Beware! Neo-LTTE may worsen the Lanka conundrum

New Delhi’s handling of the post-May 2009 situation has been a case of one faux pas after another, says B Raman Is there a neo-LTTE group emerging nearly four years after the Liberation......

Sri Lanka wary of LTTE revival: US report

Sri Lanka is still wary of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam’s international network and has voiced concern about the possible re-emergence of pro-LTTE sympathisers despite the military......

The war was against the LTTE, not the Tamils: Lanka Prez

Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa has debunked international criticism over the treatment of the island nation’s Tamil minority population. "The war was not against the Tamils. We only......

In Colombo Jaishankar stresses on devolution of power to Tamils under 13A

India considers the full implementation of the 13th Amendment in Sri Lanka "critical" for achieving reconciliation with the minority Tamil community, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on......

'Madras Cafe is going to rub salt into wounds'

The Naam Tamilar (I am Tamil) party has opposed the screening of the John Abraham starrer, Madras Cafe, which releases on Friday, August 23. Naam Tamilar leader Seeman -- interestingly, a former......

Review: Inam is a revelation

Set in the backdrop of the Sri Lankan Civil War, Santosh Sivan’s Inam brings to light the plight of the thousands of hapless Lankan Tamils, who were caught in the crossfire between the LTTE......

Dheepan, Masaan win top prizes at Cannes

It's been a good Cannes for India this year! The Theatre Lumiere echoed to thunderous ovations as the awards were announced at the end of the 68th Cannes International Film Festival. The......

The Top 10 Films at Cannes 2015

Gerson da Cunha lists his favourite films from the recently concluded Cannes International Film Festival. If there’s one point the 68th Cannes International Film Festival has underlined,......

Timeline: When cricket was held hostage by terrorism

IMAGE: Emergency services personnel transport a stretcher carrying a person at a hospital, after reports that several shots had been fired, in central Christchurch in this still image taken from......