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  • PM conveys dismay over Sri Lanka move on 13th Amendment

    Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday told a delegation of Sri Lanka Tamil MPs that he was "dismayed" by reports suggesting that Colombo planned to dilute certain key provisions of the 13th Amendment on devolution of powers to provinces ahead of polls to the Northern Provincial Council. The prime minister noted that the proposed changes "raised doubts about the commitments made by the Sri ...

  • Daimler India starts truck exports to Sri Lanka

    Daimler India Commerical Vehicles Pvt Ltd, the Indian subsidiary of German automobile major Daimler AG, Tuesday announced shipment of 64 FUSO trucks to Sri Lanka. In a statement issued here, the company said the FUSO trucks make at its plant near here are headed towards Sri Lanka as a part of its commitment to export to various Asian and African countries. Last month, Daimler India along with ...

  • India to convey views on 13th Amendment issue after considering implications PM

    The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, today said India would convey its views on alleged attempts by political parties in Sri Lanka to repeal the 13th Amendment to its Constitution, after considering its implications. Dr. Singh in his letter to DMK supremo M. Karunanidhi said, "While this is a matter on which a decision will be taken by various political parties within Sri Lanka, we will ...

  • Mythological bridge row Karunanidhi threatens to launch DMK protest against Tamil Nadu Govt.

    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader and former Tamil Nadu chief minister Muthuvel Karunanidhi has warned incumbent Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa that he will order the launching of a state-wide protest in connection with a row over constructing a bridge along or over a mythological bridge. The bridge has been billed as the country's Suez Canal to create a channel between mainland India and ...

  • Regional Party Leader Threatens Chief Of Southern Indian State In Mythological Bridge Row

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2046

2046

When Wong Kar-Wai's 2046 arrived famously at the tail end of the 2003 Cannes Film Festival, added at the very last minute, it was in an incomplete state. Although it had been in production for nearly three years, with multiple rewritings and reshoots, Wong Kar-Wai had not finished editing it an ... ...

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  • Lankans drive out Aussies out of Champions Trophy with 20-run victory

    Australia's trouble-plagued campaign of the ICC Champions Trophy had come to an end after they were defeated for 20 runs by Sri Lanka at The Oval on Monday. Sri Lanka, who needed a win to remain in the competition, rode on aggressive half-centuries from Mahela Jayawardene and Lahiru Thirimanne to score 253-8 after being sent in to bat, bowling out the Australians for 233 in 42.3 overs, ...

  • Sri Lankan media laps up visit of BJP-led team

    A section of the media in Sri Lanka, particularly the English press, has lapped up the recent visit of the Indian delegation led by Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ravi Shankar ...

  • Manmohan concerned at reports on Colombo’s move to dilute 13th Amendment

    For the first time since the end of the military annihilation of the LTTE in May 2009, and a raging debate within Sri Lanka on the way to go about redressing the political and social grievances of the island nation’s Tamils, India has expressed dismay over reports suggesting that Colombo is mulling over a review of the key issues related to devolution of powers to the ...

  • Colombo Uni. landscape to blend with beautified surrounds

    Chaminda Perera The Colombo University has joined up with the Sri Lanka Army to transform the landscape of the university premises to suit the surrounding area which is being developed by the government under the Colombo beautification programme. According to Colombo University Vice Chancellor Dr. Kumara Hiriburegama, the entire area adjacent to the university has completely changed except ...

  • India vs. Sri Lanka Champions Trophy Semifinal Date Start Time and Preview

    Lanka didn't find the group stage to be such a breeze, losing to New Zealand before surviving tough contests against England and Australia. Now these two teams will meet in the second semifinal of ...

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