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Army chief Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag warns Pakistan on beheading-like incident

Aug 1, 2014 - 6:14 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Dalbir Singh Suhag takes over as new Army chief Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag has taken over as the head of the 1.3 million strong Indian Army, succeeding General Bikram Singh. Suhag, whose appointment had […]

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INDIA FUNDS CRECHES FOR TAMILS OF INDIAN ORIGIN IN SRI LANKA

Jul 25, 2014 - 6:42 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

COLOMBO (TIP): India on July 22 said it will upgrade 70 creches in the plantation areas in several parts of Sri Lanka so that mothers working in tea estates can leave their children in a […]

Hardline Buddhists want Pope Francis to apologize

Jul 12, 2014 - 9:28 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

COLOMBO (TIP): A Buddhist group accused of instigating recent attacks on Muslims in Sri Lanka says Pope Francis must apologize to Buddhists for atrocities allegedly committed by Christian colonial rulers of the South Asian island […]

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EU alarmed by anti-Muslim violence in Sri Lanka

Jun 20, 2014 - 8:17 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

COLOMBO, SRI LANKA (TIP): The European Union expressed alarm on June 18 at recent violence against Muslims in Sri Lanka in which three people died and more than 50 were injured, and urged the government […]

Rajat Gupta loses appeal of $13.9 million fine, sent to prison

Jun 20, 2014 - 5:56 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK (TIP): Former Goldman Sachs Group Inc director Rajat Gupta on Tuesday, June 17, lost his challenge to a $13.9 million civil penalty and a permanent ban from acting as an officer for a […]

GOPIO’s 25th Anniversary Jubilee Convention a historic success

Jun 13, 2014 - 9:24 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

PORT OF SPAIN (TIP): The Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO International) concluded its 25th Anniversary (Jubilee) Convention 2014 in Port of Spain in Trinidad & Tobago, with a memorable and highly successful […]

It’s a new era in India’s foreign policy as countries compete to woo Modi

Jun 13, 2014 - 8:44 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

“The new majority government in power in New Delhi, freed from debilitating coalition politics and attaching priority to economic development, has aroused external interest”, says the author. In foreign policy, Prime Minister Modi has hit […]

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Floods displace over 100,000 in Sri Lanka

Jun 13, 2014 - 8:31 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

COLOMBO (TIP): Floods caused by days of torrential rain have displaced over 100,000 people in Sri Lanka, latest government data showed on Friday. The Disaster Management Centre said that 26,688 families comprising 109,075 people have […]

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Sri Lanka reacts strongly to Jayalalithaa’s genocide remarks

Jun 6, 2014 - 7:41 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

COLOMBO (TIP): Sri Lanka on Thursday reacted strongly against the genocide remarks made by Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa against the country over the Tamil issue and said it will make formal objections to […]

BJP leaders greet SAARC Presidents and Prime Ministers

May 30, 2014 - 6:33 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): OFBJP Global Convener Vijay Jolly stated, May 28, that the visiting SAARC Presidents & Prime Ministers at the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s oath taking ceremony, were separately welcomed & greeted with […]

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Trains collide head-on in Sri Lanka; 68 injured

May 2, 2014 - 8:07 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

COLOMBO, SRI LANKA (TIP): Two trains have collided headon in northwestern Sri Lanka, injuring 68 people. Police spokesman Ajith Rohana says the crash took place on April 30 at the railroad station in Pothuhera, about […]

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Fear and loathing in Washington

May 2, 2014 - 8:00 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

The known unknowns about Modi are perfect catalysts for a reset of India-US relations Over the past three years, Washington has also come to believe it did India too big a favor with the nuclear […]

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Sri Lanka justifies troop presence in former war zones

Apr 19, 2014 - 9:34 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

COLOMBO (TIP): A day after three key operatives of the banned LTTE were killed in a major military operation in Sri Lanka‘s north, the government on April 19 justified maintaining troops in the former war […]

Bangalore vs Mumbai: A battle of the big-hitters

Apr 19, 2014 - 9:20 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP)As two of the most glamorous sides in the Indian T20 league, the focus of the match between Mumbai and Bangalore will invariably be on the middleorder axis in both sides – Rohit […]

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Sri Lanka government ally doubts Indian motives on UNHRC vote

Apr 11, 2014 - 8:20 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

COLOMBO (TIP): The National Freedom Front (NFF), a key ally of President Mahinda Rajapaksa expressed doubts over India‘s motives in abstaining at the UNHRC vote against Sri Lanka.”We have to closely examine why India abstained,” […]

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UN asks Lanka to cooperate with UNHRC

Apr 4, 2014 - 8:05 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

UNITED NATIONS (TIP): UN chief Ban Ki-moon has asked Sri Lanka to engage “constructively” and cooperate with its human rights body to implement a resolution calling for an international inquiry into alleged war crimes committed […]

India ranks 102 out of 132 nations on social development index

Apr 4, 2014 - 6:45 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): India ranks 102nd among the 132 countries on the Social Progress Index, a measure of human wellbeing that goes beyond traditional economic measures such as GDP or per capita income. Of the […]

WORLD T20: India out to spook South Africa with spin

Apr 4, 2014 - 6:40 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

DHAKA (TIP): India will look to capitalize on South Africa’s two perennial problems — a weakness against spin and inability to win knockout matches in ICC events — as they go head to head in […]

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India abstains on human rights vote on Sri Lanka, rescues foreign policy

Mar 28, 2014 - 10:13 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): In a brave decision marking the reclamation of foreign policy from narrow political interests, India abstained from voting on a USsponsored resolution on human rights situation in Sri Lanka. While India had […]

TOP SIDES TAKE CENTRESTAGE AT WORLD TWENTY20

Mar 21, 2014 - 8:01 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

DHAKA (TIP): The World Twenty20 steps up a gear on Friday as cricket‘s top eight sides enter the fray, with India looking to maintain their all-win record against Pakistan in the second round’s standout clash. […]

UNHRC members under US pressure on resolution: SRI LANKA

Mar 21, 2014 - 6:13 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

COLOMBO (TIP): Sri Lanka on March 19 claimed that most of the 47 member countries of the UN Human Rights Council are under pressure to back a tough US-sponsored resolution that has called for an […]

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Sri Lanka bows to international pressure, releases rights activists

Mar 21, 2014 - 6:08 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

COLOMBO (TIP): Under international pressure ahead of voting on a resolution against Sri Lanka at the UNHRC, the authorities here have released two leading rights activists after their detention under antiterrorism laws. Father Praveen Mahesan, […]

World Twenty20: Chance to check combination as India take on Sri Lanka

Mar 17, 2014 - 3:15 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

MIRPUR (TIP): Their confidence at its lowest ebb after continuous failures, a beleaguered India would look to pick up the pieces and make a fresh start when they take on an upbeat Sri Lanka in […]

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Sri Lanka family finds mass grave in garden

Mar 7, 2014 - 6:56 am EST @theindpanorama 0

COLOMBO (TIP): A Sri Lankan family has stumbled upon the remains of at least nine bodies buried in the garden of their home, police said Saturday, the latest mass grave to be discovered in the […]

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80 bodies found in mass grave in former LTTE stronghold

Feb 28, 2014 - 6:09 am EST @theindpanorama 0

COLOMBO (TIP): Eighty skeletal remains have been dug out of a mass grave in a former LTTE stronghold in Sri Lanka, fuelling speculation that the bodies are of Tamil civilians who disappeared during the war […]

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