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Wednesday, April 24, 2024
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Topic: Easter Sunday

Sri Lanka lifts curfew and arrests 60 people for anti-Muslim riots

Officials have reported no incidents of violence overnight and the situation in Sri Lanka is returning to normal.

Anti-Muslim riot breaks out in Sri Lanka, curfew imposed

Majority Sinhalese mobs set fire to Muslim-owned shops and vehicles, while homes and mosques were vandalised, leading to nationwide night curfew on Monday.

India sent 3 alerts to warn Sri Lanka ahead Easter Sunday attack

The first warning was sent on 4 April after NIA stumbled upon videos of NTJ leader Maulvi Zahran Bin Hashim while probing the Islamic State Coimbatore module.

Sri Lanka govt apologises for not acting on intelligence inputs as death toll rises to 310

A govt spokesperson told CNN that that they had received warnings about the blasts days before the attacks.

What is NTJ, the group being blamed for Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka

Telecom and sports minister Harin Fernando tweeted out pictures of an internal police memo warning about an NTJ bomb attack, but experts are sceptical.

Death toll in Sri Lanka bomb blasts crosses 200

A curfew has been imposed in Sri Lanka after 8 coordinated bombings targeted church goers & tourists in Colombo, Negombo & Batticaloa, killing more than 160 people.

On Camera

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity. Misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

‘Cassette culture’ discusses the boom of Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar saw the pinnacle of success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India, Oman hold 5th annual high-level meeting to boost maritime security

Both the governments expressed their commitment to strengthening their maritime cooperation to strengthen the maritime safety and security framework in the region.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.