As more cases of the Delta variant are reported in countries across the world, world governments are restricting travel to stop the spread of infection. China is among the latest nation to have done so, with mass domestic travel restrictions; all inter-city coach, taxi and online car hailing services suspended in medium-and high-risk areas. The … Read more
MUMBAI: Passengers from India will be permitted to transit through UAE from August 5, announced UAE’s National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA) on Tuesday. The relaxation in travel restrictions comes over three months after UAE shut its doors to passengers from India on April 25, when the country battled the Covid second wave. … Read more
It was on August 1, 2019, that the Narendra Modi government passed the Triple Talaq bill in Parliament, abolishing the practice of instant divorce and ‘nikah halala’ in the Muslim community, and since then, the day is celebrated as Muslim Women Rights Day as the government marks gender equality. On the second anniversary of the … Read more
The ruling Congress party and Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party in Chhattisgarh are again at loggerheads regarding liquor ban in the state. Former Chief Minister Raman Singh has accused the current Congress CM Bhupesh Bhagel of not living up to his own promise about liquor ban in the state which he made before the Assembly elections … Read more
WASHINGTON: Hours before a nationwide eviction moratorium is set to expire, Congress raced Friday to try to extend the ban in a long-shot effort to prevent millions of Americans from being forced from their homes during a Covid-19 surge. A House panel convened to consider emergency legislation to extend the ban, which expires Saturday. But … Read more
Image Source : FILE PHOTO/ AP The Philippines imposed the travel ban on India initially on April 29 which was extended. The Philippines on Friday extended travel restrictions for those coming from India and nine other countries till August 15 to check the spread of Delta COVID-19 variant amid a surge in the number of … Read more
Philippines Extends Travel Ban to India, 9 Other Nations The Philippines has extended an ongoing travel ban for all inbound travellers from India and nine other countries from August 1 to 15 to prevent the spread of the highly infectious Covid-19 Delta variant, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said on Friday. READ MORE Bombay High Court … Read more
The Madhya Pradesh government on Wednesday extended the ban on bus services with Maharashtra till August 4 due to the prevailing Covid-19 situation. The ban on inter-state bus services was in effect till July 28, but has now been stretched for another week. An order in this regard has been issued by the Madhya Pradesh … Read more
Saudi Arabia will impose a three-year travel ban on citizens travelling to countries on the kingdom’s ’red list’ under efforts to curb the spread of coronavirus and its new variants, state news agency SPA said on Tuesday. It cited an unnamed interior ministry official as saying some Saudi citizens, who in May were allowed to … Read more
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday recorded 1,379 new COVID-19 infections. London: Saudi Arabia will impose a three-year travel ban on citizens travelling to countries on the kingdom’s ‘red list’ under efforts to curb the spread of coronavirus and its new variants, state news agency SPA said on Tuesday. It cited an unnamed interior ministry official as … Read more