Did the CIA know Rajiv Gandhi was to be ASSASSINATED?
Five years before Rajiv Gandhi was killed in 1991, the US Central Intelligence Agency prepared a very detailed report on what would happen if he...
Tamil nationalism attempts to emerge on the fringes of jallikattu
“Modhalla Maadu, Apparum Thani Tamil Nadu.” “First the bull and then a separate Tamil Nadu.” On Sunday, a Tamil news channel beamed visuals of a...
The year of the American Commando
They could be found on the outskirts of Sirte, Libya, supporting local militia fighters, and in Mukalla, Yemen, backing troops from the United Arab Emirates....
Russia’s Hacks
Russia’s unprecedented intervention in the United States election came amid more than United States-Russia tension and Donald J. Trump’s praise of Vladimir V. Putin, the...
Pope’s reforms divide opinion
The papacy is no longer a lifetime job. Pope Francis could decide to resign at some point, following the example of his predecessor, Emeritus Pope...
Uber drivers deserve workers’ rights
Uber drivers are not self-employed and should be paid the “national living wage”, a UK employment court has ruled in a landmark case which could...
No future for SAARC if it can’t work together
Days after his country joined other neighbours in India’s boycott of the SAARC summit in Islamabad, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, while endorsing New...
Seeman and Ameer facing trial
Naam Tamilar Katchi leader Seeman and noted film director Ameer, facing trial after they were slapped with sedition charges for making inflammatory speeches in support...
Kingpin of International human trafficking caught
Crime Branch has busted an international human trafficking racket spread across India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Dubai, Kuwait and Oman. They rescued 26 women including 10...
Master forger helped LTTE cadres escape
For a few thousand dollars "The Doctor" opened doors to the world, supplying pristine fake passports to gangsters and rebels, refugees and migrant workers --...
US can’t demand access to emails stored outside the country
A federal appeals court on Thursday said the U.S. government cannot force Microsoft Corp and other companies to turn over customer emails stored on servers...
Probe into IS ties extends to Sri Lanka
Most mainstream Muslim organisations in Kerala have denounced the Islamic State (IS) even as the investigation into the suspected defection of at least 12 Keralites...
How will Bangladesh respond to ISIS Attack?
On Friday evening, when gunmen burst into the Holey Artisan Bakery, in Dhaka, the restaurant was quiet. Few of its regular Muslim customers were dining...
First IAS officer emerges from Sri Lankan Tamil repatriates
For the first time in the history of more than half a million Tamil repatriates from Sri Lanka who continue to struggle hard to survive...
Is UK’s Brexit decision final? Germany does not seem to think so
Germany does not seem to think that the decision by the British public to exit the European Union is final - or so it seems....