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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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Indian nationals travelling to Sri Lanka advised to be careful, vigilant
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): Acknowledging the return of normalcy in Sri Lanka following the Easter Sunday terror attacks, the Indian government on Tuesday advised its citizens to be "careful and vigilant" while traveling to the island nation, unlike the previous travel advisory where In
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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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Terrorists involved in Eastern Sunday bombings either killed or arrested:
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 7 (ANI): All the terrorists involved in the Easter Sunday bombings that left 257 people dead have been either arrested or killed, the Sri Lankan police claimed while assuring that the country could now go back to normalcy.
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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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Sri Lanka: Death toll in Easter Sunday bombing rose to 257
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 2 (ANI): The death toll in a series of coordinated bombing that rocked Sri Lanka on April 21, has risen to 257 on Thursday.
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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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Sri Lanka lifts ban on social media
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Apr 30 (ANI): Sri Lanka on Tuesday lifted a temporary ban on several social media networks, which was put in place to prevent spreading misinformation after the ghastly suicide bombings on Easter Sunday.
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