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Prez suspends Lanka police chief as he refuses to leave

Prez suspends Lanka police chief as he refuses to leave

Senior Dy Inspector appointed acting chief; new defence secretary named.

30 April 2019 1:46 AM IST

Sri Lanka on alert for attacks by militants disguised in uniforms

Sri Lanka on alert for attacks by militants disguised in uniforms

MSD in a letter to lawmakers said that people in military uniforms and using a van could be involved in attacks.

29 April 2019 12:55 PM IST

Indonesia elections: More than 270 staff dies from fatigue-related illnesses

Indonesia elections: More than 270 staff dies from fatigue-related...

Approximately 80 per cent of the total 193 million voters cast their ballots in more than 8,00,000 polling stations...

29 April 2019 7:43 AM IST

Father, brothers of Lanka suicide killers eliminated

Father, brothers of Lanka suicide killers eliminated

Teacher, principal, doctor among 106 arrested in connection with blasts.

29 April 2019 1:40 AM IST

Sri Lanka bans face covering after serial bomb blasts

Sri Lanka bans face covering after serial bomb blasts

Mr Sirisena said he was using emergency powers to ban any form of face covering in public.

29 April 2019 12:47 AM IST

Most Sri Lanka Islamist radicals killed or arrested: Ranil Wickremesinghe

Most Sri Lanka Islamist radicals killed or arrested: Ranil...

Three churches and three hotels were targeted by suicide bombers in the attacks in which at least 40 foreigners were...

28 April 2019 8:56 PM IST

$Ukraine\s Zelensky turns down Putin\s offer, welcomes agitated Russians$ World

Ukraine-'s Zelensky turns down Putin-'s offer, welcomes agitated...

He pledged instead to -"give citizenship to representatives of all nations that suffer from authoritarian and corrupt...

28 April 2019 6:26 PM IST

$Father, 2 brothers of Sri Lanka\s Easter blasts mastermind killed in gun battle$ World

Father, 2 brothers of Sri Lanka-'s Easter blasts mastermind killed in...

Zainee Hashim, Rilwan Hashim and their father Mohamed Hashim, who were seen in a video circulating on social media...

28 April 2019 6:25 PM IST

It was like movie, there was blood everywhere: Survived Lanka blasts

It was like movie, there was blood everywhere: Survived Lanka blasts

Sri Lanka has a population of 21 million which is a patchwork of ethnicities and religions, dominated by the Sinhalese...

28 April 2019 4:52 PM IST

Indonesia floods create havoc, 10 dead, many displaced

Indonesia floods create havoc, 10 dead, many displaced

Some 12,000 people have been evacuated while many buildings, bridges and roads have been damaged by the severe weather,...

28 April 2019 4:32 PM IST

For first time, UAE gives birth cerificate to child of Hindu father, Muslim mother

For first time, UAE gives birth cerificate to child of Hindu father,...

As per marriage rules for expatriates in UAE, a Muslim man can marry a non-Muslim woman but a Muslim woman cannot marry...

28 April 2019 2:01 PM IST

Jamal Khashoggi case: Two Saudi royal advisors fail to show up for trial

Jamal Khashoggi case: Two Saudi royal advisors fail to show up for...

Saudi prosecutors said deputy intelligence chief Ahmed al-Assiri oversaw the Washington Post columnist-'s killing in...

28 April 2019 1:41 PM IST