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(Search results - 51)IndiaJun 13, 2019, 4:52 PM IST
NIA continues raids in Coimbatore in connection with ISIS Kerala-Tamil Nadu module case
Even after arresting Sri Lanka Easter Sunday blast accused Zahran Hashim’s friend, Mohammed Azharuddin and detaining six others, the National Investigation Agency continued to conduct raids across Coimbatore.
WorldMay 30, 2019, 12:50 PM IST
Easter Sunday bombings: NIA team from India reaches Sri Lanka for probe
A two-member team from the National Investigation Agency has reached Sri Lanka to discuss probe into the Easter Sunday blasts that took the lives of over 250 people.
WorldMay 25, 2019, 5:57 PM IST
Sri Lanka blasts: Buddhist monk alleges attack was inspired by Tamil Nadu outfit
A Buddhist monk in Sri Lanka claims that two members from Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamaath (TNTJ) had provoked Buddhists to attack Muslims by spreading derogatory tales about the Buddha
WorldMay 25, 2019, 3:26 PM IST
Sri Lanka blasts: Bank accounts of 41 terror suspects frozen
In the wake of Sri Lanka blasts, the country’s authorities have frozen the bank accounts of 41 terror suspects, who may be in links with the local islamist group National Thowheed Jamaat
WorldMay 25, 2019, 1:30 PM IST
Sri Lanka at war after Colombo blasts, still hunting down National Thowheed Jamaath men
A month after the Easter Sunday blasts that claimed the lives of 258 people in Sri Lanka, the country’s police and authorities are still making arrests. The most recent is that of five people, who are suspected to have links with the local Islamist group National Thowheed Jamaath.
WorldMay 24, 2019, 6:16 PM IST
Sri Lanka blasts: Parliament agrees to set up committee to probe attack
In the wake of the Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka, the country’s parliament has unanimously agreed to form a committee that would look into how the terror attack took place and also to find solutions to prevent such incidents in the future.
IndiaMay 21, 2019, 2:03 PM IST
Chennai: Hoax bomb threat to Satyabrata Sahoo office leaves police in a frenzy
A bomb threat to the office of Tamil Nadu chief electoral officer Satyabrata Sahoo sent Chennai police in a frenzy. However, they soon discovered that the threat was a hoax.
IndiaMay 21, 2019, 1:23 PM IST
Sri Lanka blasts: Kurunegala police arrest six others in connection with Easter Sunday attack
According to the police media spokesperson, three were produced at a court and the other three are in police custody where they are further investigating.
WorldMay 16, 2019, 4:59 PM IST
Sri Lanka blasts: Suicide bomber’s wife gives birth to child
The wife of one of the suicide bombers has given birth to their first child, two weeks after the Easter Sunday attacks that killed as many as 250 people in Sri Lanka.
WorldMay 15, 2019, 12:37 PM IST
Sri Lanka blasts: 24 people arrested for anti-Muslim riots; ban on social media reimposed
The Easter Sunday blasts in Sri Lanka had left as many as 250 people dead. The attacks have left the island country in a state of unrest after anti-Muslim riots broke out that even killed one Muslim man
WorldMay 14, 2019, 1:48 PM IST
Sri Lanka blasts: Nationwide curfew imposed after anti-Muslim riots; social media blocked
Sri Lankan Muslim areas came under attack allegedly by Sinhalese. This after the Easter Sunday blasts in Sri Lanka. Now, curfew has been imposed
WorldMay 13, 2019, 1:47 PM IST
Sri Lanka blasts: Social media blocked as tension between Muslims, Sinhalese heightens
Social media has been blocked once again in Sri Lanka after rising tension between the Muslims and the Sinhalese was reported. Facebook and WhatsApp have been blocked.
IndiaMay 8, 2019, 12:27 PM IST
Sri Lanka blasts: Anti-aircraft gun bullets found in Vavuniya forest
The Irattaperiyakulam Police recovered about 85 bullets that are capable of destroying aircraft, in a forest near Vavuniya, Sri Lanka
IndiaMay 7, 2019, 2:34 PM IST
Sri Lanka blasts: Police officials discover ‘training camps of terrorists’
According to reports, the location had allegedly been used for experimenting with explosives made by Zahran Hashim's team.
WorldMay 7, 2019, 1:56 PM IST
Sri Lanka police claim all suspects in Easter attack either dead or arrested
Two weeks after the terror attacks in Sri Lanka, police have now stated that all the suspects are either dead or arrested. The island country has received the help of eight other countries to probe the Easter Sunday attacks.