Disquiet in Sri Lanka over maritime pact with India, govt tries to firefight

The Sri Lankan government has asserted that the recently signed maritime security pacts with India will "neither result in hindrance nor threat" to the island nation's security as "misinterpreted"......

India used British mercenary pilots in fight against LTTE: Book

British mercenary pilots helped Indian troops in their battle against the Liberation Tigers for Tamil Eelam rebels in Sri Lanka in the 1980s, a new book reveals for the first time. The Indian......

SL men training in India: Jaya, Karuna attack Centre

Political parties in Tamil Nadu today raised the pitch against the government imparting training to Sri Lankan military personnel with Chief Minister Jayalalithaa terming the move as "callous and......

Why is UPA govt adamant on training SL troops, asks Jaya

Launching a scathing attack on the Centre for its "callous and adamant attitude" in training Sri Lankan defence personnel in India, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Monday demanded that......

Importers' $ demand to dent Re

There is adequate liquidity in the banking system at this point in time. Cash surpluses increased to more than Rs 8,000 crore (Rs 80 billion) last week although it dropped to around Rs 3,500 crore......