Mob storms Sri Lankan embassy in New Delhi

September 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Actor-turned-politician and DMDK chief Vijayakant and his supporters observed a day-long hunger strike here Tuesday demanding "full freedom" for Sri Lankan Tamils in the island nation and protection for Indian fishermen against attacks by the Sri Lankan Navy. Hundreds of DMDK cadres travelled to Delhi from different parts of Tamil Nadu to participate in the strike that began at 9 a.m.

September 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Angered by what they called 'laxity' on part of the Central Government to intervene in the issue of attack on Indian fishermen by Sri Lankan army, the members of the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) held a day-long hunger strike here on Tuesday, The protest comes close on the heels of a shocking incident in which 22 fishermen from the Nagercoil area of Tamil Nadu alleged that they were assaulted by the Sri Lankan navy in the sea. Despite its several attempts, the Tamil Nadu Government alleged that the Central Government has not done much to solve the problem.

September 28th, 2009 CHENNAI - Actor turned politician Vijayakant, president of DMDK, and his cadres will Tuesday observe a day-long hunger strike in Delhi demanding protection to Indian fishermen from attacks by the Sri Lankan navy and full freedom to Sri Lankan Tamils on the island. Vijayakant and his supporters will fast from 8 a.m.

September 25th, 2009 New Delhi, Sep 25 (ANI): Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) founder V. Gopalswamy has said that the Sri Lankan Tamils' Protection Forum would take up the issue of Dr Elin Sandar, an American who has been fighting for the cause of the Tamils living in the island nation.

September 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - A group of lawmakers from Tamil Nadu submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Tuesday requesting him to intervene in the issue of Tamil refugees in Sri Lanka.

June 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Dust storms and drizzle in Delhi and other parts of north India Sunday afternoon that brought some relief from sweltering heat signal an advancing southwest monsoon, according to met officials. "Dust storms and mild thundershowers like what Delhi experienced today are precursors to the advancing monsoon, India Meteorological Department (IMD) Director General Ajit Tyagi told IANS.

June 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Sri Lankan Tamils are unhappy with India's stand on Sri Lankan military action against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the island nation. These were the views expressed by a team of Sri Lankan journalists of Tamilian origin at a meeting hosted by the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) here on Monday.

May 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Around 200 people held a demonstration outside the Austrian embassy here Tuesday, demanding an investigation into the killing of a Sikh religious leader in Vienna. The protesters, followers of the slain Sant Rama Nand of Dera Sachh Khand, gathered outside the embassy at Chandragupta Marg in Chanakyapuri Tuesday morning.

May 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - A former employee of the US embassy here has been arrested for duping people by promising them jobs with the mission with forged appointment letters, police said. Somya Ranjan Dass was arrested Friday after Arvind Kumar complained to police that Dass had assured him of a job in the embassy but was only cheating him since July 2006, police said.

April 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India and France are poised to raise the level of their efforts towards preservation in the fields of film and television. The Embassy of France in India has decided to donate as many as 234 films from its library in New Delhi to the National Film Archives of India (NFAI), Pune, this month.

April 24th, 2009 COIMBATORE/NEW DELHI - Showing solidarity for the cause of Sri Lankan Tamils, a 43-year-old man, identified as Subramani alias Banrottimani, set himself on fire at hosiery town Tirupur in Tamil Nadu. He was seen talking as he was wheeled into a hospital.

April 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Congress party Tuesday urged the Sri Lankan government to ensure 'cessation of hostility' in the island nation and allow Tamil civilians to move out of the conflict zone. 'The Congress is deeply concerned about the fate of innocent Sri Lankan Tamils.

April 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Nine Tibetan students were arrested Monday after they chained themselves to the barbed wire fencing outside the Chinese embassy here to protest against a Chinese court recently sentencing two Tibetans to death, police said. 'Nine Tibetans have been arrested for protesting outside the Chinese embassy.

April 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Indian fishermen inadvertently crossing over into Sri Lanka's territorial waters are sometimes subjected to harassment by the Sri Lankan Navy, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said here Sunday. He also said killing fishermen is not acceptable in any circumstances.

March 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Home Minister P. Chidambaram Tuesday condemned the shootout near Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium in which six Sri Lankan players were injured and said the security of the players was 'hopelessly inadequate'.