Apr 22, 2019, at 03:53 pm
Colombo, Apr 22 (IBNS): Sri Lankan government has revealed the name of a group whom they are suspecting to be behind the eight serial blasts which rocked the nation on Sunday.
Afghanistan nationals safe in Colombo: Officials
Apr 22, 2019, at 03:42 pm
Kabul, Apr 22 (IBNS): The Afghanistan government on Monday said all its citizens in Colombo and other parts of the country are safe as eight blasts rocked Sri Lanka on Sunday.
Sri Lanka blasts: Government declares national mourning on Tuesday
Apr 22, 2019, at 03:31 pm
Colombo, Apr 22 (IBNS): With the country still in shock following the eight blasts that rocked the nation on Easter Sunday, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Monday announced that Apr 23 will be observed in the country as 'Day of National Mourning'.
Sri Lanka blasts: As toll reaches 290, ISIS hand is suspected
Apr 22, 2019, at 11:07 am
Colombo, Apr 22 (IBNS): It has been 24 hours since Sri Lanka was hit by series of coordinated blasts that claimed 290 lives, but still now no group has claimed responsibility for the carnage that has disrupted peace in the Island Nation. However, the needle of suspicion is pointing towards a possible ISIS role.
Apr 22, 2019, at 09:29 am
New York, Apr 22 (IBNS): More than 200 have been killed and hundreds injured by a series of explosions inside churches and hotels in Sri Lanka, as Christians gathered for services to celebrate Easter. In a statement, UN chief António Guterres said he was "outraged by the terror attacks" and called for the perpetrators to be "swiftly brought to justice".
US condemns Sri Lanka terror attacks
Apr 21, 2019, at 10:03 pm
Washington DC, April 21 (IBNS): The US government has strongly condemned in the strongest terms the terror attacks in Sri Lanka on Easter morning.
India condemns serial blasts in Sri Lanka
Apr 21, 2019, at 07:22 pm
New Delhi, Apr 21 (IBNS): India has strongly condemned the serial blasts in Sri Lanka that have killed more than 207 people and left over 400 injured.
Sri Lanka rocked by eight blasts on Easter Sunday, 207 killed
Apr 21, 2019, at 06:24 pm
Colombo, Apr 21 (IBNS): Eight blasts rocked Sri Lanka and left 207 people killed on a day when the Island Nation was celebrating Easter Sunday.
Russia ready to help Sri Lanka investigate deadly explosions : Senior Lawmaker
Apr 21, 2019, at 06:22 pm
Moscow, Apr 21 (Sputnik/UNI) The head of the Russian lower house's international affairs committee has expressed his condolences to Sri Lankan nationals in the wake of multiple deadly explosions that hit the country's churches and hotels on Sunday and said that Russia was ready to help the island nation to find those responsible for the attacks.
WhatsApp, Viber, Facebook temporarily blocked in Sri Lanka after deadly blasts
Apr 21, 2019, at 05:52 pm
Moscow, Apr 21 (Sputnik/UNI) Social networks and messaging apps, including WhatsApp, Viber and Facebook, have been temporarily blocked in Sri Lanka in the wake of multiple deadly explosions that hit the country's churches and hotels on Sunday, the Ada Derana news portal reported.
Turkey's Erdogan condemns deadly attacks in Sri Lanka
Apr 21, 2019, at 05:50 pm
Ankara, Apr 21 (Xinhua/UNI) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday condemned multiple bomb attacks in Sri Lanka that killed at least 185 people and injured hundreds.
We are ready to help: Donald Trump says on Sri Lanka after series of blasts claim 156 lives
Apr 21, 2019, at 04:41 pm
Washington, Apr 21 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump on Sunday condemned blasts in Sri Lanka which claimed 156 lives and disrupted peace in the Island Nation which witnessed several years of civil wars in the past.
World leaders condemn Sri Lankan blasts
Apr 21, 2019, at 04:00 pm
London, Apr 21 (IBNS); World leaders, including UK Prime Minister Theresa May, have condemned the blasts which rocked Sri Lanka on Sunday and left at least 156 people killed.
Eight blasts rock Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, 156 killed
Apr 21, 2019, at 03:37 pm
Colombo, Apr 21 (IBNS): At least 156 people were killed as eight blasts rocked Sri Lanka on Sunday, disrupting peace in the nation which was once hit by civil wars.
137 killed in Sri Lanka blasts in churches and hotels
Apr 21, 2019, at 01:27 pm
Colombo, Apr 21 (UNI/IBNS) At least 137 people have been killed and more than 400 hospitalised in multiple explosions that hit Catholic churches and star hotels here in the national capital on Sunday, as worshipers had gathered in large numbers to attended the Easter services.
