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Don't need outside lessons on human rights: Rajapaksa

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has said that he did not want lessons on human rights from outside, days after the UN Human Rights Council adopted a US-sponsored resolution censuring......

Why Krishna's visit to Lanka can't be termed 'successful'

S M Krishna's praise for the Sri Lankan government-appointed Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission will diminish our credibility as an honest broker in the eyes of the Sri Lankan Tamils who......

Sri Lanka tables war commission report in parliament

The Sri Lankan government on Friday presented in its parliament the much awaited report of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission. Senior minister and leader of the House, Nimal Siripala......

Sri Lanka military probe blames LTTE for civilian killings

A Sri Lankan military court of inquiry has given a clean chit to the army and ruled that civilian casualties in the last stage of the military operations "might have occurred due to unlawful acts......

US welcomes passage of UNHRC resolution on Lanka

The United States has welcomed the passage of a resolution on Sri Lanka sponsored by it at the United Nations Human Rights Commission, saying the vote sent a clear signal to Colombo that the......

Sri Lanka overcome Kiwi zeal to enter final

- Scorecard | Live Update Sri Lanka self-tested its fragile middle order ahead of the big match, as they stuttered to a five-wicket win against New Zealand in Colombo on Tuesday. The ask was......

100-day countdown of 2011 World Cup begins

The 100-day countdown of the 2011 World Cup beganin Dubai on Tuesday with the International Cricket Council hoping the mega-event in the sub-continent would be a "special one". The 43-day, 49-match......

It's do or die for India against West Indies

Handed a sound thrashing by Australia in their opening Super Eight match, India will have to quickly sort out their batting woes as they take on the West Indies in a do-or-die contest in theICC......

Chappell blames batsmen for loss

Coach Greg Chappell blamed the batsmen for India's defeat against Sri Lanka in the tri-series final, but said the situation does not warrant drastic changes in the team composition."We did not make......

Spare a thought for the pacemen

New Zealand will miss the services of Shane Bond and Chris Cairns in the upcoming Test series against India where fast bowlers can still achieve a lot on unresponsive pitches.As has always been the......

  People speak for sri lankan lessons learnt

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cnanu  shree
Q. EXPLAIN: Why India voted against Sri Lanka at UNHRC
Cnanu Shree:  A.  more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/explain-why-india-voted-against-sri-lanka-at-unhrc/22364305/answers/

cnanu  shree
Q. EXPLAIN: Why India voted against Sri Lanka at UNHRC
Cnanu Shree:  A. Sri Lanka [ Images ] is our next door neighbour. Geography bounds us. We have overwhelming trade ties with them. India [ Images ] is their biggest...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/explain-why-india-voted-against-sri-lanka-at-unhrc/22364306/answers/22364314

cnanu  shree
Q. Is the media shying away from the Sri Lankan crisis?
Cnanu Shree:  A. India should not poke her nose on others' problems. The slain President Premadasa has even condemned Indian PKF and humiliated. These are fresh in...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/is-the-media-shying-away-from-the-sri-lankan-crisis/22364306/answers/13843961

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Q. Are SriLankans foolish to go to Pakistan to play?
Shashi Singh:  A. They were assured of their security and hence they went .Now every one has learnt a lesson and no body will go there more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/are-srilankans-foolish-to-go-to-pakistan-to-play/13824249/answers/13473311

  Web results for Sri Lankan Lessons Learnt
A new phase in ties with Pakistan?

Nawaz Sharief's election for an unprecedented third time as Pakistan's prime minister has been welcomed by the Afghan government. Afghan President... ...

http://www.observerindia.com/cms/sites/orfonline/modules/weeklyassessment/WeeklyAssessmentDetail.html?cmaid=52274&mmacmaid=52275&volumeno=VI&issueno=20
Rights, liberties threatened in Sri Lanka, says rights body

Respect for basic rights and liberties has declined in Sri Lanka in the four years since the government defeated the Tamil Tigers, Human Rights... ...

http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a380489.html
Khurshid

Worried that Colombo may be undermining the special powers of provincial council ahead of elections, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid... ...

http://newindianexpress.com/nation/Don’t-dilute-13th-Amendment-Khurshid/2013/05/18/article1594934.ece
Sri Lanka investigates British TV footage on rights abuse

Colombo: The Sri Lankan government is investigating a controversial video footage aired by a British Channel accusing the army of war crimes during... ...

http://zeenews.india.com/news/south-asia/sri-lanka-investigates-british-tv-footage-on-rights-abuse_848774.html
The cost of poll violence

Pakistan's first democratic transfer of power should have been a moment of hope and triumph. But, as it stands, widespread violence has marred the... ...

http://www.observerindia.com/cms/sites/orfonline/modules/weeklyassessment/WeeklyAssessmentDetail.html?cmaid=51972&mmacmaid=51973&volumeno=VI&issueno=19

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