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Topic: Sri Lankan Tamils

Sri Lankan in Saudi Arabia sentenced to death over blasphemy. Colombo delegation arrives

Although 24-year-old Anojan Sivarasa deleted the comment soon after it was posted and uploaded an apology video, a screenshot was shared with Saudi officials, leading to his arrest.

Why Maitreyi Ramakrishnan changed a dialogue on her Tamil identity in Netflix’s Best of Best

In her latest Netflix film, Best of the Best, the actor asked to replace 'Sri Lankan' with Tamil, igniting a debate on political identity.

Vijay Deverakonda’s Kingdom ‘insults’ Eelam Tamils, say protesters

Directed by Gowtam Tinnanuri, the Telugu film 'Kingdom' is set in the 1990s in Sri Lanka. The film was released on 31 July.

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The real reason BJP is quibbling over the size of INDIA bloc’s rally

The mood in the Opposition camp is upbeat because of the three trends moving clearly in its favour. And a flailing BJP has so far been unable to do much about it.

US midterm shake-up: Cheaper oil for India, but tougher Russia sanctions could complicate crude imports

A possible easing of Gulf tensions could bring down crude prices and benefit India, but tougher US action against Russian oil companies and banks could make purchases more difficult for Indian refiners.

Big change in Agnipath scheme: Govt grants 2-yr extension to the 75% Agniveers not selected for service

This has now created a pathway for all Agniveers to potentially join the defence forces as regular soldiers after their tenure of six years.

Netanyahu has won because he isn’t defeated. And Israel is left more divided

Netanyahu has won only because he hasn’t been defeated. He’s also changed Israel fundamentally. Any ruling alliance now will have to be a coalition to the exclusion of Israel’s Arab citizens.