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Sri Lanka Easter Sunday attacker's wife may have fled to India: ReportOn April 21, 2019, nine suicide bombers belonging to the local Islamist extremist group National Thawheed Jamaat (NTJ) linked to ISIS carri...22 Jul, 2020, 03.06 PM IST- Lanka includes India, China in free visa on arrival service stopped after Easter Sunday bombingsThe scheme is a part of Sri Lanka's initiative to increase tourist arrivals. After the bombings in April, the country's tourism has decline...24 Jul, 2019, 03.55 PM IST
- Did Saudi Arabia have inkling about Lanka blasts?A leaked diplomatic cable by the Saudi Arabian foreign ministry suggested Riyadh knew more than they were letting on about the Easter blast...22 May, 2019, 10.30 AM IST
- Sri Lanka President bans NTJ, two other Islamist extremist organisationsOver 1,000 have been arrested since the attacks. Sri Lanka's police say they have either killed or arrested all those responsible for the b...14 May, 2019, 06.04 PM IST
- Lanka terror group linked to Easter bombings has over Rs 140 million cash, Rs 7 billion worth assets: PoliceThe Islamic State terror group claimed the attacks, the island nation's worst, but the government blamed ISIS linked local Islamist extremi...06 May, 2019, 09.33 PM IST
- US warns of more attacks in Sri Lanka by active members of terror group still at largeThe US Embassy here has said US security experts were working closely with their Sri Lankan partners on "fulfilling short term, specific ob...30 Apr, 2019, 09.25 PM IST
- 42 foreigners killed in Easter blasts: Sri Lanka ministrySri Lankan Foreign Ministry, in a statement, said that as of Monday April 29, the number of foreign nationals who have been killed in the a...30 Apr, 2019, 01.31 PM IST
- Father, two brothers of Sri Lanka suicide bombings mastermind killed in gun battleAuthorities have detained more than 100 people, including foreigners from Syria and Egypt since the April 21 bombings.28 Apr, 2019, 03.53 PM IST
- 6 children, 3 women among 15 killed in in raids on terror hideouts in Sri LankaThe security forces continue their hunt for members of the local terror group NTJ which was behind the deadly Easter Sunday bombings.27 Apr, 2019, 09.47 AM IST
- Sri Lankan security forces clash with suspected militants in Eastern provincePolice said they have seized a large haul of explosives, a drone and a banner with the Islamic State logo.26 Apr, 2019, 10.01 PM IST
- Over 130 IS linked suspects are in Sri Lanka: Maithripala SirisenaThe president added that he and the entire Government will also take the full responsibility for the attacks.26 Apr, 2019, 04.13 PM IST
- Sri Lanka still faced possible terror attacks; authorities now focussing on 'sleepers': Ranil WickremesingheAuthorities have accused the little-known National Thowheed Jamath (NTJ) of carrying out the devastating blasts.25 Apr, 2019, 11.27 PM IST
- Sri Lanka blasts: Two men recall horror of losing families in attack; UK citizen says family died 'mercifully with no pain'Two men, who lost everything in the Easter Sunday attack, recall the events.23 Apr, 2019, 05.19 PM IST
- 8 Indians killed in Easter blasts in Sri LankaEarlier in the day, the mission confirmed the deaths of four Indians - Vemurai Tulsiram, S R Nagaraj, K G Hanumantharayappa and M Rangappa.22 Apr, 2019, 08.19 PM IST
- UN leaders strongly condemn Easter Sunday blasts in Sri LankaExplosions were reported from three five-star hotels - the Shangri-La, the Cinnamon Grand and the Kingsbury in Colombo.22 Apr, 2019, 07.11 PM IST
- Indian Coast Guard beefs up surveillance after Sri Lanka blastsThis has been done to ensure that no element that could pose as a security threat sneaks into the country through sea, a senior Coast Guard...22 Apr, 2019, 05.34 PM IST
- 100 school teachers face the sack in UK extremist probeAccording to the 'The Sunday Times', the schools were the focus of the Trojan Horse scandal, which saw efforts by hardline Islamists to tak...05 Apr, 2015, 03.14 PM IST
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