A top Sri Lankan minister said on Tuesday that a radical cleric, who is now under detention, has been identified as the mastermind of the deadly Easter Sunday attacks in 2019 that killed 270 people, including 11 Indians.

Mastermind of Easter terror attacks identified: Sri Lankan minister

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday said there is no significant risk of contracting COVID-19 from touching surfaces and objects. The CDC issued a guidance recently clarifying that direct contact with a sick person or through airborne transmission remains the primary cause of coronavirus’ spread.

Transmission of COVID-19 from surfaces constitutes low risk, CDC says

A night curfew has been imposed in Delhi starting April 6 upto April 30 in the wake of increasing coronavirus cases which constitutes what many are calling the second-wave of infections in the country.

Delhi imposes night curfew till April 30 as COVID-19 cases continue to rise

The police chief of Minneapolis testified at Derek Chauvin’s murder trial on Monday. Chief Medaria Arradondo said that Chauvin violated police department rules and ethics on respecting the “sanctity of life” while arresting George Floyd last May.

Minneapolis police chief says Chauvin violated policy while arresting George Floyd

The total number of open-water species living in tropical marine zones has halved in the last four decades, new research finds. The study, published on April 5, claims that climate change-driven factors increased the sea surface temperatures in the tropics by nearly 0.

Climate change has halved number of species in tropical waters, new study finds

E-commerce giant Amazon reportedly fired two of its employees for revealing the true nature of working conditions in the company during the peak of COVID-19 pandemic.

Amazon illegally dismissed staff critical of work conditions: US labour board

Rainbows are pretty common on Earth, but our celestial neighbour Mars recently witnessed a “rainbow” of its own, unlike anything we have ever seen. A prerequisite for rainbows is naturally rain and sunlight on Earth.

Did NASA's Perseverance rover just capture a 'rainbow' on Mars? Image inside!

Morning news brief: Here are the biggest news stories of the morning - China claims drills near Taiwan to become regular. Meanwhile, in the US, Minneapolis police chief testified in the famous George Floyd trial who was killed by former officer Chauvin.

Morning news brief: Chinese drills near Taiwan to become regular, Navalny's risk of death increases, and more

The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 131.6 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.85 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

Global COVID-19 caseload tops 131.6 million

Today in history: First Olympics opened in Greece, Gandhi breaks British salt law, and more

At least 40 people have been killed and 58 injured in three days of clashes in Sudan's West Darfur state, the United Nations said on Monday. After clashes at the weekend, residents of El Geneina, capital of West Darfur and close to the border with Chad, said gunfire erupted in the city at dawn on Monday, with shells exploding in the suburbs.

At least 40 dead in fighting in Sudan's Darfur, says UN

The town in northern Mozambique that Islamic State-linked insurgents attacked late last month is now secure after the military killed a significant number of militants and cleared one final area, an army spokesman and a provincial official said.

Mozambique army says town attacked by insurgents is now secure

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