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Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the International Airport in Kushinagar, UP, today (20) on the auspicious Vap Poya Day. The airport is aimed at boosting tourism on the Buddhist circuit, as the ancient city of Kushinagar…

WorldA man (center) is reunited with his family outside Insein Prison, Myanmar following his release.Tags: Print EditionMYANMAR: Newly released anti-coup protesters in Myanmar were reunited with their families outside a Yangon prison…

The Geological Survey and Mines Bureau (GMSB) has launched a program aimed at generating $ 200 million in revenue by 2022, according to the GSMB top management. Environment Minister Mahinda Amaraweera at the GMSB's progress review…

WorldTaliban Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani hugs a relative of a suicide bomber at a ceremony in Kabul.Tags: Print EditionAFGHANISTAN: The Taliban’s “Interior Minister”, Sirajuddin Haqqani, a UN-designated terrorist for whom the…

The existing Inter-provincial travel restrictions will continue till October 31, as per the directive of the President , said the Army Commander General Shavendra Silva.

WorldTags: Print EditionBELGIUM: The World Health Organization-led programme to ensure poorer countries get fair access to COVID-19 vaccines, tests and treatments aim to secure antiviral drugs for patients with mild symptoms for as…

Vehicular movement will be restricted at the Kohuwala Junction on the Piliyandala – Colombo main road for two months from tomorrow (21), the Road Development Authority (RDA) said. The RDA said that the restriction will be…

Calls for ‘Plan B’ with COVID-19WorldTags: Print EditionUK: Britain on Tuesday said it was monitoring a subvariant of the Delta strain of the coronavirus, which has been seen in a growing number of cases. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s…

360 more individuals recovered from COVID-19 bringing the total recoveries in the country to 493,674, the Epidemiology Unit confirmed

WorldThe study is the first to demonstrate cross-protective immunity by vaccines.Tags: Print EditionUS: COVID-19 vaccines and prior coronavirus infections can provide broad immunity against other, similar coronaviruses, according to a…