The kidnapping was reported by local newspaper The Times of India on Sunday.

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He launched the country's first Sunday paper and an upmarket paper from the Times of India stables.

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Piyasena Rathuwithana, the eminent astrologer who has been advising Sri Lanka's many heads of state, including President Mahinda Rajapaksa, has told Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) that England, Australia and India will be the front-runners of the tournament.

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