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Topic: LTTE

ED to question Sri Lankan woman lodged in Chennai jail as probe into ‘LTTE revival bid’ picks up pace

Chennai court has granted ED permission to question Franciska as part of money laundering probe into ‘bid to revive’ LTTE by remnant leaders or cadres of Tamil militant outfit.

141 skeletons found: Mass grave in Sri Lanka’s Jaffna tells the story of its bloody civil war

Excavations in Chemmani, on outskirts of Jaffna, will continue for another 7 weeks. Among objects recovered are tiny socks and shoes, a baby powder tray, and delicate bangles.

1984 Chennai airport bombing shows what happens when spies hijack foreign policy

Indira and Rajiv Gandhi, seduced by the power covert means could give, allowed Indian foreign policy to become untethered from consideration of its real-world consequences.

Rajiv Gandhi assassination convict dies in TN hospital week after approval for return to Sri Lanka

Since his release from prison in November 2022, Santhan had been staying at a special camp for convicted foreigners in Trichy. He was admitted to hospital in Chennai in January.

LTTE ‘sympathiser’, an ‘alternative’ to DMK, AIADMK — what is NTK, Tamil party in eye of NIA storm

Last week, NIA conducted raids at residence of Duraimurugan, leader of Naam Tamilar Katchi. Political experts see raids as ‘genuine challenge’ for a party that has shown marked growth.

DMK MP gets flak from ally Congress for ‘eulogy’ to ‘honorable national leader Prabhakaran’

In interview to 'The Federal', DMK MP Thamizhachi Thangapandian says Prabhakaran is a historical figure she wanted to dine with, adding that she wished to seek 'pardon' for Mullivaikal tragedy.

Writer, LTTE sympathiser — who’s P. Nedumaran, ex-Congress leader claiming Prabhakaran is alive

At press conference Monday, Nedumaran claimed LTTE chief Prabhakaran, killed by Sri Lankan army in 2009, 'is healthy and fine' & will soon 'announce a plan for liberation of Tamils'.

How Indian forces responded in Sri Lanka after a botched Jaffna operation: Lt Gen AS Kalkat (retd)

In October 1987, Jaffna town was a built-up area and the LTTE was already occupying most houses, waiting for us.

India’s history is hidden in stamps. India-China war to Punjab, Savarkar to Naga peace

A lot of scholarship on key turning points since 1947 is available. But there's a storehouse of histories that resides in stamps—Longowal, IPKF to LTTE.

On Camera

Iran war has given India a blueprint for the next conflict

Pakistan would be itching to do an Iran on us and China would be planning to execute an air campaign without allowing us asymmetrical escalation. India has no choice but to transform.

Haryana’s new industrial policy in the works, but industry says old problems remain unsolved

Increase in employment subsidy, Rs 500 crore for estate revamp, new townships in pipeline—but land cost, power breakdowns and inspector raj top among key worries for industry leaders.

Military pushes for private participation in space, more Indian satellites. ‘Can’t rely on single entity’ 

CDS Anil Chauhan says future space capability will not be built by government agencies alone. ‘It will be co-developed with industry, start-ups, and technology innovators’.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.