Omicron scare: Stricter norms for travellers to India from tonight

Strict norms for arriving international passengers, especially from 'at-risk' countries, will come into effect from Tuesday midnight and authorities are stepping their vigil for effective......

Hong Kong bars Air India flights after passengers test Covid positive

Hong Kong has banned Air India flights from Sunday to October 3 after a few passengers on its flight on Friday tested positive for COVID-19 post arrival, a senior government official said on......

Coronavirus cases rise to 100; more states shut malls, schools

Maharashtra has reported 31 positive cases, Kerala 19, Uttar Pradesh 11, Delhi and Karnataka six each,  Ladakh three, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan and Telangana two each; and Tamil Nadu,......

V K Singh leaves for Iraq to bring back bodies of 38 Indians

Minister of State for External Affairs V K Singh on Sunday left for Iraq to bring back the mortal remains of 38 out of 39 Indians, killed in the war-torn country, officials said. The minister is......

US upgrades India's aviation safety ranking

India's aviation safety ranking was on Wednesday upgraded to Category-I by US aviation watchdog Federal Aviation Authority (FAA), paving the way for the domestic airlines to expand in the US skies.......

US committed to help India get back aviation safety rating

The US has said that it was committed to work with India to help it get back the Category 1 aviation safety rating "as soon as possible", a day after Washington downgraded India's ranking,......

Airport privatisation: Another scam in the making?

The UPA government is trying to push through the second wave of airport privatisation before the elections and the controversial elements of this process threaten to harm the sector, according to G......

Kolkata airport has a new terminal

President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday inaugurated the new integrated terminal at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport. Mukherjee praised the new facility as a hall mark of excellence......

South Africa apologizes for using drone camera in Bangladesh

South Africa's cricket team apologised to the Bangladesh military for using a drone at a practice session in Dhaka and breaching national security ahead of the start of their tour. Bangladesh......