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`Security measures not lax '
COLOMBO, FEB. 18.The Sri Lankan Defence Minister, Tilak Marapane, today denied charges that the Government was lax on security and asserted that the state's vigilance mechanism had been strengthened. Replying to a no-confidence motion brought ...

Pak. troubled by rhetoric of liberal Indian leaders: Kasuri
ISLAMABAD, FEB. 18. The Pakistan Foreign Minister, Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri, has said that he is ``deeply troubled by the anti-Pakistan rhetoric of seemingly liberal Indian leaders'' and appealed to forces in the civil society in Pakistan and ...

U.S. in for tough time on Iraq
UNITED NATIONS, FEB. 18. The U.N. Security Council gets ready for another session on Iraq from member-States not represented in the Council. The meeting which will begin this evening is expected to go on till Wednesday. Last Friday, the U.S. ...

Blair sticks to his guns
LONDON, FEB. 18. The British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, today made clear that he would not be deterred by public opinion from supporting a U.S.-led military action against Iraq if he believed that was the "right thing'' to do. He said he ...

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Chandrika inaugurates online distance-learning project

Bhatty granted visa

Russia to stress on de-escalation

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