National Investigation Agency cleared to join probe into IS links in ColomboThis follows Colombo’s assent to share the details of their investigations, officials aware of the development said.
28 May, 2019, 10.46 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
No record to suggest Easter Sunday bombers visited Kashmir“We have verified the records of Sri Lankan nationals who visited Kashmir but none of them was found to be involved in the incident,” a sen...
06 May, 2019, 09.56 AM 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
9 suicide bombers, including woman took part in Easter Sunday bombings in Lanka: PoliceThe country remains tense with police still looking for suspects and possible further explosives.
24 Apr, 2019, 01.55 PM IST
Death toll climbs to 359 in Sri Lanka bombings: PoliceThe Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the devastating Easter blasts in Sri Lanka and identified the suicide bombers who were inv...
24 Apr, 2019, 10.43 AM 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
Wife, sister of Shangri La Hotel bomber killed in separate suicide blast: Lanka policeThe wife and sister of the suicide bomber at the Shangri La Hotel were killed in the Dematagoda blast, police told the court.
22 Apr, 2019, 06.00 PM IST
Indians at Shangri-La Hotel saw fellow guests injured by huge glass shrapnelsSri Lankan authorities said 290 people were killed and over 500 others injured when suicide bombers attacked three churches and luxury hote...
22 Apr, 2019, 05.47 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
Sri Lanka attacks: Denmark's wealthiest man and Asos billionaire loses 3 children in Colombo bombingThe family were visiting Sri Lanka over the Easter holiday.
22 Apr, 2019, 04.32 PM IST
Sri Lanka identifies outfit behind blasts; says all suicide bombers Lankan nationalsSeven suicide bombers were involved in eight blasts.
22 Apr, 2019, 02.53 PM IST
7 suicide bombers carried out Easter blasts in Sri LankaThe death toll Monday sharply rose to 290, including six Indians, from the blasts - the worst terror attack in the country's history.
22 Apr, 2019, 01.13 PM IST