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‘Betrayer of Tamils’ — Muralitharan biopic becomes flashpoint in Tamil Nadu, actor slammed too

The movie is titled 800 — the number of wickets taken by Muralitharan in test cricket — and stars popular Tamil actor Vijay Sethupathi in the lead.

Governor to decide on release of Rajiv Gandhi case convicts after MDMA report, TN govt to HC

The Multi- Disciplinary Monitoring Agency was constituted to probe the larger conspiracy in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case involving persons of other countries.

Rajiv Gandhi killer Nalini, who ‘attempted suicide’, is India’s longest-serving woman convict

Prison officials have said Nalini threatened to kill herself when the jail was inquiring into a harassment complaint against her.

Centre, Tamil Nadu govt oppose Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict Nalini’s plea

Opposing Nalini's plea seeking to declare her detention as illegal, the Centre Thursday said unless there was an order in Governor's name, it wasn't such a case.

Sri Lanka objects to US travel ban on its Army chief over alleged human rights violation

Sri Lanka said the travel ban amounted to the US questioning the prerogative of the president's appointment of Lt Gen Shavendra Silva as Army Commander.

Why ‘war criminal’ Silva as army chief has the world riled up but Sri Lanka isn’t bothered

To Sinhalese power circles led by the Rajapaksas, Silva is a war hero. Sri Lankan leaders have over the years not heeded to UN’s calls for probe into war crimes.

Dead men talking

Reporting on Lanka's blood-soaked years, I watched names disappear from my notebook.

28 years after Rajiv Gandhi’s death, a look back at the LTTE-Lanka nexus that killed him

The IPKF was described as ‘Innocent People Killing Force’ in posters on Colombo’s streets. Prabhakaran took revenge on Rajiv for sending the IPKF.

Modi govt extends ban on LTTE for another five years

A home ministry notification stated that LTTE's continued violent and disruptive activities remained prejudicial to the sovereignty of India.

Blasts in Sri Lanka indicate volatile South Asia could be the next Middle East

From India's Kashmir issue to Myanmar's persecution of Muslim Rohingyas, South Asia remains a volatile sub-continent teetering on a very dangerous precipice.

On Camera

With nuke lunacy, Asim Munir joins Pakistan’s Hall of Generals who swapped brains for bluster

Munir indicates that he’s willing to go for broke, even if it risks taking his country “and half the world” down with him. It’s important to understand where he is coming from.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

‘Next war may come sooner than expected, will require whole-of-nation approach’—Army chief

Gen Dwivedi framed Op Sindoor not just as retaliation to Pahalgam, but as demonstration of India’s capability to fight multi-domain conflicts with integration between services & agencies.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.