Sri Lankan authorities have arrested a Saudi-educated scholar for what they claim are links with Zahran Hashim, the suspected ringleader of the Easter Sunday bombings, throwing a spotlight on the rising influence of Salafi-Wahhabi Islam on the island’s Muslims. Read more.

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1. People Can View Launch Of ISRO’s Radar Imaging Satellite From Special Gallery On May 22

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has decided to invite public to view the launch of RISAT-2B, a Radar imaging earth observation satellite from the First Launch Pad (FLP) of Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota. According to reports, the space agency has recently opened Viewer’s gallery at the centre. Read more.