Lanka parties to meet again after talks on Tamil rights ends in discord

The all-party meeting aimed at reconciliation and conferring full powers to Sri Lanka's provincial councils will be reconvened in a month after initial deliberations on Wednesday failed to yield......

After abstaining in UNHRC, India urges Lanka to meet commitments

India, which abstained during the vote on a strong resolution against Sri Lanka's human rights practices at the UNHRC, on Tuesday urged Colombo to fulfill its commitments on the devolution of......

In Colombo Jaishankar stresses on devolution of power to Tamils under 13A

India considers the full implementation of the 13th Amendment in Sri Lanka "critical" for achieving reconciliation with the minority Tamil community, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on......

UNHRC votes against Sri Lanka's rights record, India abstains

India on Thursday abstained on a draft resolution in the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka which was adopted. IMAGE: Indra......

'Madras Cafe is going to rub salt into wounds'

The Naam Tamilar (I am Tamil) party has opposed the screening of the John Abraham starrer, Madras Cafe, which releases on Friday, August 23. Naam Tamilar leader Seeman -- interestingly, a former......

Dheepan, Masaan win top prizes at Cannes

It's been a good Cannes for India this year! The Theatre Lumiere echoed to thunderous ovations as the awards were announced at the end of the 68th Cannes International Film Festival. The......

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......

The Top 10 Films at Cannes 2015

Gerson da Cunha lists his favourite films from the recently concluded Cannes International Film Festival. If there’s one point the 68th Cannes International Film Festival has underlined,......

Timeline: When cricket was held hostage by terrorism

IMAGE: Emergency services personnel transport a stretcher carrying a person at a hospital, after reports that several shots had been fired, in central Christchurch in this still image taken from......