Sri Lanka to hold emergency meeting after explosions: Minister
Apr 21, 2019, at 01:17 pm
Colombo, Apr 21 (UNI ) The Sri Lankan government headed by the country's Prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will hold an emergency meeting after multiple explosions that hit Sri Lanka's churches and hotels on the Easter day killing around 140 and injuring more than 400.
Series of bomb explosions in churches and hotels kill 70 in Sri Lanka
Apr 21, 2019, at 11:51 am
Colombo, Apr 21 (IBNS): In one of the worst terror strikes in recent times, at least 70 people were killed and over 200 injured in a series of bomb blasts in Sri Lanka with churches and hotels among the prime targets, said officials on Sunday.
Twin blast rocks Sri Lanka, 80 injured
Apr 21, 2019, at 10:55 am
Colombo, Apr 21 (UNI): Two bomb blasts hit two Catholic churches here in the national capital of Sri Lanka on Sunday, as worshipers gathered in large numbers to attended the Easter services.
One killed, 1 injured in leopard attack in Sri Lanka's national park
Apr 19, 2019, at 05:57 pm
Colombo, Apr 19 (Xinhua/UNI) One person was killed and another sustained serious injuries when a leopard attacked a group of laborers inside Sri Lanka's Kumana National Park, located in the southeast of the island country on Thursday evening, local media reported Friday.
30 killed in road accidents during Sri Lanka's new year holiday
Apr 17, 2019, at 05:01 pm
Colombo, Apr 17 (Xinhua/UNI) Sri Lankan police on Wednesday said 30 people were killed in road accidents during the island country's new year holiday while reportedly at least 200 people were injured in accidents across the country.
Sri Lanka to hold largest ever military exercise
Apr 03, 2019, at 05:38 pm
Colombo, Apr 3 (Xinhua/UNI) The Sri Lanka Army on Wednesday said it would hold the largest ever military exercise in July to coincide with 10 years since the end of the island's 30-year civil conflict between government troops and Tamil Tiger rebels. In a statement, the army said the month-long military exercise will begin on July 1, with the participation of over 5,000 soldiers.
Sri Lanka publicly destroys 769 kg of cocaine
Apr 02, 2019, at 10:00 am
Colombo, Apr 2 (Xinhua/UNI) Sri Lankan authorities publicly destroyed 769 kg of cocaine, which the police had seized in nationwide raids carried out during the past few years, local media reported on Tuesday.
Mar 28, 2019, at 08:52 am
New York, Mar 28 (IBNS): The UN’s top rights official on Wednesday rejected claims by Sri Lankan officials that she distanced herself from a report on the country and instructed her staff to be more “cautious” in future, before stressing her commitment to justice for victims of grave abuses during the civil war.
Sri Lanka receives highest ever FDIs of 2.37 billion USD in 2018
Mar 19, 2019, at 05:27 pm
Colombo, Mar 19 (Xinhua) Sri Lanka received its highest ever foreign direct investments (FDI) of 2.37 billion U.S. dollars in 2018, up 38 percent from 1.78 billion US dollars received a year earlier, the state owned Board of Investment said here on Tuesday.
Sri Lanka warns of extreme heat amid rising temperatures
Mar 11, 2019, at 05:06 pm
Colombo, Mar 11 (Xinhua) Sri Lanka's Meteorology Department on Monday issued an extreme heat advisory as temperatures in several districts across the island country is expected to rise further in the coming days.
I respect parliamentary tradition: Sri Lankan President Sirisena
Dec 19, 2018, at 08:30 pm
Colombo, Dec 19 (IBNS): Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, who had to eat his words and reappoint Ranil Wickremesinghe as the country's Prime Minister, says he administered the PM's oath last Sunday because of his respect for the parliamentary tradition.
Ranil Wickremesinghe takes oath as Sri Lankan PM
Dec 16, 2018, at 03:46 pm
Colombo, Dec 16 (IBNS): Adding another twist to the political situation in Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremesinghe on Sunday once again took oath as the Prime Minister of the island nation.
Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns as Sri Lankan PM
Dec 15, 2018, at 06:09 pm
Colombo, Dec 15 (IBNS): Ending the seven weeks political drama, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Saturday resigned from his position.
Sri Lanka: PM Rajapaksa to step down, says son
Dec 14, 2018, at 08:04 pm
Colombo, Dec 14 (IBNS): Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahindra Rajapaksa will step down on Saturday, said his son Namal Rajapaksa, in what is the latest development in the island nation's turbulent political scenario over the past several months.
Sri Lanka: Parliament demands sacked PM be reinstated
Dec 12, 2018, at 08:47 pm
Colombo, Dec 12 (IBNS): Sri Lanka's Parliament on Wednesday showed confidence in Ranil Wickremesinghe's leadership and sought his reinstatement as Prime Minister, weeks after he was sacked by President Maithripala Sirisena.