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COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lankan troops backed by tanks and artillery destroyed 30 Tamil Tiger bunkers in the island’s far north on Wednesday killing 12

From correspondents in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 12:01 PM IST At least 12 Tamil Tiger guerrillas were killed and 30 of their bunkers destroyed by

By P.K. Balachandran. Colombo, Sri Lanka, 12:00 PM IST A powerful bomb damaged a 330,000 KW electricity substation near the Sri Lankan

UBS AGs reluctance to cooperate with Indian authorities to unravel a multinational trail of money transfersacross Switzerland, New York, the British Virgin Islands and Punebetween

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex crashed by more than 727 points in early trade on Wednesday on all-round selling by funds and retail

A stricken US spy satellite the size of a small bus is on its way to Earth from orbit after its power systems failed. Sometime

Democrat Barack Obama and rival Hillary Clinton battled to a draw on “Super Tuesday” and John McCain seized command of the Republican race in presidential

The guru to the Beatles who introduced transcendental meditation to the West, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, died at his Dutch home on Tuesday night, aides said

Sania Mirza would “continue to be a youth icon” and attract the sponsors irrespective of her decision to not play in India, experts in the

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Britain’s Chinese community is busily preparing for Wednesday’s Lunar New Year with celebrations that could see more than 300,000 people thronging London’

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Government troops launched an offensive Wednesday against rebel fortifications in northern Sri Lankan, destroying 30 bunkers and killing 12 Tamil Tiger

By Faraz Ahmed and T.S.V. Hari. India, 09:32 AM IST Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger guerrillas are once again at the heart

The Government’s food drive “Let us sow –Let us grow’, better known as the Api Wawamu- Rata Nagamu Programme, keeps expanding as more

Sri Lankan military says it killed 12 Sri Lankan rebels in major offensive COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Government troops launched an offensive Wednesday against rebel

TamilNet, Tuesday, 06 February 2007, 02:10 GMT Five schools in Chenkaldy educational zone in Eravur region in Batticaloa District have been temporarily relocated to

NRC to rebuild majority tsunami-destroyed schools in NE TamilNet, Sunday, 06 February 2005, 11:18 GMT Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has undertaken the rebuilding

Kanniya Tamil School reopens after twenty years TamilNet, Thursday, 06 February 2003, 13:41 GMT The Kanniya Government Tamil School Thursday re-opened after twenty

Govt. rejects appeal to hold SLEAS examination in NorthEast TamilNet, Monday, 06 February 2006, 16:44 GMT Sri Lanka’s Commissioner General of Examinations Monday

JEDDAH, 6 February 2008 Relations between Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka remain strong and the Kingdom has always stood by Sri Lanka in times of

The British Tamils photo exhibition staged with the professed aim of informing the second-generation of Tamils in the UK about the past six decades

The British Tamils photo exhibition staged with the professed aim of informing the second-generation of Tamils in the UK about the past six decades

Sri Lanka NDB targets apparel sector with online finance Feb 06, 2008 (LBO) Sri Lanka’s NDB Bank says it has linked up with US-

Sri Lanka power costs to rise 30-pct to plug Rs42bn hole Feb 06, 2008 (LBO) Sri Lanka’s power ministry is backing a proposal

TamilNet, Tuesday, 06 February 2007, 02:10 GMT Five schools in Chenkaldy educational zone in Eravur region in Batticaloa District have been temporarily relocated to

Mr.Sampanthan said, ” We have told the SLMM that the establishment of a new camp at the present site cannot be allowed. The SLN has

Updated: Friday, 06 February 2004, 10:32 GMT TamilNet, Friday, 06 February 2004, 09:50 GMT The condition of Mr. Sellakili Anandaranjan, the farmer who

SLN soldier injured in Pesalai grenade attack TamilNet, Tuesday, 06 February 2007, 00:06 GMT A sailor of the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) was seriously

TamilNet, Sunday, 06 February 2000, 12:00 GMT The dissident UNP Members of Parliament have requested UNP that henceforth no member of the Party be

TamilNet, Monday, 06 February 2006, 09:12 GMT Entire Batticaloa district, on Monday, observed a shut down protest against the abductions of the seven humanitarian