Plastic waste carried by rivers form dead sea in Bay of Bengal
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Environmentalists have mentioned that six countries located in the SAARC region have been affected by forming…
Tag: India
India reports 8,865 new Covid-19 cases, lowest in 287 days
(FASTNEWS | INDIA) – A total of 11,971 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours, which brings the total…
Sri Lanka included in US vaccine donation scheme
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – The Biden administration on Thursday announced it will share 80 million excess doses of COVID-19 vaccines…
Bahrain suspends entry for travellers from Sri Lanka
(FASTNEWS | BAHRAIN) – Bahrain has announced the suspension of entry for travellers arriving from 5 South Asian countries including…
Amazon launches online pharmacy in India
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Online retail giant Amazon has launched an internet pharmacy in India, marking its entry into the…
India PM Modi lays foundation for Ayodhya Ram temple amid Covid surge
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Indian PM Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone for a Hindu temple in the northern…
Talks between India and Sri Lanka for debt relief sees progress
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – India said it was holding talks with Sri Lanka over its request for postponement of repayment…
NPP urges Govt. to refrain from selling Eastern Terminal to India
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – While claiming that the government was delaying to install the three gantry cranes at the Eastern…
Human trial of India coronavirus vaccine announced
(FASTNEWS | Coronavirus) – Volunteers in India will be immunised with a new locally made coronavirus vaccine in July. An…
Galwan Valley: India rebuts China’s land ownership claim
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – India has rebutted Chinese claims of ownership of the Galwan river valley, the site of a…
45 arrive from India to work on ships
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – 45 persons who arrived in the country from Bangalore, India have been directed to ships anchored…
117 persons arrive in the island from India
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – 117 individuals of a maritime security firm have arrived in the island onboard a special flight…
Man arrives in SL with daughter by boat fearing COVID-19 in India
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – A man and his daughter surrendered themselves to the Madu Police yesterday after arriving in Talaimannar…
Sri Lanka & India discuss bilateral relations
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Sri Lanka and India have reaffirmed the two country’s commitment to further strengthening bilateral relations exploring…
Large-scale drug racket operated through Sri Lanka busted in India
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – A consignment of drugs procured from several States and moved close to the shoreline in Ramanathapuram…