Probe underway after harassed Jaffna female student attempts suicide

DMK calls for Ealam in Sri Lanka

The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, a constituent of the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance at the Centre, on Tuesday urged the Union government to press the United Nations for a referendum on a ?Tamil Eelam’ in Sri Lanka. Welcoming the demand for the referendum made by the Tamil community, Mr. Karunanidhi recalled his earlier remarks that if at all he had one unfulfilled desire, it was the creation of a separate State for the Sri Lankan Tamils. The DMK leader said that many new countries had

18 Apr, 2012

Case against London monk begins

A sexual abuse case against the chief monk of Selsdon Buddhist Temple in London had started proceedings at Isleworth Crown Court on Monday. Court sources told the BBC that the members for the jury were selected before the case began. The highly respected Buddhist monk has been charged with raping an underage girl in the 1970s and sexually abusing another during the same period, the Metropolitan Police said. Both cases will be proceeding together, court sources told the BBC. The alleged rape

17 Apr, 2012

Indian delegation begin Lankan tour

A multi-party Indian MPs delegation embarked on a six-day visit to Sri Lanka during which they will oversee developmental projects by India and handing over of houses in the areas worst affected by the decades-old civil war. The delegation led by leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj left for Colombo this evening and will visit northern and eastern Sri Lanka, which bore the brunt of three decades of bloodshed, besides making a visit to central and southern parts of the island. The de

16 Apr, 2012