has sought Central intervention in securing their release, besides that of nine fishermen arrested recently.
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12 Tamil Nadu Fishermen Arrested By Sri Lankan Navy
Twelve Tamil Nadu fishermen were today arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy when they were fishing near Katchatheevu.
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Use Army Chief's Sri Lanka Visit to End Fishermen's Woes: DMK
DMK chief M. Karunanidhi today urged the Centre to get in touch with the Army Chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag, now in Sri Lanka, to facilitate talks with that government so as to end problems faced by Indian fishermen.
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Act on UN Resolution on Sri Lanka: Jayalalithaa Urges PM Narendra Modi
Hours after getting a resolution passed in the Assembly today on the Sri Lankan issue, seeking an international probe into allegations of war crimes in that country, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa urged PM Modi to take immediate action over it.
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Tamil Nadu Assembly Calls for Probe Into Sri Lanka's Alleged War Crimes
The Tamil Nadu assembly today adopted a resolution for an international probe against Sri Lanka for alleged human rights violations and war crimes committed in 2009, coming just a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the Sri Lankan government deciding to renew efforts to resolve the ethic issue in the is...
