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ISIS module case: NIA raids at 5 places in Coimbatore
The NIA had in June arrested Mohammed Azarudeen, the alleged mastermind of ISIS Tamil Nadu module. An NIA statement had alleged that he was the Facebook friend of Sri Lankan suicide bomber Zahran Hashim and other members of the module behind the Easter Sunday attack.
Sri Lanka PM Wickremesinghe thanks PM Modi for post-Easter Sunday blasts help
PM Modi was the first foreign leader to visit Sri Lanka in June after the April 21 bombings and his visit was considered as a sign of India's affirmation of solidarity with Sri Lanka in the aftermath of the attacks.
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Sri Lanka gives free visa to boost tourism after bomb blasts
According to government data, tourist arrivals declined by about 45% in July from a year earlier. However, arrivals in July, which stood at 117,000, showed a moderate increase compared to 63,072 in June.
Easter bombings in Sri Lanka likely to be NIA's first case post amendment of Act
With Parliament giving its nod to the National Investigation Agency (Amendment) Bill on July 17 and the Law Ministry issuing a notification in this effect on July 25, the first case to be investigated abroad is going to be Sri Lanka blasts.
Lanka AG office admits it failed to advise anti-terror authorities on banning NTJ, its website
The NTJ has been blamed for the Easter Sunday bombings, the country's worst terror attack that killed 258 people at three churches and three luxury hotels in Colombo on April 21.
Sri Lanka includes India, China in free visa on arrival service stopped after Easter Sunday bombings
The scheme already allowed tourists from Thailand, the European Union, the UK, the US, Japan, Australia, Switzerland, Cambodia.
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National Towheeth Jamaath, the group suspected to be behind Sri Lanka blasts: All you need to know
The National Towheeth Jamaath, which preaches a puritanical form of Islam, was formed in Kattankudy, a Muslim-dominated town in eastern Sri Lanka, in 2014.
Visits to Sri Lanka down sharply after hotel, church attacks
The highest numbers were from India, followed by Australia, the United Kingdom and China. Almost 97% of tourists arrived by air.
‘IS module’ in Tamil Nadu: He never had crime record, never faced social media trouble, says arrested man’s kin
Azarudeen, who has been arrested by the NIA, is facing probe for a Facebook page he ran — “KhilafahGFX” — to allegedly propagate IS ideology.
Sri Lanka terror attacks: Five suspects repatriated from the UAE
A team comprising officials of the Criminal Investigations Department took the suspects in its custody in Dubai and brought them back for further questioning.
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As Sri Lanka mourns, Islamic State claims Easter bombings
Sri Lanka's 22 million people include minority Christians, Muslims and Hindus. Until now, Christians had largely managed to avoid the worst of the island's conflict and communal tensions.
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