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Sri Lanka added to UK’s ‘red list’

Sri Lanka added to UK’s ‘red list’

SRI LANKA was last week included in the ‘red list’ of Britain, along with seven other countries.

Afghanistan, Bahrain, Costa Rica, Egypt, Sudan, and Trinidad & Tobago are the other six countries added to the red list last Thursday (3).


The UK government also announced that as part of a limited trial, from Tuesday (8), direct flights will be permitted to England from countries on the ‘red list’ that were previously subject to flight bans, so long as they arrive at dedicated terminals at Heathrow and Birmingham airports, The Sun reported.

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Modi offers prayers at Somnath Temple, leads Shaurya Yatra

In this screengrab from a video posted on Jan. 11, 2026, prime minister Narendra Modi offers prayers at the Somnath Temple, in Gujarat. (@NarendraModi/YT via PTI Photo)

Modi offers prayers at Somnath Temple, leads Shaurya Yatra

INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Sunday (11) led the Shaurya Yatra, a ceremonial procession organised to honour those who laid down their lives defending the Somnath temple in Gujarat’s Gir Somnath district.

The procession was held as part of the Somnath Swabhiman Parv. Modi also offered prayers at the historic temple and paid tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, whose statue has been installed near the temple premises.

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