Journalist questioned by police over report on alleged threat

Final hearing on LTTE ban in India on November 3

A final hearing on the LTTE ban in India will be taken up on?November?3 in Madurai, the New India Express reported. The three-day long tribunal hearing with regard to the ban on the LTTE ended on Monday, with tribunal head Justice V K Jain stating that a final hearing would he held at New Delhi on November 3. MDMK legal wing secretary G Devadoss had told journalists that their party?s general secretary Vaiko would participate in the final hearing. Earlier the Justice heard out three police pe

31 Oct, 2012

New Indian FM to have talks with G.L

Days after taking over as foreign minister, Salman Khurshid is poised for two days of intense diplomacy with virtually back-to-back meetings with the foreign ministers of Iran, Sri Lanka, Oman, Kenya, Madagascar and the Seychelles. During talks with his Sri Lankan counterpart G.L Peiris, Khurshid is expected to push for fast-tracking political solution to the decades-old ethnic dispute in the island nation, a source of much concern in India, the IANS news agency reported. Peiris is expected to

31 Oct, 2012

Tangalle boat attack suspects remanded

The Tangalle Magistrate has remanded 10 of the 14 suspects arrested over the Tangalle trawler attack, the police media unit said today. The police said that another two suspects have been produced before an identification parade. Among the 14 suspects arrested after being deported from Australia, was a 12, 10 and 6 year old. The 12 and 10 year old were handed over to a children’s home while the 6 year old was freed and temporarily handed over to a children;s home. The 14 suspects were arrest

30 Oct, 2012