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  Sri Lanka flag carrier changes route to avoid Iran-Iraq airspace

  World | January 08, 2020 16:18 IST

  Sri Lankan Airlines, the island nation's flag carrier, announced on Wednesday that it has changed the route of its Colombo-London-Colombo flights to avoid the airspaces of Iran and Iraq due to heightened tensions in the region.

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  Gotabaya Rajapaksa return to power triggers concern for human rights

  World | November 26, 2019 10:50 IST

  With the Rajapaksas once again in power after losing the 2015 election, human rights activists fear that there will be no progress in investigating the cases of alleged enforced disappearances and extra-judicial killings during the government of Mahinda (2005-2015) when Gotabaya was the military chief and presided over the final offensive against the Tamil Tiger guerrillas.

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  Vistara begins Mumbai-Colombo flight service

  November 26, 2019 8:32 IST

    "The airline now flies daily (except Wednesdays) between Mumbai and Colombo, making it the first to offer the choice of Premium Economy Class for travel between India and Sri Lanka, in addition to Economy and Business Class," the airline said in a statement.

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  Gotabaya Rajapaksa sworn in as Sri Lankan President

  World | November 18, 2019 15:47 IST

  Sri Lanka's controversial wartime defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa was on Monday sworn in as the country's President at the Ruwanweli Seya precincts in the ancient north-central town of Anuradhapura.

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  Gunmen open fire on buses carrying Sri Lanka voters

  World | November 16, 2019 10:30 IST

  A group of unidentified gunmen open fire on two buses on two buses carrying voters in Sri Lanka's Mannar district on Saturday as polling was underway for the island nation's presidential election

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  Vistara to start flights on Mumbai-Colombo route from Nov 25

  India | October 25, 2019 16:45 IST

  Sri Lanka is a very promising destination for Vistara, given the growth it continues to record in trade and tourism, especially as India is the largest tourism source market for Sri Lanka," said Leslie Thng, Chief Executive Officer, Vistara.

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  Five suspects of Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka repatriated from UAE

  World | June 14, 2019 13:24 IST

  A team comprising officials of the Criminal Investigations Department took Mohamed Milhan and other suspects in its custody in Dubai and brought them back for further questioning.

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  NIA arrests follower of Sri Lankan bombing mastermind, conspiring to launch suicide attack in Kerala

  India | April 30, 2019 11:13 IST

  During interrogation, Riyas disclosed that he has been following speeches/videos of the Sri Lanka attack mastermind for more than a year and has also followed the speeches of controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik.

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  Sri Lanka blasts: US issues new travel advisory, authorises voluntary departure of non-emergency govt employees

  World | April 28, 2019 11:53 IST

  The advisory added that the US government had limited ability to provide emergency services to American citizens in Sri Lanka due to the security environment.

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  ISIS claims three militants blown up during raid with security forces in Sri Lanka

  World | April 28, 2019 9:55 IST

  The Special Task Force and Army troops, following a tip-off, raided a house in Kalmunai city, about 360 kms from Colombo leading to the heavy exchange of fire with the armed group.

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  15 killed in raid on Islamist hideout in Sri Lanka

  World | April 27, 2019 10:45 IST

  On Friday, 10 people were arrested from across the country bringing the number detained since the Easter Sunday bombings to 80.

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  Bengaluru, Mysuru on high alert post-Sri Lanka blasts; hotels, multiplexes told to tighten security

  India | April 26, 2019 19:52 IST

  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's Easter Sunday bombings

  World | April 26, 2019 13:18 IST

  Srivastava checked into the Cinnamon Grand Hotel on April 20, along with his British colleague Lorraine Campbell, who was confirmed dead by her family members on Wednesday.

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  Easter blasts: Death toll down from 359 to 253 as Sri Lanka cites 'calculation error'

  World | April 25, 2019 23:39 IST

  Sri Lanka's Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando resigned over his failure to prevent the Easter terror attacks even as the health ministry Thursday night sharply revised the death toll downward to 253, saying the previous figure of 359 was due to a "calculation error".  

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  Sri Lanka keeps visa-on-arrival programme on hold

  Travel | April 25, 2019 19:14 IST

  Sri Lanka keeps visa-on-arrival programme on hold: The programme was expected to be implemented from May 1 for tourists from over 30 countries,

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  Humanity over terrorism: Sri Lankans throng to donate blood for blasts survivors

  World | April 25, 2019 11:25 IST

  The bomb blasts had caused an overflow of patients across hospitals with the scarcity of the blood in the blood banks. The Sri Lanka National Blood Transfusion has issued a notice seeking blood donations to cater hospitals to all the casualties.

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  Blast heard in Pugoda town near Sri Lankan capital Colombo, no casualties

  World | April 25, 2019 12:39 IST

  Any injuries or casualties into the explosion have yet not been reported.

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  Colombo Easter attacks: Sri Lanka observes 3-minute silence as death toll rises to 310

  World | April 23, 2019 11:20 IST

  National flags were lowered and people bowed their heads as the silence began at 8:30 am local time, the time the first of the attacks occurred on Sunday.

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  87 bomb detonators found at Colombo bus station: Police

  World | April 22, 2019 17:50 IST

  The bomb detonators were found at the Central Colombo bus station in Pettah area. The police initially found 12 bomb detonators scattered on the ground. A further search revealed 75 more, a police statement said.

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  India condemns serial blasts in Sri Lanka; 'no place for such barbarism in our region', says PM Modi

  World | April 21, 2019 14:30 IST

  The deadly terror attack in Sri Lanka was also condemned by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who in "strongest terms" said, enemies of humanity cannot be allowed to succeed.