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Marxist leader Anura Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka's presidential vote

Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Sunday was declared winner of the Sri Lankan presidential election by the country's Election Commission after an unprecedented second round of counting of......

Rajapaksa switches party, likely to contest Sri Lanka snap polls

Sri Lankan strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was appointed prime minister in a controversial move by President Maithripala Sirisena, on Sunday ended his five-decade-long association with the......

'India key to peace in Sri Lanka'

India's role in the peace process in the Sri Lanka was 'indipensable' for resolving the ethnic strife in the Island republic, its former Constitutional Affairs Minister Prof G L Peiris said on......

Time For India to Lend Sri Lanka A Helping Hand

New Delhi has a chance to rid itself of its image as the bully in the subcontinent by helping a neighbour tackle problems that India, for once, has no role in creating.It should grab the......

Ranil Wickremesinghe reinstated as Sri Lanka PM

India welcomed resolution of the political crisis in Sri Lanka and exuded confidence that relations between the two countries will continue to move on in an upward trajectory. IMAGE: Sri Lankan......

Amartya Sen, Home in the World

Amartyada, says Omkar Goswami, thank you for being the humane, caring and socially concerned economist that you are. All Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Born in 1933, Amartya Sen......

'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......

The Ban Baaja Baraat

The Kerala Story is among a long list of films that invited bans and censorship. The Bharatiya Janata Party-led Uttar Pradesh government announced on May 9, 2023 that the film The Kerala Story......

Will Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan Be A Blockbuster?

A great story-teller, Mani Ratnam is experimenting with a real-life historical in Ponniyin Selvan, points out N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Vikram as Aditya Karikalan in Ponniyin Selvan. Now that Mani......

Can Australia halt India's unbeaten run to WC glory?

IMAGE: Rohit Sharma with coach Rahul Dravid during practice.Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters India and Australia have faced off in some of the most engaging contests in recent times and a new......

3rd Test: India to go for the kill in Ranchi with points to grab

IMAGE: India's Cheteshwar Pujara bats in the nets on Thursday. Photograph: BCCI It would have been a dead rubber had it not been for the World Test Championship and with 40 points on offer, India......

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