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British PM forced to defend India travel ban timing over Delta variant in Parliament

Boris Johnson invites PM Modi to UK for G7 summit in June

4:12 pm January 17, 2021

London : UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has invited his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for the G7 summit as he confirmed details on Sunday for the high-level meeting to be presided over by Britain in the coastal region of Cornwall between June 11 and 13. Johnson had extended an invitation to Modi during a phone call last […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Lankan trade unions remain opposed to Adani Group investment in Colombo Port

11:32 pm January 14, 2021

Colombo : Sri Lankan port trade unions on Thursday said they were not convinced with the proposal of Indian multinational company Adani Group and its partners buying 49 per cent stake in the Eastern Container Terminal (ETC) of Colombo Port, a day after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa met them to explain the need for foreign funding. ”The ETC is in its last gasp, we have […]

Health Official says new UK variant of COVID-19 enters Sri Lanka

9:23 pm January 14, 2021

Colombo : The new UK variant of COVID-19 has entered Sri Lanka, health officials have said, adding that England cricketer Moeen Ali had been tested positive for the new strain of the virus when he was tested here. The England cricket team is currently touring Sri Lanka for a 2 Test series. Ali had been tested positive on January 4, Hemantha Herath, the deputy director […]

New strain coronavirus cases go up to 90 in India

4:03 pm January 9, 2021

New Delhi: The number of people infected with the new UK-linked variant of coronavirus has gone up to 90 in India, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday. These 90 cases include the 82 announced by the ministry till Friday. ”The total number of cases infected with the new strain of the novel coronavirus, first reported in the […]

France backed India on Kashmir, didn’t allow China to play procedural games at UNSC: Macron advisor

11:37 pm January 7, 2021

New Delhi: France has been supportive of India on Kashmir and has not allowed China to play any ”procedural games” at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), an advisor to the French president said on Thursday. On a visit to India for the annual strategic dialogue between France and India, Emmanuel Bonne, the diplomatic advisor to French President Emmanuel Macron, said, ”When China breaks the […]