A doctor’s family from Karnataka put up at a place near the terror hit Shangri La hotel in Colombo realised they had left the place hours before the mayhem took place.
Author: PTI
Sri Lanka refugees living in Tamilnadu who had wished to go back to their nation are in a dilemma after the deadly bomb blasts on Easter Sunday, in which 310 people were killed.
The seasoned Harbhajan Singh is glad to be back in action after being laid low by health issues. The India off-spinner picked up the two crucial wickets of David Warner and Jonny Bairstow in Chennai Super Kings’ six-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad here Tuesday night.
Shane Watson brought back memories of last year’s IPL final with a blazing knock that has now almost ensured a play-off berth for Chennai Super Kings as they beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by six wickets here Tuesday.
“Those who carried out the attack that targeted members of the US-led coalition and Christians in Sri Lanka the day before yesterday are Islamic State group fighters,” the terror group said in a statement through its propaganda ‘Amaq’ news agency.
Unheralded half miler Gomathi Marimuthu won the women’s 800 m race to open India’s gold account in the Asian Athletics Championship, here Monday.
Pant made a statement with a blistering 78 off 36 balls and powered Delhi Capitals to a six-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League here.
Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed said on Monday that being underdogs in next month’s World Cup eases the pressure on his young team, who leave for the tournament this week.
Sri Lanka’s tourism industry, the mainstay of its economy, is set to get affected due to the Easter Sunday’s deadly blasts which killed over 300 people, the industry officials said today.