On This Day, June 5: D-Day, Operation Blue Star, RFK assassination, AIDS epidemic, Marshall Plan and other key eventsOn This Day, June 5, history witnessed several defining moments across war, politics and social change. The date is associated with the D-D...
04 Jun, 2026, 10.33 PM IST
Iran executes man over membership of jihadist group, armed rebellionIran carried out an execution on Sunday. Amer Ramesh was convicted of belonging to the Jaish al-Adl group. He was also found guilty of atta...
26 Apr, 2026, 12.09 PM IST
Russia, Ukraine trade blame over Easter truce violationsUkraine and Russia report numerous truce violations during Orthodox Easter. Both sides accuse each other of thousands of breaches. The ceas...
12 Apr, 2026, 06.52 PM IST
WHO warns about attacks on Iran health facilities, regional threatThe World Health Organization has issued a stark warning about escalating attacks on health facilities in Iran. A major research center in ...
04 Apr, 2026, 10.05 AM IST
Majority of Americans slam Trump’s Iran strike move as approval ratings dip, new poll revealsDonald Trump's bombing of Iranian nuclear sites sparks widespread disapproval in America. YouGov polls reveal that most Americans oppose th...
24 Jun, 2025, 11.42 PM IST
Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 22 as Vatican envoy visits Christians in the territoryIsraeli airstrikes in Gaza killed at least 22 Palestinians, including children. While Cardinal Pizzaballa held Mass in Gaza City, the Pope ...
22 Dec, 2024, 06.40 PM IST
Philippine troops kill 9 suspected Muslim militants, including two involved in Sunday Mass bombingArmy forces clashed with about 15 militants in a series of shootouts from Thursday to Friday after some villagers tipped off the military o...
27 Jan, 2024, 01.58 PM IST
Sri Lanka's president will appoint a committee to probe allegations of complicity in 2019 bombingsSri Lanka's president, Ranil Wickremesinghe, has announced the appointment of a committee to investigate allegations made in a British tele...
10 Sep, 2023, 05.09 PM IST
Sri Lanka government to investigate allegation of intelligence complicity in 2019 Easter bombingsThe Sri Lankan government plans to establish a parliamentary committee to investigate allegations made in a British television report regar...
06 Sep, 2023, 11.22 AM IST
Russian Defence Minister Shoigu conveys his concerns about 'dirty bomb' to Rajnath Singh"On October 26, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, Rajnath Singh discussed the situation in Ukraine. Sergei Shoigu conveyed his concer...
26 Oct, 2022, 04.58 PM IST
Thousands flee into Thailand following Myanmar air strikesMyanmar aircraft carried out three strikes overnight Sunday, according to Free Burma Rangers, a humanitarian relief agency that delivers me...
29 Mar, 2021, 03.17 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
Video emerges of Sri Lankan suicide bomber patting young girl's headThe suspect then calmly walks in through a side door - passing dozens who chose to stand outside during the Sunday mass - and steps between...
23 Apr, 2019, 10.24 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
87 bomb detonators found at bus station in Colombo: PoliceThe police initially found 12 bomb detonators scattered on the ground. A further search revealed 75 more, a police statement said.
22 Apr, 2019, 05.16 PM IST
Sri Lanka Blasts Live Updates: 8 blasts rock the island nation, 290 dead so farSeven people were arrested and three police officers were killed during a raid on a house in Colombo.
22 Apr, 2019, 09.15 AM IST
- More explosives found as police raid PFI bases
Powerful country bombs and provocative pamphlets were among the material police unearthed in Kerala, while searching premises suspected to ...
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