LTTE wanted a huge Tamil Elam state: Gotabhaya

The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam led by its supremo V Prabhakaran had aspired to carve out a big Tamil eelam state extending from near Colombo to the southern part of Sri Lanka, the island......

Haven't taken VRS: Cong hits back at regional parties

The Congress on Thursday said the party being in alliance with other parties does not mean it has taken voluntary retirement, as it hit back at regional outfits for their criticism of Rahul Gandhi......

Days after SPG removal, security breach at Priyanka's home

In a security breach, seven unknown persons in a car drove up to the porch of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's Lodhi Estate home, got off and walked up to her to ask for photographs,......

Prez rejects mercy plea of Rajiv Gandhi's killers

President Pratibha Patil has rejected the clemency petitions of three killers of Rajiv Gandhi whose death sentences were confirmed by the Supreme Court in 2000. The apex court had sentenced......

Review: Madras Cafe deserves an audience

Madras Cafe is  a swift, smart and serious study of an inglorious chapter of history, writes Sukanya Verma. When done right, few combinations have the allure of fact meets fiction. The......