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"Not Able To Understand": World Cup-Winning Star Blasts Reasoning Behind Hardik Pandya's Captaincy Snub
India has named Suryakumar Yadav as the captain of their men's T20I team for the tour of Sri Lanka, with Shubman Gill as the vice-captain of the T20I and ODI sides
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Sri Lanka May Waive Visa Fee Indefinitely For 48 Countries: Minister
Due to an increase in the number of tourists visiting Sri Lanka with arrivals expected to hit the 3-million mark by the end of the year, the government announced on Friday that might waive off the entry visa fee 48 countries, including India, indefinitely.
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Sri Lanka Proposes New Law On Fake News After Easter Attacks
Sri Lanka's government will introduce five-year jail terms for those caught spreading fake news and hate speech on social media, the government said Wednesday, following a surge in online vitriol and disinformation after the Easter suicide attacks.
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"BJP's Return No Cause For Worry": Asaduddin Owaisi Tells Muslims
Muslims in the country should not worry about the BJP returning to power because the Constitution guarantees freedom of religion to every citizen, news agency PTI quoted AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi as saying today.
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Sri Lanka Lawmaker To Be Questioned Over Links To Easter Blasts
Member of Sri Lankan Parliament Mohamed Naushad Jalaldeen, who was arrested on charges of having close links with local Islamic terror group National Thawheed Jamaath (NTJ), will be questioned, police said on Tuesday.
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Terrorists Used "Easily Available Chemicals" To Make Bombs: Sri Lanka PM
The suicide bombers behind the Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka assembled easily-available chemicals to make explosives, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said, as authorities probe how terrorists acquired the technical knowledge.
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Sri Lanka On Alert For Attacks By Terrorists Dressed In Military Uniforms
Sri Lankan security officials have warned that Islamist terrorists behind Easter Sunday's suicide bombings are planning imminent attacks and could be dressed in military uniforms.
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Sri Lanka Bomb Suspect's Sister Fears 18 Relatives Killed In Gun Battle
The sister of the suspected ringleader of Sri Lanka's deadly April 21 Easter Sunday bombings has said that up to 18 of her family members are missing and feared dead since the attacks and subsequent raids, the media reported.
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Indian Man Who Survived Sri Lanka Bombings Was In Mumbai During 26/11
A Dubai-based Indian couple narrowly escaped the blast at Colombo's Cinnamon Grand hotel, which was one of the eight targets of the April 21 serial bombings in Sri Lanka, the media reported today.
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ISIS Claims 3 Of Its Terrorists Blew Themselves In Sri Lankan Raids
The ISIS group has claimed responsibility for three men who blew themselves up in clashes with Sri Lankan police, the militant group said in a statement.
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3-5 Years In Jail For Spreading Fake News About Sri Lankan Blasts: Report
The Sri Lankan government on Friday warned that anyone found guilty of spreading fake news and false propaganda about the Easter Sunday bombings that claimed 253 lives may be imprisoned for 3 to 5 years, following a growing number of incidents of public disturbance.
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High Alert In Bengaluru, Mysuru After Sri Lanka Blasts
Sri Lanka Bomb Blasts: Bengaluru and Mysuru in southern Karnataka are on high alert with security tightened in the aftermath of the serial blasts in Sri Lanka on April 21, a top police official said on Friday.
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Indian Becomes 3rd Dubai Expat Killed In Sri Lanka Blasts
The Consul General of India to Dubai, Vipul has confirmed that Juno Srivastava, the missing Dubai-based Indian expatriate, was killed in Sri Lanka's Easter Sunday bombings.
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No Law In Sri Lanka To Prevent People From Joining Foreign Terror Outfits
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told Sky News on Thursday that the Sri Lankan government had known that Sri Lankan nationals who had joined the Islamic State had returned to the country - but that they couldn't be arrested, since joining a foreign terrorist organization is not against the law.
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Wanted Radical Cleric Zahran Hashim Died In Hotel Attack: Lanka President
An Islamic extremist believed to have played a key role in Sri Lanka's deadly Easter bombings died in an attack on a Colombo hotel, the country's president confirmed Friday.
