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Jayanthi asks FICCI to cancel MPs visit to Sri Lanka

Opposing a FICCI-sponsored Sri Lanka visit of a team of Parliamentarians starting Monday, Union Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan said it would deeply hurt the cause of Lankan Tamils and......

Tamil MPs not part of delegation visiting Sri Lanka

A six-member delegation of Indian parliamentarians will visit Sri Lanka from April 8 to 12. The multi-party delegation visiting Colombo and Jaffna will not, however, include MPs from Tamil Nadu.......

25 Indian fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy

At least 25 Indian fishermen have been arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy for allegedly poaching in the country's waters. Sri Lankan navy spokesman Commander Kosala Warnakulasuriya said that the......

Marked difference in post-conflict Lanka, says Pakistan

Pakistan on Thursday hailed Sri Lanka's efforts in tackling terrorism, saying there was a "marked difference" in the country in its post-conflict phase of development. Jalil Abaas Jilani, visiting......

Sri Lanka: Tamil newspaper office ransacked, staff beaten

The office of a Tamil newspaper was attacked and staff beaten by masked men in northern Sri Lanka.The owner of the pro-opposition Uthayan paper said six masked men entered the building in......

Face-off with Sri Lanka could further dent auto exports

India’s diplomatic stand on Sri Lanka’s human rights violations seems to have cost Indian vehicle manufacturers dearly. Last year, after India voted against Sri Lanka in the UN Human......

How victims of catastrophe can get faster relief

India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka faced an estimated total economic loss of Rs 1,517.1 crore (Rs 15.17 billion) in 2012 from natural disasters - including floods and Cyclone Nilam - according to Aon......

India pushes for more Singapore, Lanka flights

The civil aviation ministry plans to negotiate for additional seat entitlement with the governments of Singapore and Sri Lanka, enabling Indian carriers to add more flights to these countries,......

Photo: Ponting, Pollard, Malinga pose with Ironman and Spiderman

Sri Lankan fast bowler Lasith Malinga has joined the Mumbai Indians (MI) squad after missing the first two games and is likely to be fit for the team's clash against Delhi Daredevils on April......

Five uncapped players in SL Champions Trophy squad

Sri Lanka have named five uncapped players in their provisional 30-man squad for the ICC Champions trophy in England and Wales in June. The squad includes batsmen Kithuruwan Vithanage, Angelo......

Politics will never curtail spirit of game: Sangakkara

Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper Kumar Sangakkara feels keeping the Sri Lankan players out of the Chennai matches in the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League is not going to ‘curtail’......

Perera stars as Sri Lanka crush Bangladesh

Opener Kusal Perera hit an explosive maiden half-century off 44 balls to steer Sri Lanka to a 17-run win over Bangladesh in a one-off Twenty20 international in Pallekele on Sunday. Sri Lanka, put......

Chandimal rejects IPL offer

Dinesh Chandimal, Sri Lanka's T20 international skipper and has rejected offers to play in the sixth edition of the IPL, cricket board sources claimed. Chandimal was not among the 13 Sri Lankan......

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Q. IPL Players from Srilanka are not allowed to Play in Chennai this Season !!Then Pakistani players can not play in Mumbai If Thackarey's think so !Then why this Sports vs Politics Conflict ??
Diya AurBaatiHum: A. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/ipl-players-from-srilanka-are-not-allowed-to-play-in-chennai/25357235/answers/

Q. Are the people of Srilanka, Sinhalese, originally from Odisha and West Bengal??
QueSera Sera: A. The people whom u mentioned are against IndiaWhy shd we have games or sports with them ? more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/are-the-people-of-srilanka-sinhalese-originally-from-odisha-/25311224/answers/25357245

Q. if tamilians who are residing in sri lanka are sri lankans, then why India is interfering in their internal affairs .. ??? then how can we be different than pakistan ... ????
Manoj M: A. cant say more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/if-tamilians-who-are-residing-in-sri-lanka-are-sri-lankans-t/25309725/answers/25311239

Q. tamilians residing in Sri Lanka are citizens of Sri Lanka or anything else .. ????
Manoj M: A. If our political leaders butcher our citizens, other countries will come to the rescue of our citizens. If SriLankan politicians butcher tamil...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/tamilians-residing-in-sri-lanka-are-citizens-of-sri-lanka-or/25308669/answers/25309811

Web results for Sri Lanka

First time rusty-spotted cat seen in Kutch

A rusty-spotted cat, the world's smallest species of wild cat, which is considered "vulnerable to extinction", has been seen in Kutch for the first... ...

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/first-time-rustyspotted-cat-seen-in-kutch/1099192/

Jharkhand might hold South Asian Junior Table Tennis meet 2013

The South Asian Junior Table Tennis Championships 2013 is expected to be organised at the state capital in July. Table Tennis Federation of India... ...

http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/ranchi/jharkhand-might-hold-south-asian-junior-table-tennis-meet-2013.html

Conflict-of-interest-yet-nobody-cares

Politics and sports are inextricably linked and anyone who pretends that the twain will never meet is living in a delusional world. To a genuine... ...

http://hindustantimes.com.feedsportal.com/c/33818/f/608465/s/2a70005f/l/0L0Shindustantimes0N0Ceditorial0Eviews0Eon0CPradeepMagazine0CConflict0Eof0Einterest0Eyet0Enobody0Ecares0CArticle10E10A344730Baspx/story01.htm

Mulayam heaps praise on LK Advani

VARANASI: SP supremo today heaped praise on BJP leader L K Advani for the third time in as many weeks, but ruled out any alliance with BJP. "People... ...

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/mulayam-singh-yadav-heaps-praise-on-lk-advani-but-says-no-tie-up-with-bjp/articleshow/19431187.cms

Time-we-show-sportsmanship

The decision by the Tamil Nadu government to prohibit 13 Sri Lankan players from entering the state isn't just shocking but also inexplicable.... ...

http://hindustantimes.com.feedsportal.com/c/33818/f/608465/s/2a7007ea/l/0L0Shindustantimes0N0CCricket0CColumnsCricket0CTime0Ewe0Eshow0Esportsmanship0CArticle10E10A389940Baspx/story01.htm

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