Sri Lanka had approved the purchase of 10 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine (Representational) Colombo: Sri Lanka has suspended the COVID-19 vaccine from China Sinopharm and will use the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine made in India to inoculate 14 million people, a government spokesman said. According to Cabinet co-spokesperson Dr. …
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Tripura CM Biplab Deb said Amit Shah spoke of plans for BJP’s expansion to Nepal and Sri Lanka (archive) Guwahati: Tripura Prime Minister Biplab Deb has run into another controversy for his comments on politics and politics, and this time it is international politics. At a BJP event in the …
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South Africa was quick to close an inning and a 45-run win over Sri Lanka in Tuesday’s first round as the promising start to the Tourists’ match and series was undone when a number of them left the field injured. Four of the five Sri Lankans who were injured during …
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Faf du Plessis hit a career-best 199 as South Africa thrived in the first Test against injury-stricken Sri Lanka, with a massive first-inning score of 621 and a 160 lead on Monday’s third day. Sri Lanka closed 65 for two in their second inning with Kusal Mendis (33 not out) …
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Sri Lanka charged 396 in its opening innings and its highest test total in South Africa, but also lost two bowlers to injury to dampen its hopes in the series opener on Sunday. Sri Lankans picked up where they left off on day one with an offensive hitting mark when …
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IMD has forecast heavy to very heavy rains in isolated locations most likely over northern Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal for the next 24 hours. As Cyclone Burevi approaches the southern coast of Tamil Nadu, it has progressively weakened, currently a deep depression. According to the latest update from the …
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Cyclone Burevi had weakened into a deep depression over the Gulf of Mannar near Pamban by Thursday night. It is likely to cross the Ramanathapuram and Thoothukudi districts in Tamil Nadu on Friday morning with a wind speed of 50-60 km / hr with gusts of 70 km / h, …
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Cyclone Burevi is located over the southwest of the Bay of Bengal, about 200 km east of Trincomalee (Sri Lanka); and 420 km east-southeast of Pamban (India); and 600 km almost east-northeast of Kanniyakumari (India) at 8.30 am on Wednesday morning. An update from the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) at …
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Sea conditions are very harsh to high in the southwest of the Bay of Bengal and along and off the east coast of Sri Lanka. The same will continue until the night of December 2 and will gradually improve thereafter, the IMD statement said. Heavy to very heavy rains are …
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The depression in the bay is expected to intensify; warning of heavy rain in the districts Another potential cyclonic storm, which is brewing over the southeastern Bay of Bengal, could hit the coast of Sri Lanka first and then emerge in the Comorin area on December 3, the Indian Meteorological …
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