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"Not Able To Understand": World Cup-Winning Star Blasts Reasoning Behind Hardik Pandya's Captaincy Snub
India has named Suryakumar Yadav as the captain of their men's T20I team for the tour of Sri Lanka, with Shubman Gill as the vice-captain of the T20I and ODI sides
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Sri Lanka May Waive Visa Fee Indefinitely For 48 Countries: Minister
Due to an increase in the number of tourists visiting Sri Lanka with arrivals expected to hit the 3-million mark by the end of the year, the government announced on Friday that might waive off the entry visa fee 48 countries, including India, indefinitely.
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Sri Lanka Proposes New Law On Fake News After Easter Attacks
Sri Lanka's government will introduce five-year jail terms for those caught spreading fake news and hate speech on social media, the government said Wednesday, following a surge in online vitriol and disinformation after the Easter suicide attacks.
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"BJP's Return No Cause For Worry": Asaduddin Owaisi Tells Muslims
Muslims in the country should not worry about the BJP returning to power because the Constitution guarantees freedom of religion to every citizen, news agency PTI quoted AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi as saying today.
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Sri Lanka Lawmaker To Be Questioned Over Links To Easter Blasts
Member of Sri Lankan Parliament Mohamed Naushad Jalaldeen, who was arrested on charges of having close links with local Islamic terror group National Thawheed Jamaath (NTJ), will be questioned, police said on Tuesday.
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Terrorists Used "Easily Available Chemicals" To Make Bombs: Sri Lanka PM
The suicide bombers behind the Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka assembled easily-available chemicals to make explosives, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said, as authorities probe how terrorists acquired the technical knowledge.
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Sri Lanka On Alert For Attacks By Terrorists Dressed In Military Uniforms
Sri Lankan security officials have warned that Islamist terrorists behind Easter Sunday's suicide bombings are planning imminent attacks and could be dressed in military uniforms.
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Sri Lanka Bomb Suspect's Sister Fears 18 Relatives Killed In Gun Battle
The sister of the suspected ringleader of Sri Lanka's deadly April 21 Easter Sunday bombings has said that up to 18 of her family members are missing and feared dead since the attacks and subsequent raids, the media reported.
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Indian Man Who Survived Sri Lanka Bombings Was In Mumbai During 26/11
A Dubai-based Indian couple narrowly escaped the blast at Colombo's Cinnamon Grand hotel, which was one of the eight targets of the April 21 serial bombings in Sri Lanka, the media reported today.
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ISIS Claims 3 Of Its Terrorists Blew Themselves In Sri Lankan Raids
The ISIS group has claimed responsibility for three men who blew themselves up in clashes with Sri Lankan police, the militant group said in a statement.
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3-5 Years In Jail For Spreading Fake News About Sri Lankan Blasts: Report
The Sri Lankan government on Friday warned that anyone found guilty of spreading fake news and false propaganda about the Easter Sunday bombings that claimed 253 lives may be imprisoned for 3 to 5 years, following a growing number of incidents of public disturbance.
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High Alert In Bengaluru, Mysuru After Sri Lanka Blasts
Sri Lanka Bomb Blasts: Bengaluru and Mysuru in southern Karnataka are on high alert with security tightened in the aftermath of the serial blasts in Sri Lanka on April 21, a top police official said on Friday.
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Indian Becomes 3rd Dubai Expat Killed In Sri Lanka Blasts
The Consul General of India to Dubai, Vipul has confirmed that Juno Srivastava, the missing Dubai-based Indian expatriate, was killed in Sri Lanka's Easter Sunday bombings.
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No Law In Sri Lanka To Prevent People From Joining Foreign Terror Outfits
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told Sky News on Thursday that the Sri Lankan government had known that Sri Lankan nationals who had joined the Islamic State had returned to the country - but that they couldn't be arrested, since joining a foreign terrorist organization is not against the law.
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Wanted Radical Cleric Zahran Hashim Died In Hotel Attack: Lanka President
An Islamic extremist believed to have played a key role in Sri Lanka's deadly Easter bombings died in an attack on a Colombo hotel, the country's president confirmed Friday.
