Sri Lanka

ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: Shakib Al Hasan achieves rare feat to match Yuvraj Singh

The 32-year-old Shakib Al Hasan, an all-rounder, has been the main inspiration for Bangladesh's superb performance in the World Cup.

1 day ago

Favourites England defeated by Sri Lanka in ICC 2019 World Cup's biggest upset

Coming into the match as the second weakest side in the event, Sri Lanka showed, once again this year, why they should never be underestimated.

4 days ago

Sri Lanka cardinal says government hiding truth about Easter attacks

President Maithripala Sirisena has criticised a parliamentary investigation, where some have accused him of mishandling national security.

5 days ago

ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: India to become Men in Orange in India-England clash?

Men in Blue will turn to Men in Orange in the match against England at the end of the moment.

6 days ago

Cochin shopping mall on high alert as ISIS plans deadly attack in India: Intel inputs

Days after the awful Easter bombings in Sri Lanka, the ISIS is eyeing the Indian Ocean Regions in comeback plan.

6 days ago

We won't beg India to play with us but hope to resume bilateral ties, says PCB chief

India will face Pakistan nine months after they met at the Asia Cup.

12 days ago

Sri Lanka advertises in Russia to woo tourists after Easter Sunday bombings

The influx of tourism has declined by leaps and bounds. The figures have declined from an average of 4,500 tourists to 1,500 every day.

15 days ago

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Easter bombings: Why Sri Lankan President fired intelligence chief Sisira Mendis?

If reports were to be believed then Sri Lanka's national intelligence chief Sisira Mendis was sacked by President Sirisena following the comments he made to the Parliament Select Committee.

17 days ago

15 ISIS terrorists set off for Lakshadweep from Sri Lanka; security beefed up in Kerala coast

A high alert has been sounded in Kerala, especially in Thrissur district of boats carrying 15 Islamic State terrorists from Sri Lanka in a white boat to the Lakshadweep and Minicoy islands.

May 26, 2019

Buddha Purnima 2019 in photos

Gautam Buddha is referred to as the ninth incarnation of Lord Vishnu in some parts of India.

May 18, 2019

Facebook restricts Live feature, citing New Zealand shooting

Facebook said in a statement it was introducing a "one-strike" policy for use of Facebook Live, temporarily restricting access for people who have faced disciplinary action for breaking the company's most serious rules anywhere on its site.

May 15, 2019

Sri Lanka blocks social media platforms after Muslim shops, mosques attacked

Several dozen people threw stones at mosques and Muslim-owned stores and a man was beaten in the town of Chilaw on the west coast on Sunday in a dispute that started on Facebook.

May 13, 2019

Terror Trail-IV: How India buried the domestic terror time capsule

Intelligence bloodhounds have busted linkages between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, Pakistan and southern India and Pakistan and Bangladesh. All the zealots have been buried in time capsules, hopefully never to return.

May 10, 2019

NTJ net worth revealed: Sri Lanka terror group has Rs 140 mn cash, Rs 7 bn in assets

The NTJ, blamed for the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka, has been found possessing more than Rs 140 million in cash and other assets worth over Rs 7 billion.

May 8, 2019

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Lashkar's grand plot in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Maldives

The suspect gave Indian investigators the name of a man - Zahran Hashmi - he had trained, who is associated with a Sri Lankan extremist group implicated in the bombings.

May 7, 2019

Deserted beaches, empty rooms: Sri Lanka tourism takes a hit after bombings

Net hotel bookings dropped a staggering 186 per cent on average over the week following the attacks compared to the same period last year.

May 5, 2019

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ISIS plans to carry out attacks in India and Bangladesh, appoints new 'emir' for the region

The IS militant group released a poster on Tuesday on their Telegram channel by the outfits aligned media Al Mursalat and Al Munadi, which named Abu Muhammad al-Bengali as the new leader of ISIS in Bangladesh.

May 1, 2019

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Sri Lankan militants plan another 'wave of attacks' in military fatigues

In a letter to the defence and security sections of the island nation, the head of ministerial security division (MSD) has alerted of another 'wave of attacks'.

Apr 29, 2019