No LTTE leader arrested, says Thailand

Thailand has denied reports about top LTTE leader Kumaran Padmanathan being arrested in Bangkok on Tuesday night. Padmanathan, who allegedly financed the assassination of former prime minister......

Shirtless in Mauritius and other tales

Ihad the honour to accompany the Prime Minister's delegation on its four-day visit to Mauritius, which ended on Saturday.The trip offered me experiencesranging from the immensely pleasurable to......

Padma Vibhushan for Amrita Pritam, Narlikar

Well-known Punjabi litterateur Amrita Pritam, noted astronomer Jayant Vishnu Narlikar and former Chief Justice of India M N Venkatachalliah have been selected for the Padma Vibhushan, the second......