01-08-2015

y In a dramatic turn of events two of the four Indians feared to have been abducted by IS terror group in the Libyan City of Sirte are released by their captors.

y One person is killed and 12 injured when unidentified gunmen shoot at supporters of Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake in the northern part of Colombo.

02-08-2015

y The Government is to build a “counter narrative” to the Jihad ideologies propagated by militant outfits like IS to lure youngsters away from the group that has found traction among educated Muslim youths worldwide.

y Member of Osama bin Laden’s family are among four people who died when a private jet crashed in Britain according to the Saudi Arabian embassy in London.

03-08-2015

y PDP President Mehbooba Mufti arrives in New Delhi to ask the centre why a “promised special package” to Jammu and Kashmir has not materialized yet.

y At least 27....

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