Easter bombings

Sri Lanka indicts 25 suspects in 2019 Easter Sunday bombings

Nine suicide bombers, belonging to local Islamist extremist group National Thawheed Jamaat (NTJ) linked to ISIS, carried out a series of blasts that tore through three churches and as many luxury hotels in Sri Lanka, killing 258 people on Easter Sunday on April 21, 2019.

Aug 11, 2021, 20:34 PM IST

Sri Lanka on alert as Buddhist hardliners hold first meeting after Easter attack

Police lined the streets of the Sri Lankan highland town of Kandy on Sunday and the army was on standby as hardline Buddhist monks gathered for their first big assembly since Easter attacks by Islamist militants on churches and luxury hotels.

Jul 07, 2019, 16:27 PM IST

News 50: Watch top news headlines of June 9th, 2019

This segment of Zee News brings top news stories of the day. Watch this video to know the latest news headlines of today.

Jun 09, 2019, 13:14 PM IST

News 50: Watch top news headlines of June 9th, 2019

This segment of Zee News brings top news stories of the day. Watch this video to know the latest news headlines of today.

Jun 09, 2019, 13:14 PM IST

News 50: Watch top news headlines of June 9th, 2019

This segment of Zee News brings top news stories of the day. Watch this video to know the latest news headlines of today.

Jun 09, 2019, 12:30 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi to visit Sri Lanka today

Underlining India's focus on giving priority its immediate neighbours, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Sri Lanka on Sunday after his successful visit to the Maldives. He will be the first foreign leader in Colombo since the dastardly and unfortunate Easter bombings across Sri Lanka on April 21. Watch this video to know more.

Jun 09, 2019, 08:50 AM IST

DNA test confirms death of NTJ leader in Easter bombings in Sri Lanka

Easter bombings in Sri Lanka had killed more than 250 people and injured 500 others.

May 21, 2019, 19:36 PM IST

Sri Lanka blocks social media after worst anti-Muslim unrest since Easter bombings

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

May 13, 2019, 14:10 PM IST