Sri Lanka Blasts
(Search results - 46)WorldMay 6, 2019, 1:51 PM IST
Sri Lanka blasts: Curfew reimposed in Negombo after clashes; social media banned
After clashes broke out between a group of Muslims and Sinhalese, Sri Lanka has reimposed curfew and banned social media, in a move to curb the spread of rumours.
IndiaMay 5, 2019, 12:12 PM IST
Sri Lanka blasts: Bengaluru police chief alerts religious leaders
T Suneeel Kumar, Bengaluru police commissioner held a meeting with the heads spanning across religions in the light of Sri Lanka blasts. In the meeting the police commissioner told them to be more vigilant
WorldMay 5, 2019, 11:06 AM IST
Sri Lanka blasts: Catholics turn to TV mass amidst bomb threats
The Easter Sunday attacks across churches and hotels in Sri Lanka has left the country resorting to other means to offer prayers. Catholics have now turned to mass that is telecast instead of gathering at the church. This, amidst another bomb threat at a “famous church”.
IndiaMay 3, 2019, 4:45 PM IST
Javed Akhtar wants ghoonghat ban, Taslima Nasreen quotes from Quran to decry burqa
Javed Akhtar's proposal comes in the wake of the Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamana asking the Modi sarkar to emulate Sri Lanka in banning the burqa
WorldMay 2, 2019, 7:57 PM IST
Sri Lankan blasts: Navy on high alert; man with explosives arrested
A man has been arrested for possessing explosives in Sri Lanka’s Erakkandi
ViewsApr 30, 2019, 4:29 PM IST
Sri Lanka blasts: Emerging evidence holds ominous portents for India
Though the Tamil Nadu-based (Indian) Towheed Jamaat has distanced itself from the blasts, its protestations cannot be taken at face-value considering the fact its founder P Jainulabdeen had plenty of connections in Sri Lanka. Active IS terror modules in our boundary have dangerous portents for the country.
WorldApr 29, 2019, 2:11 PM IST
Sri Lanka blasts: Tamil medium teacher, school principal among 106 suspects arrested
On Easter Sunday, Sri Lanka saw coordinated terror attacks that took the lives of over 250 people and injured more than 500. Several people have been detained in the country and among them are a school teacher and a principal. Police are now probing links
WorldApr 29, 2019, 1:29 PM IST
Sri Lanka bans all face coverings including burqa after Easter Sunday blasts
A week after Sri Lanka faced coordinated blasts across the country, in an emergency move the Sri Lankan president has issued an order banning the adornment of any form of face veils
IndiaApr 28, 2019, 4:19 PM IST
Sri Lanka blasts: NIA detains 2 after raids in Kerala
The NIA has seized the mobile phones of Aboobacker Siddique and Ahamed Arafat. According to reports, the duo was interested in the concepts of Zahran Hashim, one of the suicide bombers in the Sri Lankan blasts
IndiaApr 27, 2019, 2:16 PM IST
Sri Lanka blasts: Chennai officials tighten security at railway stations
Security has been increased across cities like Bengaluru and Chennai. Chennai Central and Egmore saw storming operations. Security in public places in Bengaluru have also been stepped up.
IndiaApr 27, 2019, 1:46 PM IST
Sri Lanka blasts: Security stepped up in Karnataka bus stations
At a time when Sri Lanka blasts have shaken the world, terror threats were soon making the rounds. The Managing Director of KSRTC has issued a letter stating security in public places needs to be stepped up.
WorldApr 27, 2019, 11:35 AM IST
Sri Lanka blasts: Shootout between police and ‘militants’ kills 15
15 people have lost their lives, including six suspected terrorists and nine civilians in a shootout between Sri Lankan police and suspected terrorists in Kalmunai.
WorldApr 26, 2019, 6:46 PM IST
Sri Lanka blasts: After defence secretary, police chief Pujith Jayasundara resigns
After defence secretary, inspector general Pujith Jayasundara has stepped down over failures that led to the terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka
IndiaApr 26, 2019, 6:17 PM IST
Sri Lanka blasts: Bengaluru Police commissioner asks hotel, mall owners to be more vigilant
Bengaluru Police commissioner Suneel Kumar held a meeting with the city’s hotel and mall owners to discuss security measures to be taken in view of the dastardly terror attacks in Sri Lanka. This came in furtherance to the meeting with DCPs who were asked to collect information about congregations of devotees spreading across religious lines
WorldApr 26, 2019, 11:43 AM IST
Sri Lanka blasts: Death toll drops by 100, stands at 253
Easter Sunday attack on Sri Lanka was ranked as the deadliest attacks claimed by the Islamic State,l. However, that claim may not hold true now as officials have revised the death toll. Officials blamed calculation error and stated that the precise death toll now stands at 253.