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Heavy fighting in Sri Lanka kills 21

At least 20 Tamil Tiger rebels, including a government soldier, were killed in fresh artillery and mortar exchange in Sri Lanka's northern Vavuniya district, the defence ministry said on Wednesday.......

Sri Lanka steps up offensive; 8 Tigers killed

Tamil Tiger rebels have claimed that eight of their cadres have been killed and four more wounded when Sri Lankan Air Force Kfir fighter jets bombed one of their camps in the restive eastern......

Sri Lanka in battle mode, again

Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam rebels and the Sri Lankan Army fought land and sea battles in the country's northwest region on Saturday, leaving at least 42 people dead, further rupturing a......

Lanka won't allow outside 'interference': PM

As the United Nations chief planned to set up an advisory panel on alleged human rights violations in Sri Lanka, Premier Ratnasiri Wickremanayake has accused "certain" western nations of......

19 soldiers killed in Sri Lanka blast

Nineteen soldiers were killed and two others wounded on Monday night in the bloodiest bus ambush against security forces since a truce went into effect in February 2002, officials said.The soldiers......

OIL to float foreign arm in 4 months, sets sight on Lanka

Oil India Ltd is set to float a foreign arm in four months for exploration and acquisition of hydrocarbon assets abroad, thereby becoming the third state-run oil company to have a dedicated......

Rain respite soon for farmers

This piece of forecast from the India Meteorological Department and the European Centre for Medium-Range weather Forecasts may bring cheer to Indian farmers, who have been reeling under hostile......

Rajat Gupta penning book to tell his story

India-born former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta, who is scheduled to begin his prison term on June 17, hopes to release a book telling his side of the story and visit India once he completes......

Of biryani, history and entrepreneurship

Did you know that there are over 26 varieties of biryani made in India?Or that biryani comes from the Persian word 'birian' which means 'fried before cooking'?Or that, though it is considered a......

354 films in 365 days

How many of the 354 films Aseem Chhabra watched in 2017 have you seen? IMAGE: Vin Diesel and Deepika Padukone in xXx: Return of Xander Cage. For some people, watching films is a social experience,......

PHOTOS: Football fever hits Team India after nets washed out

'When rain forces you to move inside, you can still devise your own game using the space that is available.' IMAGE: Mahendra Singh Dhoni, left, and Virat Kohli play football. Photograph: PTI......

Sachin's operation successful

India batsman Sachin Tendulkar could be sidelined for up to three months after having keyhole surgery on his shoulder at a London hospital on Monday."His arm will be immobilised in a sling for up......

Second day's play may be rained out

With the first day's play of the first Test between India and Sri Lanka washed out, there was little cheer for the cricket lovers of Chennai as heavy rains battered the city for nearly three hours......

Wellington: The score... and more

The second Twenty20 international between India and New Zealand will be played at the Westpacstadium in Wellington on February 27.The venue hashosted just a solitary Twenty20 international, between......

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