Nearly three decades after the world famous Jaffna library was burnt, a Sri Lankan minister has apologised for the incident which destroyed around 97,000 books and manuscripts, including many on Tamil

As many as 400 former female LTTE cadres who gave up guns have taken up new vocations after receiving training in search of new life.

A cinema hall planning to screen Raavanan was torched here amidst protests against the film owing to it’s star Aishwarya Rai Bac-hchan and director Mani Ratnam’s decision to stay away from the IIFA aw

As many as 53 former LTTE combatants tied the nuptial knot in a mass wedding ceremony witnessed by Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi, and several Sri Lankan leaders in Vavuniya on Sunday.

India has sought permission from Sri Lanka to open a mission in former LTTE stronghold of Jaffna, even as a media report here claimed that New Delhi has also requested for a similar facility in Hamban

Sri Lanka’s court of appeal on Friday allowed authorities to resume the court martial against former Army Chief Sarath Fonseka on charges of indulging in politics while in uniform, nearly three weeks