Topic: Sri Lanka attacks
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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.
Sri Lanka terror mastermind was a ‘big follower’ of Tamil Nadu Jamaat founder
Spokesperson of Muslim trust in Sri Lanka says Zahran Hashim, alleged mastermind of the Easter bombings, played Tamil Nadu preacher's videos on projectors.
Sri Lanka ex-military intelligence head a ‘Chinese spy’ who was ‘blocking’ bombings probe
Kapila Hendawitharana, a close aide of former Sri Lanka president Mahinda Rajapaksa's family, is allegedly trying to sabotage the Easter bombings probe.
From Sri Lanka to Kashmir, shutting down social media actually fuels more violence
India has become the world’s most prolific executor of deliberate internet blackouts over the last several years, but that has not curbed violence.
Sri Lanka Army chief claims bombers were in Kashmir, Kerala for ‘some sorts of training’
The Sri Lanka army chief said their intelligence reports show the bombers were in Kashmir, Bengaluru, and even travelled to Kerala, the BBC reported.
Sri Lanka to mull tax waivers to help tourism after blasts
The Sri Lankan tourism industry has requested tax waivers and importation of security gear in light of the attacks targetting foreigners.
Masood Azhar’s terrorist tag victory for India, but doesn’t mean end of Pakistan terror
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Modi’s Trinamool MLA claim belittles post of PM
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Maharashtra paying a price in Covid because Uddhav Thackeray and Rahul Gandhi stole mandate
Shiv Sena, Congress and NCP stole a mandate by swapping partners in 2019. That misadventure drove Maharashtra into the tragic mess it finds itself in today.
Does Trump help or harm India’s interests when he offers to mediate with China, Pakistan?
US President Donald Trump Wednesday offered to mediate between India and China over the "raging border dispute".
Defence
Chinese aggression in Ladakh also a message for domestic and external audience: Experts
International experts say the timing is troubling as it comes at ‘a critical phase in India's internal difficulties with the Covid-19 pandemic’.
PM, CM, DM: India’s 3 big power centres have been exposed by one disaster
The prime minister, chief minister and district magistrate are the three engines of India’s governance, but their handling of the coronavirus pandemic is going awry.