Sri Lanka's former President Maithripala Sirisena ordered to pay 100 million Sri Lankan rupee, as a compensation for failing to prevent 2019 Easter attacks.

Also,

- Former police chief Pujith Jayasundara: 75 million Sri Lankan rupee.

- Former state intelligence services chief Nilantha Jayawardene: 75 million Sri Lankan rupee each.

- Former defence secretary Hemasiri Fernando: 50 million Sri Lankan rupee

- Former national intelligence service chief Sisira Mendis: 10 million Sri Lankan rupee.

They all have been ordered to pay from their personal funds to the victim fund maintained by the office of reparations.

The Srilankan court said top officials failed to act on the detailed intelligence information shared by India to avert the deadly suicide bombings.

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Nine suicide bombers belonging to local Islamist extremist group National Thawheed Jamaat (NTJ) linked to ISIS carried out a series of devastating blasts that tore through three Catholic churches and as many luxury hotels on April 21, 2019, killing nearly 270 people, including 11 Indians, and injuring over 500.

As many as 12 petitioners, including the kin of the victims, the Catholic clergy, and the lawyers’ body Bar Association of Sri Lanka, filed the fundamental rights petition against the then president for his negligence in preventing the attacks

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Think about similar measures for failing to prevent the 26/11 attack

⚡️⚡️With routine Chinese extravaganza in view, Indian Army troopers posted at LAC will now be trained in advance and unique Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) for hand to hand combat and countering sharp ended weapons.

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World's most powerful passports for 2023 :

1️⃣ Japan (193 destinations)

2️⃣ Singapore & S.Korea(192destinations)

3️⃣ Germany & Spain(190 destinations)

4️⃣Finland, Italy and Luxembourg
(189 destinations)

5️⃣Austria, Denmark, Netherlands Sweden(188 destinations)

6️⃣France, Ireland, Portugal and UK(187 destinations)

7️⃣Belgium, Czech Republic, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, United States(186 destinations)

8️⃣Australia, Canada, Greece, Malta(185 destinations)

9️⃣ Hungary, Poland(184 destinations)

1️⃣0️⃣Lithuania, Slovakia
(183 destinations)

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6️⃣6️⃣China (80 destinations)

1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ Sri Lanka (42 destinations)

1️⃣0️⃣1️⃣ Bangladesh (41 destinations)

1️⃣0️⃣3️⃣Nepal (38 destinations)

1️⃣0️⃣6️⃣Pakistan (32 destinations)

India's Rank 8️⃣5️⃣ (59 destinations)

Source: Henley Passport Index

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SHOCKING Revelation by Times Now:

In Maharashtra's Daund, around 200 Hindu girls must've been converted to Islam in the last 2 years.

Muslim men who are able to convert the Hindu girls are being awarded Rs.4-5 Lakhs🤯

Please RT this max 👇🏼🙏🏼

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♨️The London Fire Brigade has called on citizens to avoid using camping stoves and barbecues indoors to heat their homes in an effort to save energy.

"Doing so is not only a fire risk, it could also lead to carbon monoxide poisoning. Only use these items outdoors," the service tweeted.

😂😂😂 Kya se kya hogaya dekhte dekhte !!!

UAE on Thursday agreed to extend an existing loan of $2 billion to Pakistan to help the country tackle its economic crises.

The UAE further gave a fresh loan of $1 billion to Pakistan.

This announcement was made after Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif met UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi.

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Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority on Thursday began cracking down on cable operators which were "airing illegal Indian T.V. channels as well as Indian content" in the country.

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" America is a nation that can be defined in a single word ........."

Can you name the word he said??

Ukraine at the Miss Universe pageant in New Orleans.

Propaganda steals the Show with its performance.

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A woman who had gone to Pakistan High Commission in Delhi for visa has Said that a staffer named Asif sexually harassed her last year. "He[Asif] asked me what do I do to fulfil my sexual desires. I got really uncomfortable...He also asked if have somebody to have sex with," she further added that he also held her hand.

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Former Union minister and RJD leader Sharad Yadav passes away at the age of 75. His daughter, Subhashini Sharad Yadav, confirmed the news on Twitter post.

Om Shanthi 🙏

Modi government working on Uniform Civil Code: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh`s BIG statement.

All BJP run states are already working on implementation at state level.

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US HOUSE VOTES TO PASS A RESOLUTION TO BAN SALE OF OIL RESERVES TO CHINA.

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Talibans unveil their first ‘indigenously built’ supercar, the Mada 9.

😂😂😂

Kya kya dekhna padh raha hai 2023 meh.

In 2022, Armenia ordered 4 batteries of Made in India Pinaka MLRS for an approx $250 million.

Now reports indicate that Armenia is interested in having India supply armaments and train fighter pilots for its Russian-built Su-30SM flankers fighter jets as it battles Nexus Of Azerbaijan, Turkey & Pakistan.

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JAN 13, 2023, FRIDAY
MAGH KRISHN, PAKSHA, SHASHTHI
शुक्रवार, माघ, कृष्ण पक्ष, षष्ठी, वि. सं. 2079

TODAY AN EYE ON

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi to virtually flag off World’s Longest River Cruise-MV Ganga Vilas & to inaugurate Tent City at Varanasi at 10.30 AM

• PM Modi to also inaugurate & lay foundation stones for several other inland waterways projects worth more than Rs. 1000 crores during event

• Union Petroleum & Natural Gas & Housing & Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep S. Puri to inaugurate Ethanol Pavilion & witness signing of MoU at Auto Expo - The Motor Show 2023 at Ethanol Pavilion & Banquet Hall, 2nd Floor, Knowledge Park II, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh at 11AM

• Union MoS Electronics & Information Technology & Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Rajeev Chandrasekhar to address a gathering of women at Mawprem & then visit Church of North India, Meghalaya

• Supreme Court to hear petition challenging Bihar government's notification for conducting Caste Census in state

• Bombay HC to hear Nawab Malik's bail plea; Nawab Malik was arrested by ED in Feb 2022 for allegedly hobnobbing with underworld

• Delhi court to hear police plea seeking Shankar Mishra's fresh custody in AIR INDIA (AI) urination incident

• Election Commission of India to visit Nagaland to review preparedness for upcoming Assembly Elections in state

• A sub-committee of Tamil Nadu government-constituted Social Justice Monitoring Committee to visit Vengaivayal village in Pudukkottai district, where faecal matter was found in an overhead tank at a Scheduled Caste colony

• Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) to host a conference of around 50 municipal corporations to discuss challenges facing Indian cities at Pune

• Three-day Tamil Nadu International Balloon Festival to be held in Coimbatore

• Three-day Bhopal Lit-Fest to begin at Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal

• Three-day Camel Festival to be held in Bikaner

• Five- day long ‘Silk City Fest’ to begin in Brahmapur, Odisha

MEN'S HOCKEY WORLD CUP 2023 - GROUP STAGE

• Argentina vs South Africa at Bhubaneswar at 1 PM

• Australia vs France at Bhubaneswar at 3PM

• England vs Wales at Rourkela at 5 PM

• India vs Spain at Rourkela at 7 PM