The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a fresh charge sheet in the Coimbatore car bomb blast case, naming two individuals allegedly involved in the incident. The blast occurred in October 2022 outside a temple in Coimbatore, resulting in the death of the individual driving the vehicle. The NIA probe has revealed that the attack was part of a larger conspiracy to carry out terror attacks in the city. This brings the total number of accused in the case to 13. | Latest News India
Behind Sri Lanka s Move to Ban Burqa and Shut Down 1,000 Islamic Madrasas
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Sri Lanka s cabinet will soon decide if burqas will be banned in the country. The island public security minister Retired Rear Admiral Sarath Weerasekara has said he has sent the proposal to the cabinet he Cabinet paper recommending a total ban Muslim women from wearing the long garment that covers the whole body from head to feet.
Though the country s two million Muslims view the move as a discriminatory move, minister Weerasekara says burqa is a national security threat. Burqa is new to Sri Lanka. Earlier, no Muslim women used to wear burqa. Sri Lanka has had a peaceful coexistence with all religions for long. These days, some women wear burqa. It poses a grave threat to national security , Weerasekara said.