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Lankan president's party sweeps parliamentary polls

Sri Lanka's National People's Power of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Friday swept the parliamentary elections by winning a two-thirds majority, and also dominating the Jaffna electoral......

Rajiv Gandhi: 'I Trust Prabhakaran'

As Prabhakaran was leaving his house, Rajiv Gandhi called his son Rahul and asked him to fetch his (Gandhi's) bulletproof jacket.He put the jacket on Prabhakaran's back and remarked with his usual......

The World's First Suicide Bomber

On the night of July 5, the Tigers launched their first kamikaze operation.Miller took the wheels of the explosive-packed truck, smiled at everyone as he turned the ignition key and drove it slowly......

Spate of bomb hoaxes continue, 30 flights threatened today

More than 30 flights operated by Indian airlines received bomb threats on Saturday, sending security agencies into a tizzy and causing hardships to hundreds of passengers as well as staff at......

'China Will Be India's Main Concern In Sri Lanka'

'Will President Dissanayake calibrate his foreign policy taking into account India's immediate security concerns? We need to watch.' IMAGE: Anura Kumara Dissanayake takes oath as the 9th executive......

Adani opts out of US funding for Colombo Port project

Billionaire Gautam Adani's group has pulled out of a loan deal with a US agency to fund a port terminal in Sri Lanka, saying it will use its own resources for the project. Image used for......

Despite US indictment, Adani still has a few supporters

Abu Dhabi's International Holding Company (IHC), one of the largest sovereign funds that manages assets close to $100 billion, has reaffirmed its support to the Adani Group, saying its outlook on......

Adani, JSW, PSA looking to bag Rs 7K cr Tuticorin project

A Rs 7,056 crore outer harbour project by VO Chidambaranar (VOC) Port in Tuticorin is garnering interest from domestic and global majors in the sector, such as Adani Ports and Special Economic......

ITC would increasingly try to go outside India: Sanjiv Puri

Sanjiv Puri, chairman and managing director of ITC, is looking to expand the conglomerate’s play outside India by taking “strategic positions” in markets close to home in the......

Goa batters break 90 year old Ranji record!

IMAGE: Goa's Snehal Kauthankar and Kashyap Bakle celebrate on reaching their respective triple centuries against Arunachal Pradesh in their Ranji Trophy Plate Division match in Porvorim, Goa, on......

Diving Champ Manjari Bhargava Passes Into The Ages

Over five decades ago, when swimmers from Rajasthan participated in the National Swimming Championships, competitors from other states would look at the Rajasthan squad in awe. They wondered how a......

Who will be Pakistan's new captain?

Mohammad Rizwan likely to replace Babar Azam as white ball captain? IMAGE: Mohammad Rizwan is set to take over as Pakistan's new white-ball captain. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Mohammed......

The two contenders to replace Jay Shah as BCCI secretary

IMAGE: Anil Patel, the secretary of Gujarat Cricket Association, is among the contenders to replace Jay Shah as the BCCI secretary. Photograph: Gujarat Cricket Association/X The primary focal......

Nissanka in league of elite batters

IMAGE: Pathum Nissanka struck an unbeaten 127 off 124 balls on Day 4 of the 3rd Test, to take Sri Lanka to victory over England at The Oval in London, on Monday. Photograph: Paul Childs/Action......

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