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Gotabaya Rajapaksa: A 'war hero' detested by his admirers

Though dubbed as the "war hero", the role of Rajapaksa in ending the conflict with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam with the death of its supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran in 2009 is quite......

Maha chemist murder: Officials suspect role of ISIS-inspired killers

The perpetrators of the killing of a pharmacist in Maharashtra's Amravati might have been 'self inspired' by the violence carried out by the dreaded Middle East group Islamic State (ISIS) and the......

What Awaits Rajapaksas After Monday's Mayhem?

Gota has to decide if he could order elder brother Mahinda's arrest as the agent provocateur of Monday's violence.Then he has to prepare for an interim government, in which no one would now want to......

Time For India to Lend Sri Lanka A Helping Hand

New Delhi has a chance to rid itself of its image as the bully in the subcontinent by helping a neighbour tackle problems that India, for once, has no role in creating.It should grab the......

The Rajapaksas You Did Not Know

From Sri Lanka's most popular political family to its most despised -- going by the voices on the streets calling for the Rajapaksas' ouster what went wrong for the powerful clan? Veteran Sri Lanka......

Power situation remained grim in Dec: CEA

For the government, which is trying to step up power generation, the task of matching demand and supply seems herculean as there was a deficit of 11.3 per cent in December. The data released by......

Corporate biggies romancing the Taj

I Media Corporation, part of the Bhaskar group, has drawn up a Rs 70-crore advertising blitz to support the "Vote for Taj" campaign, part of a global voting exercise to include archeological sites......

Luxury family resorts

The Harvard College Admissions Office claims that selecting applicants for each incoming freshman class is "more art than science." Choosing an excellent family resort--one that accommodates......

What exactly is Kal Penn doing at the White House?

So we told you earlier this month that famed Indian-American actor Kal Penn, real name Kalpen Modi, had officially begun work in the Barack Obama-led White House. We know his official title is......

Struggling Sri Lanka head to World Cup with point to prove

The Lankans have the oldest squad at the tournament with an average age of 29.9 years IMAGE: Experienced all-rounders Angelo Mathews and Thisara Perera will need to fire for the......

Sangakkara urges Lankans to maintain peace after communal riots

Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara on Tuesday urged his countrymen to get united and maintain peace following the communal riots in the island nation. Image: Kumar Sangakkara. Photograph:......

Pakistan's under-19 cricket trip to Sri Lanka postponed

'It will depend on the PCB and the SLC will also look at the security situation before taking a final decision.' IMAGE: The Pakistan under-19 side, captained by Rohail Nazir, was scheduled to......

Sri Lanka bomb blasts: Vaas, Herath call for unity

'I was tired, that morning, when I was at my house, I heard a sound, and then people were saying a bomb had gone off at the church. I rushed there, and I'll never forget the scene.' IMAGE: Police......

Liverpool, Juventus start off with wins

Liverpool and Juventus, forced into the indignity of beginning their season in the Europa League qualifying rounds, both won 2-0 away on Thursday as European club football ventured into deepest......

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India held the top position in the ICC Men's Test Team Rankings while Australia secured the...

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GUJARAT, HIMACHAL GO TO POLLS

The Bharatiya Janata Party was on Thursday poised for a landslide victory in Gujarat to retain...
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