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Mahinda Rajapaksa appointed Sri Lankan PM: Present scenario is a setback to path of unity for the country

The President of Sri Lanka, Maithripala Sirisena, sacked Ranil Wickremesinghe as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka on Friday.

Sushil Kumar admits to meeting WWE officials, but rules out immediate move

India's double-Olympic medal winning wrestler Sushil Kumar on Saturday conceded that he has met top officials of the WWE but ruled out any immediate move to professional wrestling.

Over 100 LTTE cadres poisoned to death at Lanka rehab centres': politicians

Sri Lanka's Tamil politicians have alleged that over 100 LTTE cadres at rehabilitation centres were injected with poison leading to their deaths, prompting the government to reject their claims on Thursday.

Sri Lanka's Western Province opposes federalism for Tamil north citing constitutional issues

Sri Lanka's Sinhala-majority Western Province has opposed a recent resolution by Tamil-dominated northern provincial council on a federal solution to grant political autonomy to Tamils.

Lanka's main Tamil party demands greater devolution of power in north

Sri Lanka's main Tamil party TNA will start a non-violent struggle from January to seek full implementation of the 1987 Indo-Sri Lanka Accord to achieve maximum devolution of power in northern areas.

Tamil National Alliance win in SL poll: India must seize the opportunity

If New Delhi is serious about the Tamils in Sri Lanka, it has to find ways to work directly with the NPC and rebuild the battered lives of the people of the North.

Karunanidhi welcomes Tamil National Alliance win in SL polls

The TNA trounced the ruling UPFA coalition of President Mahinda Rajapaksa, grabbing 30 of the 38 seats in the much-awaited polls in the province.

Sri Lanka's TNA headed for clean sweep in historic Northern poll

The win provides a platform for the party to campaign for an autonomous federal state, although the provincial council is a largely toothless body.

PM 'dismayed' by SL moves to go back on giving Tamils more autonomy

The prime minister noted that the proposed changes “raised doubts about the commitments made by the Sri Lankan government to India and the international community, including the United Nations

Tamil party to Sri Lanka govt: Want progress in bilateral talks

Sri Lanka's mainstream Tamil party TNA is keen to revive its stalled talks with the government but wants progress in bilateral dialogue before joining the multi party deliberations over charting out a political solution to the ethnic issue.