Sri Lanka

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

Shops owned by Muslim in Sri Lanka attacked as tensions remain after Easter Sunday bombings

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

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

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

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

15 killed in Sri Lanka raids, including 6 kids, 4 ISIS gunmen

The security forces have killed 15 people in an encounter in Sri Lanka, out of which, four were suspected to have ISIS links.

Apr 27, 2019

Black sheep: The mastermind behind Sri Lanka's Easter Sunday bombings

Sri Lanka blasts killed more than 350 people in churches and luxury hotels, one of the deadliest-ever such attacks in South Asia.

Apr 27, 2019

Sri Lanka falsely identifies American Muslim activist Amara Majeed as ISIS terrorist

The events unfolded after photos of six suspects were released by Sri Lanka to seek help from locals. Amara's photo was circulated claiming that she is a terrorist named Abdul Cader Fathima Qadiya.

Apr 26, 2019

'Mother of Satan' behind Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka

It was in a copper manufacturing facility owned by Inshaf in Wellampitiya where the suicide bombs and vests were made by using triacetone triperoxide (TATP), commonly known as the mother of Satan.

Apr 25, 2019

Explosion at St. Anthony's Church at Kochchikade

Top Sri Lankan officials deliberately withheld intelligence on attacks: Minister

"Some top intelligence officials hid the intelligence information purposefully. Information was there, but the top brass security officials did not take appropriate actions," said minister Lakshman Kiriella.

Apr 24, 2019

BJP leader from Bengaluru among the victims of Sri Lanka blasts

Purushotham Reddy, from Koramangala, and his brother-in-law Nagaraj Reddy were lodged at the Shangri La Hotel in Colombo.

Apr 23, 2019

Passengers queue up for taxi at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 22, 2019.

No call after blasts in Sri Lanka, says missing JD-S leader Puttaraju's brother

Of the seven party activists, five have been confirmed dead and two are still missing. Over 290 people were killed and over 500 were injured in the serial blasts in Colombo and other cities in Sri Lanka.

Apr 23, 2019

Radikaa Sarathkumar aka Radhika Sarathkumar

Radikaa Sarathkumar's fans pray for safe return after her narrow escape from blasts in Sri Lanka

Tamil actress Radikaa Sarathkumar had a narrow escape from bomb blasts in Sri Lanka on Sunday.

Apr 22, 2019

Sri Lanka blasts aftermath: 4 JD(S) leaders dead, 3 missing after the Easter Sunday bombings

The JD(S) party leaders had left to Sri Lanka on April 20 after campaigning for the Congress candidate representing Chikkaballapur constituency Veerappa Moily in Bengaluru.

Apr 22, 2019

PM Modi condemns blasts in Sri Lanka, says he can defeat the 'terrorists'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have promoted the government's national security record as a vote winner in India's staggered general election that began on April 11 and will end on May 19.

Apr 22, 2019

5 JD(S) leaders among 7 Indians killed in Sri Lanka blasts, 24 suspects arrested

Explosions were reported from three five-star hotels - the Shangri-La, the Cinnamon Grand and the Kingsbury in Colombo.

Apr 22, 2019

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Sri Lanka

Buddha Purnima 2019 in photos

Facebook restricts Live feature, citing New Zealand shooting

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

15 killed in Sri Lanka raids, including 6 kids, 4 ISIS gunmen

Black sheep: The mastermind behind Sri Lanka's Easter Sunday bombings

Sri Lanka falsely identifies American Muslim activist Amara Majeed as ISIS terrorist

'Mother of Satan' behind Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka

Top Sri Lankan officials deliberately withheld intelligence on attacks: Minister

BJP leader from Bengaluru among the victims of Sri Lanka blasts

No call after blasts in Sri Lanka, says missing JD-S leader Puttaraju's brother

Radikaa Sarathkumar's fans pray for safe return after her narrow escape from blasts in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka blasts aftermath: 4 JD(S) leaders dead, 3 missing after the Easter Sunday bombings

PM Modi condemns blasts in Sri Lanka, says he can defeat the 'terrorists'

5 JD(S) leaders among 7 Indians killed in Sri Lanka blasts, 24 suspects arrested

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