The National Investigation Agency Thursday continued raids here for a second day in connection with the ISIS Kerala-Tamil Nadu module case. After carrying out searches at seven locations in the city on Wednesday, the NIA had detained six people for questioning and arrested prime accused Mohammed Azarudeen, who was a Facebook friend of Sri Lankan Easter Day blasts mastermind Zahra Hashim.

NIA searches continue for second day in ISIS Kerala-Tamil Nadu module case

Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe joined the country's Buddhists to mark the festival of Vesak in low key celebrations on Saturday (May 18) amid heightened religious tensions following the deadly Easter Sunday attacks that killed more than 250 people.

Sri Lanka's PM joins Buddhists marking sombre Vesak after Easter attacks

The Indian subcontinent is obviously high on the Islamic State (IS) agenda. Ever since the Sri Lanka suicide bombings, IS statements, some genuine and others probably false, are focusing much on the subcontinent and India in particular.

Islamic State is focusing on subcontinent and India in particular

Sri Lanka's $4.4 billion tourism industry is reeling from cancellations as travellers shun the Indian Ocean island, popular for its pristine beaches, after multiple suicide bombings that killed over 250 two weeks ago.

Sri Lanka resort town hit hard by tourism slowdown following attacks

Explosives were recovered from the backyard of a mosque at Welipenna on Friday night during a joint operation carried out by the Special Task Force and the police, reported Daily Mirror on Saturday.

Sri Lanka: Explosives found buried in mosque backyard

The Shiv Sena Wednesday welcomed Sri Lankan government's decision to ban burqa and masks on grounds of national security and asked the Narendra Modi-led regime to follow suit.

Burqa banned in Ravana's Lanka, why not in Ram's Ayodhya: Shiv Sena

Kerala DGP Loknath Behera said that the state police is on high alert in the wake of the Sri Lanka blasts. "Kerala Police is at high alert after Sri Lanka blasts," Behera said.

Kerala Police on 'high alert' after Sri Lanka blasts

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has claimed responsibility for Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday blasts and released photographs showing the eight suicide bombers who blew themselves up at three churches and four hotels.

Post Sri Lanka blues: ISIS is now too close to Indian shores

Sri Lanka's ousted defence secretary Hemasiri Fernando Friday claimed that he had to quit to "protect" his political bosses while asserting that he followed the standard procedures while dealing with advance intelligence inputs on the deadly Easter Sunday terror attacks.

Resigned to 'protect' political bosses: Ex-Lankan Defence Secretary

Now Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena says that security officials did not share the intelligence on Easter attacks with him. So who is in charge of Sri Lanka? Why are politicians squabbling with each other when a country is in crisis? Palki raises some crucial questions.

Gravitas: Country is in crisis, but Sri Lanka's politicians engage in a bitter blame game

Palki explains why SL's attempt to project the Easter terror attacks as a retaliation for Christchurch Church attacks is on a weak footing. Watch this video to know more.

Gravitas: How credible is Lanka's theory linking Easter attacks to Christchurch attacks

Sri Lankan local media showed more CCTV footage of a suspected bomber at a hotel, with him walking up towards a table at the restaurant, and pacing around it. The suspected bomber, wearing a cap and carrying a big backpack, approached a table in the Taprobane restaurant in the Cinnamon Grand Hotel on Easter Sunday.

CCTV footage shows suspected Sri Lanka bomber pacing in hotel restaurant

New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Wednesday that her government was not aware of any intelligence suggesting that a devastating attack on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka was in retaliation for deadly shootings on a mosque in Christchurch.

New Zealand PM says no intelligence linking Sri Lanka attacks to Christchurch

The CCTV footage of Shangri-La hotel blast showed in graphic detail of two men wearing caps and carrying backpacks taking a lift to the third floor.

CCTV footage of suspected suicide bombers behind Shangri-La hotel blast

Funeral prayers were held at St. Sebastian's Church in Negombo on Tuesday ahead of a mass burial for the victims of Easter Sunday bombings. Mourners and relatives of the victims brought flowers to the funeral service and prayed with the clergy as coffins were being carried in and out of the church.

Sri Lanka Blasts: Hundreds gather in St. Sebastian Church of Negombo, Pray for deceased

National day of mourning in Sri Lanka after 2 days of blasts, Till yet 310 are dead & more than 500 injured. National emergency has been announced in Sri Lanka for high security purposes.

Sri Lanka Blasts: National day of mourning in Sri Lanka, 310 dead & more than 500 injured

A Car bomb blast was recorded in WION's camera as well during ground reporting in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka Blasts: Car bomb blast recorded in WION's camera during ground reporting from Colombo

Survivors of suicide bomb attacks on churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka that killed 321 people recounted the horrors of the blasts and buried their dead relatives, as the first images of a suspected bomber were released by authorities on Tuesday (April 23).

Survivors recount horrors of blast and bury dead relatives

Sri Lankan government has blamed hardline Islamist group National Thowheed Jamath for the Easter terror attacks.

Gravitas: Is National Thowheed Jamath responsible for Sri Lanka bomb blasts

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena's office on Monday declared a state of emergency from midnight Monday following the deadly blasts on Easter Sunday. A statement released by the President's Media Division (PMD) said the decision was taken to ensure the safety of citizens and the president had also declared April 23 a National Day of Mourning. The death toll from the multiple explosions on Sunday has risen to 290 and the number of injured was more than 500.

Sri Lanka declares state of emergency after deadly explosions

A Sri Lankan schoolgirl was studying for her O-levels at her home when she heard a blast at her local church St. Sebastian's -- she went to the church to discover its interior full blood, and saw faceless bodies and parents carrying their dead children. The 16-year-old lost her friends in the worst ever attacks carried out against the island's small Christian minority.

Sri Lankan teenager recounts blast horror

Sri Lanka has witnessed years of conflict culminating in a civil war that ended in 2009. Here's a summary of some ghastly attacks that struck Sri Lanka in the past.

Gravitas: 26 years of bloodshed and violence: a brief look at Sri Lankan civil war

Sri Lankan President & Prime Minister indulge in a vicious blame game after Sunday's attacks as they pass the buck instead of reassuring the people.

Gravitas: Sri Lanka Easter Massacre: Government indulges in blame game

Here's a ground report from Colombo on the suicide bombings in Sri Lanka. WION's live camera captures a controlled blast.

Gravitas: SL Easter Massacre: WION live cam captures controlled blast

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