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Al-Qaeda continues to cooperate closely with LeT, Haqqani Network: UN repo
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US] July 30 (ANI): Pakistan-based terror outfit Al Qaeda continues to cooperate closely with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and the Haqqani Network, said United Nations in its report.
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Cardinal Ranjith calls on govt to step down over Easter Sunday bombings
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 22 (ANI): Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, the head of Sri Lanka's Roman Catholic Church, has called for the government to step down due to its alleged failure to prevent Easter Sunday bombings that claimed the lives of more than 250 people.
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Post Easter Sunday attacks, Jacqueline says Sri Lanka 'still a paradise'
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jun 25 (ANI): "We may have suffered a very terrible attack, but that does not change the fact that we are still a paradise," Jacqueline Fernandez said while promoting Sri Lanka tourism after the country was rocked by serial blasts in April.
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Lanka extends state of emergency by another month
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 22 (ANI): Sri Lanka on Saturday extended the state of emergency by another one month considering the prevailing security situation in the country in the wake of Easter Sunday attacks that killed more than 250 people.
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Modi sets off flurry of diplomatic activities
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): A day after taking oath as the Prime Minister for the second consecutive term, Narendra Modi engaged in a flurry of diplomatic activities with terrorism becoming the focus of his discussion with Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena in the wake of Easter
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Month after deadly Easter attacks, Sirisena calls for collective action ag
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): Over a month after the deadly Easter Sunday attacks claimed more than 250 lives in Sri Lanka, President Maithripala Sirisena on Friday called upon all countries across the world to come together to fight and defeat the menace of terrorism.
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S. Lankan President denies he was informed about Easter Sunday attacks
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 31 (ANI): Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena on Thursday evening denied reports that he had prior knowledge of the Easter Sunday bombings, which targeted several high-end hotels and three churches, killing over 250 people across the country on April 21.
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State of emergency extended in Sri Lanka by one month
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 22 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Wednesday extended the state of emergency in the nation by one month in the aftermath of the devastating Easter attacks.
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US to support SL's fight against terrorism, aid agency offers $480mn grant
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 17 (ANI): The United States on Thursday reiterated support for Sri Lanka in its fight against terrorism. The support came in the wake of the Easter Sunday coordinated bombings which killed more than 250 people across the country last month.
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Easter bombings: 17 safe houses, 7 training camps of terrorists busted
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 16 (ANI): Sri Lanka police on Thursday busted several safe houses and training camps in connection with the deadly Easter Sunday attacks, which targeted high-end hotels and churches across the country, killing over 250 people.
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Sri Lanka blocks social media platforms after Sinhalese-Muslim clashes
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 6 (ANI): Sri Lankan on Monday temporarily blocked Facebook, WhatsApp and some social media platforms as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of false information a day after clashes broke out between ethnic Sinhalese group and minority Muslims.
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Shiv Sena calls for ban on burqa in 'Ram's land', NDA ally RPI disagrees
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 1 (ANI): Citing a ban on the burqa in Sri Lanka after the deadly Easter Sunday attacks, Shiv Sena mouthpiece 'Saamna' on Wednesday demanded the imposition of a similar ban in India.
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