Considered decision of PM not to attend CHOGM summit: Salman Khurshid

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 12, 2013, 18:40

Salman Khurshid said on Tuesday that it was a considered decision of Manmohan Singh not to attend CHOGM summit in Sri Lanka.

TN bandh over CHOGM: Normal life unaffected

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 12, 2013, 13:00

Over 300 MDMK activists, including its General Secretary Vaiko were, arrested for blocking train traffic as the dawn-to-dusk Tamil Nadu bandh called by pro-Eelam outfits demanding that India completely boycott CHOGM meet in Colombo got underway.

CHOGM: UK recognises Manmohan Singh`s decision is a "difficult" one

Last Updated: Monday, November 11, 2013, 13:57

United Kingdom today said it recognises that Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh`s decision not to personally attend the CHOGM summit in Colombo from November 15 is a "difficult" one.

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.

Govt should take forthright position on human rights issue: CPI

Last Updated: Saturday, November 9, 2013, 23:41

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.

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.

Sri Lanka denies refusing visas to human rights lawyers

Last Updated: Friday, November 8, 2013, 17:05

Sri Lanka has denied claims by an international group of human rights lawyers that its delegation was barred from visiting the country ahead of the troubled CHOGM summit.

Australia returns 79 Sri Lankan asylum seekers

Last Updated: Friday, October 25, 2013, 11:18

Australia has sent back 79 Sri Lankans who attempted to illegally migrate by boat to seek asylum in that country, pushing the number of those returned to nearly 1,400 since August 2012, the Australian Embassy said in a statement here on Thursday.