LG elections to be held in April or May next year

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister blames DMK and Congress for deaths in Sri Lanka

The DMK and the Congress were fully responsible for the genocide of a large number of Tamils during the final phase of the Eelam war in Sri Lanka, and should be booked for war crimes, Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami said. Speaking at a protest meeting organised by the AIADMK to highlight what the party alleged was the role played by the DMK and the Congress in the massacre of innocent Tamils in Sri Lanka, Palaniswami said the tragedy occurred only after Karunanidhi, who was then the Chie

26 Sep, 2018

Ranil speaks to Yameen, Solih and Nasheed, offers refuge to Yameen

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has spoken to outgoing Maldives President?Abdulla Yameen and newly elected President?Ibrahim Mohamed Solih as well as former President?Mohamed Nasheed. The Prime Minister’s office said that?Wickremesinghe spoke to?Yameen yesterday and congratulated him on ensuring a free and fair election. Wickremesinghe had also told Yameen he would be welcome in Sri Lanka at any time. The Prime Minister had spoken to Maldives President elect?Mohamed Solih today and congra

25 Sep, 2018

MR feels Sri Lanka must use Trump’s policy as an example

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa feels Sri Lanka must use US President Donald Trump as an example on how to manage the economy. Rajapaksa said in a statement that?President Trump has strengthened the US economy through a policy of giving incentives to indigenous businesses and imposing tariffs on imports to encourage local production. “My Government also had a policy of producing whatever we could locally and reducing imports particularly of foodstuffs such as diary products, maize, soya, su

25 Sep, 2018