Government schools to close from 8-12 September

Sonia demands independent probe in Lanka

Congress president Sonia Gandhi today demanded an ?independent and credible? inquiry into the violation of human rights in Sri Lanka even as she refused to comment on key UPA ally DMK withdrawing support to the government at the Centre, the Press Trust of India reported Voicing her pain and anguish over the ?denial of legitimate political rights? to Sri Lankan Tamils, Ms. Gandhi dwelt at length on the issue at the Congress Parliamentary Party meeting in Delhi. ?I have nothing to say now?, Ms. Ga

19 Mar, 2013

Sri Lanka to respond to US resolution

Sri Lanka is to formally respond to a new US resolution on Sri Lanka tabled at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), the foreign ministry said Tuesday. Spokesman Rodney Perera said that the government was studying the document and will respond to it when it is discussed at the Council, reports Xinhua. The US on Monday tabled the final version of the resolution at the 22nd session of the UNHRC in Geneva, with co-sponsors Austria, Canada, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy

19 Mar, 2013

BJP insists MR is no war criminal

The BJP on Monday said that it does not endorse the DMK’s demand that Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa should be declared a war criminal, the Indian Express reported. “No, we do not share that perception,” said BJP spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad. The party also refrained from categorically supporting Tamil parties’ demand that India should take a stringent stand against Lanka at the United Nations Human Rights Commission meet. “The BJP has always maintained that (Lankan) Tamils must be g

18 Mar, 2013