NIA conducts raids in TN over suspected links with Sri Lanka church attackers
Raids were conducted by a team of NIA sleuths at seven places in Coimbatore.
Jun 12, 2019, 13:41 PM IST
MEA asks Indians travelling to Sri Lanka to remain cautious
Over 250 people had died in a series of bomb explosions at various locations in Sri Lanka on April 21.
May 28, 2019, 17:45 PM IST
Shiv Sena's demand for burqa ban opposed by BJP, 'supported' by Pragya Thakur
BJP spokesperson GVL Narasimha Rao says India's borders are safe but Sadhvi Pragya appeared to agree with Shiv Sena on the demand for a ban on burqa to ensure national security.
May 01, 2019, 11:36 AM IST
Saamna, Shiv Sena's mouthpiece, wants ban on burqa in aftermath of Sri Lanka attacks
Praising Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena for putting national security first, the Saamna editorial states that banning burqa in India would take as much courage as surgical strikes against terrorists.
May 01, 2019, 08:37 AM IST
Sri Lanka lifts ban on social media, security remains tight
Several social media sites had been blocked to prevent the spread of fake news in the aftermath of multiple explosions in the country on Easter.
Apr 30, 2019, 12:26 PM IST
Sri Lankan intelligence receives inputs of attacks on Buddhist temples by female bombers
Sri Lankan authorities say that there was one woman among the nine bombers who carried out the country's worst terror attack, killing 253 people and injuring over 500 others.
Apr 29, 2019, 13:42 PM IST
Two wanted suspects arrested in connection with Sri Lanka blasts
The duo has been handed over to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for further investigations.
Apr 28, 2019, 14:08 PM IST
Father, two brothers of Sri Lanka suicide bombings mastermind killed: Report
Zainee Hashim, Rilwan Hashim and their father Mohamed Hashim, who were seen in a video circulating on social media calling for all-out war against non believers, were among 15 killed.
Apr 28, 2019, 13:55 PM IST
Controlled explosion done on suspicious motorbike in Sri Lanka's Colombo
Moments later, news agency ANI quoted Sri Lanka's Defence Minister, Ruwan Wijewardene saying that the Special Task Force (STF) detected a suspicious motorbike and had approached it.
Apr 24, 2019, 11:56 AM IST
Death toll climbs to 359 in Sri Lanka bombings: Police
Forty persons, including the driver of a van allegedly used by the suicide bombers, have been arrested so far in connection.
Apr 24, 2019, 11:05 AM IST
New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern says no intelligence linking Sri Lanka attacks to Christchurch
Ruwan Wijewardene told parliament that an initial investigation had revealed the bombings on churches and hotels had been carried out in revenge for deadly shootings in two New Zealand mosques.
Apr 24, 2019, 06:22 AM IST
IS claims responsibility for Sri Lanka blasts, releases photo of suicide bombers
According to IS, the attacks were carried out by Abu Ubaida, Abu al-Mukhtar, Abu Khalil, Abu Hamza, Abu al-Barra, Abu Muhammad and Abu Abdullah.
Apr 23, 2019, 23:43 PM IST
Islamic State claims responsibility for Sri Lanka bombings
At least 321 people were killed and about 500 people wounded in the attack.
Apr 23, 2019, 16:24 PM IST
40 arrested in Easter Sunday blasts in Sri Lanka which killed over 300
The Sri Lankan police made 16 more arrests during the past 24 hours, taking the total number of arrested suspects to 40.
Apr 23, 2019, 16:20 PM IST
Two more Indians killed in Easter blasts in Sri Lanka, toll goes up to 10
Among the Indians killed in the deadly blast there were four Janata Dal (Secular) workers from Karnataka, who were on a visit to Sri Lanka, Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy said on Monday in Bengaluru.
Apr 23, 2019, 13:55 PM IST
Sri Lanka police arrests 40 suspects; death toll climbs to 310
The suicide bombings struck three churches and three luxury hotels Sunday in the island nation's deadliest violence since a devastating civil war ended in 2009.
Apr 23, 2019, 10:37 AM IST
Sri Lanka imposes emergency, says international network involved in attacks
Questions over why the intelligence report warning was not acted upon could feed into a feud between Prime Minister Wickremesinghe and the president.
Apr 22, 2019, 23:04 PM IST
Blast in van near church in Colombo when officials were defusing bomb: Witness
An explosion went off on Monday in a van near a church in Sri Lankan capital Colombo when bomb squad officials were trying to defuse the bomb, Reuters reported quoting an eyewitness.
Apr 22, 2019, 17:23 PM IST
Sri Lankan police find 87 bomb detonators at Colombo's main bus stand: Spokesman
The detonators were found just a day after suicide bombers targeted churches and hotels in Colombo killing at least 290 people and injuring about 500.
Apr 22, 2019, 16:40 PM IST
Indian Coast Guard on high alert at maritime boundary with Sri Lanka: Report
Ships and maritime surveillance aircraft Dornier have reportedly been deployed with the primary objective of ensuring that the suicide bombers responsible for the explosions are unable to escape from Sri Lanka.
Apr 22, 2019, 15:16 PM IST
