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'Falsely implicated': Supreme Court acquits Sri Lankan man jailed under UAPA as an LTTE operative

May 22, 2026 3:54 am

The Supreme Court noted that the prosecution’s case on the question of identity rested solely on the oral testimony of two witnesses and said their “version…is completely unreliable."

Supreme Court raises ‘serious doubt’ over probe, acquits Sri Lankan refugee in LTTE conspiracy case

May 21, 2026 3:25 pm

The Supreme Court was hearing an appeal filed by a Sri Lankan national sentenced to five years' imprisonment in an alleged LTTE revival conspiracy case.

The meaning of the word 'life' in Article 21 cannot be narrowed down and it is available not only to every citizen of the country, but also to a person, who may not be a citizen of the country, said the Kerala High Court.

Can non-citizen claim Indian rights? Why Kerala High Court freed jailed LTTE member after 4 years without trial

February 28, 2026 9:05 am

The Kerala High Court was hearing a bail plea of a Sri Lankan citizen booked under UAPA, who was allegedly part of the outer security ring of slain Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) chief Velupillai Prabhakaran.

Pluralism is dead: What a Colombo cemetery taught me about resting in peace

October 03, 2025 7:50 pm

The city’s sprawling republic of the dead offers something we the living struggle with: An unruffled coexistence. Beneath its trees, faiths and races lie together, equal at last.

The Tribunal is adjudicating the declaration of LTTE as an unlawful association under Section 3(1) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act by the central government.

Delhi High Court refuses to let foreigner intervene in UAP Tribunal proceedings on LTTE ban

October 29, 2024 2:20 pm

The Delhi High Court was hearing a petition filed by one Visuvanathan Rudrakumaran challenging an order of September 11, 2024, passed by the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal.

Sri Lankan govt rejects Canadian PM Trudeau's 'genocide' claims during war with LTTE

May 22, 2024 1:57 am

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, in a statement, noted that Canada's Parliament unanimously voted to recognise May 18 as 'Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day'.

In a notification, the home ministry said the central government is of the opinion that the LTTE is still indulging in activities which are prejudicial to the integrity and security of the country. (Express File Photo)

Home Ministry extends ban on LTTE by 5 years: ‘Threat to India’

May 15, 2024 3:29 am

The Centre has imposed the ban invoking the sub-sections (1) and (3) of section 3 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.

Military Digest: Mechanised forces in Operation Pawan in Sri Lanka: an appraisal

June 18, 2023 2:37 pm

The difficulties experienced by the mechanised forces while taking part in the IPKF operations, the successes achieved by them, and the vital lessons learnt from the various setbacks and failure of planning by higher commanders have been documented in a new book The Mechanised Force in Op Pawan.

How LTTE chief Prabhakaran died: Story of the final days of the Sri Lankan civil war

February 16, 2023 8:07 am

The three-decade war was brought to an end in May 2009 after Velupillai Prabhakaran was killed by the Sri Lankan army. An Indian Tamil nationalist has now claimed Prabhakaran is still alive.

'Prabhakaran still alive': Who is P Nedumaran, and how the LTTE chief was killed

February 14, 2023 3:01 pm

Nedumaran also claimed that the LTTE had not allowed “any anti-Indian” forces to use Sri Lanka's land, whereas now, China's influence on the island was growing.