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Sri Lankan naval vessel collides with Indian fishing boat near Katchatheevu Island; 1 fisherman dead
5 months, 1 week ago

Sri Lankan naval vessel collides with Indian fishing boat near Katchatheevu Island; 1 fisherman dead

Hindustan Times  

A collision between a Sri Lankan naval vessel and an Indian fishing boat near Katchatheevu island left one fisherman dead and another missing, the ministry of external affairs said on Thursday. Representative Image: Indian fisherman killed, another missing in collision with Sri Lankan naval vessel near Katchatheevu island The collision occurred about 5 nautical miles north of Katchatheevu Island on …

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Katchatheevu island | Sirima’s call to Indira Gandhi saved negotiations from getting derailed, according to 2003 Sri Lankan book
9 months ago

Katchatheevu island | Sirima’s call to Indira Gandhi saved negotiations from getting derailed, according to 2003 Sri Lankan book

The Hindu  

A telephone call from Sri Lanka’s then Prime Minister Sirima R.D. The issue has acquired prominence in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls with Prime Minister Narendra Modi blaming the Congress on March 31 for the “ceding” of the islet to Sri Lanka. Jayasinghe, who was the Foreign Secretary of Sri Lanka during 1972-89, in his book “Kachchativu: And the Maritime …

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Taiwan earthquake, Row over Katchatheevu island, MPC holds rate at 6.5%, and more
9 months ago

Taiwan earthquake, Row over Katchatheevu island, MPC holds rate at 6.5%, and more

The Hindu  

Taiwan records strongest earthquake in 25 years A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck near Taiwan’s eastern coast near Hualien city, killing at least nine and injuring over 900 on Wednesday. Row over Katchatheevu island Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 31 posted on social media platform ‘X’ that he blamed the Congress for “callously” giving away Katchatheevu island to Sri Lanka. …

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Indian statements on 'reclaiming' Katchatheevu island have 'no ground', says Sri Lankan minister
9 months ago

Indian statements on 'reclaiming' Katchatheevu island have 'no ground', says Sri Lankan minister

India TV News  

Colombo: On the Katchatheevu island issue that has become a hot topic in India ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, Sri Lankan Fisheries Minister Douglas Devananda on Thursday said these statements on reclaiming the island ceded by New Delhi decades ago have "no ground". The Indian Prime Minister cited an RTI reply obtained by Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party chief …

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DMK Trying to Misrepresent Facts, Was Party to Indira Gandhi Govt's Katchatheevu Handover: Hardeep Puri to News18
9 months, 1 week ago

DMK Trying to Misrepresent Facts, Was Party to Indira Gandhi Govt's Katchatheevu Handover: Hardeep Puri to News18

News 18  

A debate around the Katchatheevu issue has bubbled up in Tamil Nadu’s and India’s politics just ahead of the Lok Sabha elections after Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday lashed out at the Congress over the Indira Gandhi government handing over the disputed island to Sri Lanka in 1974. I will read out to you two short paragraphs from the …

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Lok Sabha Election 2024: 'Biased Action', Says Priyanka Gandhi on Tax Notices to Congress; RLD VP Exits Jayant's Party After BJP Tie-Up
9 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha Election 2024: 'Biased Action', Says Priyanka Gandhi on Tax Notices to Congress; RLD VP Exits Jayant's Party After BJP Tie-Up

News 18  

Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE: Cong Names Kadiam Kavya as Candidate from Warangal LS Constituency Congress on Monday announced Kadiam Kavya, daughter of former Telangana deputy chief minister Kadiam Srihari, as its nominee from Warangal in the Lok Sabha polls. Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE: Kamal Nath Can See His Defeat in Chhindwara, Says MP Minister Prahlad Patel After Congress …

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'PM Modi gave clean chit to China': P Chidambaram, MK Stalin's counterattack over Katchatheevu row
9 months, 1 week ago

'PM Modi gave clean chit to China': P Chidambaram, MK Stalin's counterattack over Katchatheevu row

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Reacting to Narendra Modi's onslaught against the Congress and its ally DMK over the Katchatheevu island row, former home minister P Chidambaram claimed that China has been occupying Indian territory but the Prime Minister gave a clean chit to the Xi Jinping-led country. Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin claimed that by raising the island issue, PM Modi …

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PM Modi says DMK did nothing to safeguard Tamil Nadu's interests on Katchatheevu island issue
9 months, 1 week ago

PM Modi says DMK did nothing to safeguard Tamil Nadu's interests on Katchatheevu island issue

Op India  

After sharing a news article giving a detailed account of events that led to Sri Lanka overtaking the Katchatheevu island, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday slammed the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and said that the new details emerging in connection to the island have unmasked the DMK’s double standards. PM Modi shared a statement by late DMK MP Era Sezhiyan …

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'Cheap tactics': Congress attacks PM Narendra Modi over Katchatheevu
9 months, 1 week ago

'Cheap tactics': Congress attacks PM Narendra Modi over Katchatheevu

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The BJP is raising the Katchatheevu issue to divert attention from the "electoral bond scam", DMK said on Monday, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi slammed Tamil Nadu's ruling party over the matter. Congress leader Manickam Tagore said former PM Indira Gandhi had given away the island to save six lakh Tamils. A day after slamming the Congress for …

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'Mouthpiece of BJP': Chidambaram attacks S Jaishankar on Katchatheevu island row
9 months, 1 week ago

'Mouthpiece of BJP': Chidambaram attacks S Jaishankar on Katchatheevu island row

India TV News  

Former Union Finance Minister and Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday launched a scathing attack on External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar for his remarks on the Katchatheevu island issue and accused him of 'doing a somersault'. Jaishankar slams Congress govt for keeping nation in dark over island issue Earlier, Jaishankar had said that administrations under Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi …

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Congress 'callously' gave away key island to Sri Lanka: PM's big attack
9 months, 1 week ago

Congress 'callously' gave away key island to Sri Lanka: PM's big attack

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hit out at the Congress over its decision to hand over the strategic Katchatheevu island to Sri Lanka in the 1970s, accusing the party of "weakening" the country's integrity and interests. PM Modi's response came after a Right To Information report revealed how the Congress government led by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi handed …

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Explained | The Katchatheevu controversy
1 year, 4 months ago

Explained | The Katchatheevu controversy

The Hindu  

The story so far: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Though this feature was acknowledged in the 1974 agreement, the supplemental pact in March 1976 made it clear that fishing vessels and fishermen of the two countries “shall not engage” in fishing in the historic waters, territorial sea and exclusive zone or exclusive economic zone of either of the countries “without …

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'Indira Gandhi govt gave…': PM Modi in Lok Sabha blames Congress for partition
1 year, 5 months ago

'Indira Gandhi govt gave…': PM Modi in Lok Sabha blames Congress for partition

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday blamed the Congress for the partition of India, and also said it was the Indira Gandhi government which gave the Katchatheevu Island to Sri Lanka in 1974. In 1974, then prime minister Indira Gandhi accepted Katchatheevu as Sri Lankan territory under the "Indo-Sri Lankan Maritime agreement". "These people divided mother India into three parts …

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Katchatheevu | An island for all, or none
1 year, 10 months ago

Katchatheevu | An island for all, or none

The Hindu  

The last-minute check for essential travel items, the mad rush to nearby shops to buy water bottles and water cans, elders urging children to keep their identity cards in hand, security personnel asking people to maintain order: this cacophony grows, as do the serpentine queues as people pour in, awaiting the short boat ride across a choppy sea. In batches, …

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