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The World's First Suicide Bomber

On the night of July 5, the Tigers launched their first kamikaze operation.Miller took the wheels of the explosive-packed truck, smiled at everyone as he turned the ignition key and drove it slowly......

Rajiv Gandhi: 'I Trust Prabhakaran'

As Prabhakaran was leaving his house, Rajiv Gandhi called his son Rahul and asked him to fetch his (Gandhi's) bulletproof jacket.He put the jacket on Prabhakaran's back and remarked with his usual......

LTTE kills 6 soldiers; Red Cross opens frontlines

Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam rebels have shot dead six soldiers in northern Sri Lanka even as the international Red Cross resumed providing safe passage for civilians crossing the frontlines.......

UN concerned about displaced Sri Lankans

The United Nations' top humanitarian official has expressed 'serious concern' over lack of access to displaced needy victims of the ongoing conflict in Sri Lanka. The world body is currently......

Floods, landslides kill 40 Sri Lankans, 200 missing

Over 200 people were on Wednesday feared buried in massive landslides in Sri Lanka following three days of torrential rains that have triggered landslips and floods, killing nearly 40 people, with......

India plans air supplies to Nepal

National Security Adviser JN Dixit on Friday convened a meeting of top defence officials to discuss a contingency plan on air-dropping supplies to besieged Kathmandu.Although details of the plans......

Will no-frills airlines survive?

Once again there is an increased interest among new airlines to fly schedule services in the Indian skies. This time, however, the focus is on no-frills airlines, so as to keep costs low.Deccan Air......

Review: Inam is a revelation

Set in the backdrop of the Sri Lankan Civil War, Santosh Sivan’s Inam brings to light the plight of the thousands of hapless Lankan Tamils, who were caught in the crossfire between the LTTE......

10 Films You Must Watch

Aseem Chhabra picks 10 movies that amazed him at the international film festival in El Gouna, Egypt. Last month as film people from around the world traveled to El Gouna, an Egyptian resort by the......

Bishnoi Or Chawla: Who Bowled Better?

Leg spinners Piyush Chawla and Ravi Bishnoi excelled with the ball at the Wankhede stadium.Lucknow Super Giants were superior with both bat and ball as they consigned Mumbai Indians to the bottom......

World Cup: 'It's scary the way India are playing...'

'It looks like they are enjoying their cricket at the moment and their home World Cup, and there is a lot of support.' IMAGE: India are on a roll having started their World Cup with three......

PHOTOS: Rain upsets KKR; PBKS win by 7 runs

Images from the IPL 2023 match between Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders in Mohali on Saturday. Scorecard IMAGE: Punjab Kings begin the season on a winning note. Photograph: BCCI/IPL Punjab......

PHOTOS: Sangakkara makes history as Sri Lanka crush Scotland

Kumar Sangakkara of Sri Lanka celebrates his century during the 2015 Cricket World Cup match between against Scotland at Bellerive Oval. Photograph: Mark Kolbe/Getty Images Kumar Sangakkara......

Kolkata thrash Delhi by 18 runs to qualify for final

Kolkata Knight Riders breezed into the final of the Indian Premier League after scoring a thumping 18-run win over Delhi Daredevils in the first Qualifier in Pune on Tuesday. - Scorecard It was an......

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