Plastic waste carried by rivers form dead sea in Bay of Bengal
(UTV | COLOMBO) – Environmentalists have mentioned that six countries located in the SAARC region have been affected by forming a dead sea in the...
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India reports 8,865 new Covid-19 cases, lowest in 287 days
(UTV | INDIA) – A total of 11,971 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours, which brings the total recoveries to 3,38,61,756....
Sri Lanka included in US vaccine donation scheme
(UTV | COLOMBO) – The Biden administration on Thursday announced it will share 80 million excess doses of COVID-19 vaccines by the end of June,...
Bahrain suspends entry for travellers from Sri Lanka
(UTV | BAHRAIN) – Bahrain has announced the suspension of entry for travellers arriving from 5 South Asian countries including Sri Lanka from today (24)...
Amazon launches online pharmacy in India
UTV | COLOMBO – Online retail giant Amazon has launched an internet pharmacy in India, marking its entry into the country’s online medicine market. Amazon...
India PM Modi lays foundation for Ayodhya Ram temple amid Covid surge
UTV | COLOMBO – Indian PM Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone for a Hindu temple in the northern city of Ayodhya. Hindu mobs...
Talks between India and Sri Lanka for debt relief sees progress
UTV | COLOMBO – India said it was holding talks with Sri Lanka over its request for postponement of repayment of debt. “The matter has...
NPP urges Govt. to refrain from selling Eastern Terminal to India
(UTV | COLOMBO) – While claiming that the government was delaying to install the three gantry cranes at the Eastern Terminal of the Colombo Port,...
Human trial of India coronavirus vaccine announced
(UTV | Corona virus) – Volunteers in India will be immunised with a new locally made coronavirus vaccine in July. An unspecified number of people...
Galwan Valley: India rebuts China’s land ownership claim
(UTV | COLOMBO) – India has rebutted Chinese claims of ownership of the Galwan river valley, the site of a bloody brawl between the neighbours....