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India warded off international pressure on Sri Lanka
Thursday, 17 March 2011 - 8:04 PM SL Time

India played a key role in warding off international pressure on Sri Lanka to halt military operations and hold talks with the LTTE in the dramatic final days and weeks of the war in 2009, confidential U.S. Embassy cables accessed by The Hindu through WikiLeaks showed.

The cables reveal that while India conveyed its concern to Sri Lanka several times about the perilous situation that civilians caught in the fighting faced, it was not opposed to the anti-LTTE operation.

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Radioactive Material found in Tokyo Tap water
Wednesday, 23 March 2011 - 8:03 PM SL Time

Japan`s health ministry has urged some residents near the plant to stop drinking tap water after samples showed elevated levels of radioactive iodine - about three times the normal level.

Radioactive iodine has also been found in water supplies in Tokyo at twice the levels deemed safe for babies under a year old to drink.

Raised radiation levels have also been found in samples of milk and 11 green leafy vegetables, in some cases well outside the 20km exclusion zone.

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Aravinda`s Gem of innings in the World Cup FINAL - 1996
Thursday, 31 March 2011 - 9:32 PM SL Time

Can we repeat the same feat on this coming Saturday?

All the best to our Cricket team!

Go Lanka GO!
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