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Pragya Singh Thakur was booked under false case, says Amit Shah
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Apr 22 (ANI): BJP national president Amit Shah on Monday defended BJP candidate Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur who is an accused in 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case, saying that a false case was registered against her and others.
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Mayawati hits out at EC for not cancelling Pragya Thakur's nomination from
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr 22 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on Monday hit out at the Election Commission of India (ECI) for not cancelling Bhopal Malegaon blast accused and BJP candidate Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur's nomination over her remarks on Babri Masjid.
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Sri Lanka blasts: Death toll rises to 290, police say 24 arrested
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Apr 22 (ANI): The toll in the eight coordinated bomb blasts that rocked Sri Lanka during Easter celebrations rose to 290, police said on Monday.
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Buddhist monks in Bodh Gaya pray for victims of Lanka blasts
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Gaya (Bihar) [India], Apr 22 (ANI): Buddhist monks at Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya conducted a prayer meeting and took out a candlelight march last night for the victims of the serial bombings that took place in Sri Lanka on April 21.
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17 foreign nationals killed in Lanka blasts, says Foreign Ministry
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Apr 22 (ANI): At least 17 people from eight countries, including three from India, are amongst those who were killed in eight deadly blasts which rocked Sri Lanka on Sunday, said Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry.
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Sri Lanka: Memo circulated a day before had warned of attack
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Apr 22 (ANI): A memo that warned of a potential attack was circulated a day before the deadly explosions in Sri Lanka, reports CNN.
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UN condemns Sri Lankan bombings
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Apr 22 (ANI): The United Nations on Sunday strongly condemned the ghastly attacks in Sri Lanka, in which over 200 people were killed, stating that the serial blasts were aimed at undermining the unity of the people.
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US condemns 'outrageous terrorist attacks' in Sri Lanka
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [United States], Apr 22 (ANI): The United States on Sunday condemned the serial bombings in Sri Lanka terming it "outrageous terrorist attacks".
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3 police officers killed in house raids following Sri Lanka blasts
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Apr 21 (ANI): Three police personnel lost their lives, while one was wounded in two explosions during a house raid in Dematagoda here following the serial blasts, according to police spokesman Ruwan Gunasekara.
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3 Indians killed in Sri Lanka blasts, says Sushma Swaraj
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 21 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has confirmed that three Indian nationals are amongst those who lost their lives in eight deadly terror blasts which rocked Sri Lanka on Sunday.
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Air India waives off charges for rescheduling/cancellation of flights to/f
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 21 (ANI): Air India on Sunday announced that it will waive off all charges for rescheduling and cancelling of flights booking to and from Colombo till April 24 in the wake of multiple blasts in Sri Lanka.
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MQM Chief Altaf Hussain says ISI could be behind Colombo terror blasts
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], Apr 21 (ANI): Exiled Pakistani politician and founder of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Altaf Hussain has claimed that Pakistan's military and its Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) may have a hand in the multiple blasts which shook Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday.
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