Canada to make Covid report mandatory for fliers from China

Canada becomes the latest country to join the list of countries who have made the COVID-19 test mandatory for flyers coming from mainland China, Hong Kong or Macau, because of a surge in COVID-19......

China succumbs to pressure, shares Covid situation with WHO

China's health officials on Friday discussed with the World Health Organisation experts on the current massive surge of the COVID virus in the country after the organisation's chief Tedros Adhanom......

Amid Covid spurt, China to reopen for foreign travellers from Jan 8

Come January, China will practically abandon its three-year-old zero COVID policy and its international isolation, fully opening its airports and ports for travel and trade amid the massive......

40 injured as Tibet Airlines plane veers of runway, catches fire

Over 40 people were injured when a passenger plane of China's Tibet Airlines with 122 people onboard veered off the runway and caught fire while taking off in the country's southwest Chongqing city......

How companies deal with coronavirus panic

Employees asked to work from home... cancelled travel plans... curtailed meetings...Caution and precaution dominate Corporate India's response to Covid-19. IMAGE: Security personnel scan a visitor......

Trouble brewing for India's GIFT City

At the end of October, Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena handed over the deeds for the transfer of 116 hectares in Colombo Port City to China Harbour Engineering Company on a 99-year lease......

Jet's pain is big gain for other airlines

Air India, SpiceJet, IndiGo and AirAsia India ready to fill in the gap.Surajeet Das Gupta reports.  Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters The suspension of Jet Airways flights has opened new......

Jet lenders mull open auction process

Bids to be evaluated according to guidelines by the civil aviation ministry, following which a buyer will be selected. Transfer of control to the buyer to be effected by June-end. Lenders to......

Japanese shuttler's harrowing ordeal in India sparks outrage

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Nozomi Okuhara/Instagram Former world champion and Olympic medallist shuttler Nozomi Okuhara's harrowing experience upon landing in India was "unfortunate and won't......

No ranking points in Shooting World Cup due to coronavirus

IMAGE: (Picture for representational purpose only) A teacher shows students how to use a mask made from tissue. Photograph: Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images The International Shooting Sport......

Sports Shorts: Bronze for Advani in long-up format at World Billiards

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday India’s 17-time world champion Pankaj Advani settled for bronze in the long-up format of the IBSF World Billiards......