CHOGM issue: Pro-Tamil outfits to block entry of Union ministers from state

Last Updated: Sunday, November 10, 2013, 18:41

Pro-Tamil outfits pressing for India`s boycott of CHOGM in Sri Lanka over the Lankan Tamils issue on Sunday decided to block the entry of Union Ministers from the state into Tamil Nadu as part of their agitation to mount pressure on the Centre to skip the meet.

Tamil Nadu factor did influence CHOGM decision: Khurshid

Last Updated: Sunday, November 10, 2013, 16:29

External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid Sunday admitted that emotive protests in Tamil Nadu did influence Prime Minister Manmohan Singh`s decision to skip the CHOGM summit in Sri Lanka.

CHOGM side events begin in Sri Lanka

Last Updated: Sunday, November 10, 2013, 15:56

Sri Lanka today began the side events of the 54-nation Commonwealth Summit in which delegations from as many as 41 nations will participate.

CHOGM summit: PM writes to Rajapaksa, expresses regret

Last Updated: Sunday, November 10, 2013, 09:29

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday wrote to Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa expressing his regret for not attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government Summit being held in the island nation on November 15-16, reports said.

Govt should take forthright position on human rights issue: CPI

Last Updated: Saturday, November 9, 2013, 23:43

CPI, which has been opposing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh`s visit to Colombo to attend the CHOGM meet, on Saturday asked the government to take a forthright position on alleged human rights violation in Sri Lanka by condemning it and raising it at the international fora.

Nawaz Sharif to attend CHOGM summit in Colombo

Last Updated: Saturday, November 9, 2013, 23:37

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Sri Lanka next week.

Commonwealth chief arrives for Lanka summit

Last Updated: Saturday, November 9, 2013, 23:35

Commonwealth Secretary General Kamalesh Sharma flew into the Sri Lankan capital on Saturday, marking the arrival of the first dignitary for the CHOGM 2013.

Karunanidhi says Khurshid`s participation in CHOGM `debatable`

Last Updated: Saturday, November 9, 2013, 23:21

DMK President M Karunanidhi on Saturday welcomed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh`s decision not to take part in the Commonwealth Summit in Sri Lanka in view of opposition by political parties in Tamil Nadu and said it came as "some consolation".

CHOGM Summit: PM to skip meet, Salman Khurshid to represent India

Last Updated: Saturday, November 9, 2013, 20:05

Prime Ministe Manmohan Singh on Saturday finally fixed the India`s Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) quandary by announcing that the External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid will head the November 15-17 CHOGM in Colombo.

British PM to demand independent probe in Sri Lanka

Last Updated: Saturday, November 9, 2013, 17:39

British Prime Minister David Cameron will demand an independent investigation into alleged human rights abuses in Sri Lanka when he attends Commonwealth summit in Colombo next week.

India`s CHOGM quandary continues

Last Updated: Saturday, November 9, 2013, 09:17

A decision on whether Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would attend the November 15-17 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Colombo is still pending.

Manmohan Singh may not attend CHOGM summit in Sri Lanka

Last Updated: Friday, November 8, 2013, 22:24

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is unlikely to go to Sri Lanka to attend the CHOGM summit in view of the strong sentiments in Tamil Nadu against the visit.