China plans to cut quarantine for travelers from next monthChina currently requires travelers to quarantine at a hotel or other facility for at least the first five days after arrival. Those with a ...
23 Dec, 2022, 10.20 AM IST
India should adopt risk-based approach, not blanket bans to contain Covid: WHO India head Roderico H Ofrin"WHO does not recommend a blanket travel ban, nor complete restriction of people's movement. In many ways, such blanket approaches can be c...
18 Jan, 2022, 01.33 PM IST
Omicron spreads in US, AustraliaThe new variant, first reported by South Africa, has already cast the world's recovery into doubt, with the EU health agency warning it cou...
03 Dec, 2021, 12.08 PM IST
WHO issues guidelines to countries amid Omicron fearsCalling on countries to refrain from imposing blanket travel bans amid rising Omicron fears, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said t...
01 Dec, 2021, 12.03 PM IST
WHO warns against Omicron travel bans as nations shut bordersIn a travel advisory, the WHO warned the bans could ultimately dissuade countries from sharing data about the evolving virus.
01 Dec, 2021, 10.05 AM IST
US to lift Covid travel ban for vaccinated Indian passengers from NovemberThe easing of travel restrictions, imposed by Donald Trump 18 months ago as the Covid-19 pandemic first erupted, marks a significant shift ...
27 Sep, 2021, 10.07 AM IST
In COVID-19 clampdown, China bars travellers from Britain, France, India"We are concerned by the abruptness of the announcement and the blanket ban on entry, and await further clarification on when it will be li...
05 Nov, 2020, 08.30 PM IST
Covid-19 and slowdown bug India Inc's hiring speedHR heads of various corporates ET spoke with said overall recruitment levels are very likely to drop with business slowing down globally on...
16 Mar, 2020, 08.25 AM IST
India-American rights bodies resists Donald Trump's travel banIn one of the biggest victories of Trump during his presidency, the US Supreme Court upheld the travel ban that restricted the entry of peo...
27 Jun, 2018, 11.09 AM IST
UN lifts travel ban for North Koreans to Kim-Trump summitTrump earlier said the fate of the summit will be decided next week as his aides travelled to Singapore to prepare the meeting and push for...
24 May, 2018, 09.56 AM IST
Row over Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad's assault of Air India staffer resonates in Parliament, outsideOsmanabad, Gaikwad's parliamentary constituency, observed a bandh to protest against his "humiliation" as the MP stayed put at some undiscl...
27 Mar, 2017, 07.59 PM IST
Gaikwad fly-ban: Lok Sabha Speaker pitches for an amicable resolutionThough she did not categorically call for the lifting of the fly-ban on Gaikwad, who had assaulted an Air India staffer last week.
27 Mar, 2017, 05.54 PM IST
Ban on liquor shops near highways to hurt food and beverage businessIn its Dec 15 order, the SC stated there will be no liquor shops on national or state highways from Apr 1 and existing licences of liquor s...
26 Dec, 2016, 01.53 AM IST
Revisiting Rishikesh? Try bungee jumping & the flying fox on your second visitTourists looking for a reason to revisit, try Bungee Jumping, Flying Fox & Giant Swing amidst the calm Ganges.
25 Aug, 2016, 05.30 AM IST
David Cameron backs burqa ban in schools, courts, border checkpointsUK PM David Cameron has backed a ban on face-covering veils such as burqas in schools, courts and at border check points in the country.
19 Jan, 2016, 03.47 PM IST
Tourism industry in NE fears over EU's ban on Nepal airlinesThe decision of European Union to ban all airlines from Nepal from flying into the 28-nation bloc has come as a major jolt to the tourism i...
06 Dec, 2013, 04.51 PM IST
- UK to ban wild animals at circuses
Tigers jumping through fire balls, elephants cycling backwards or chimpanzees juggling with knives will soon be history.
18 Apr, 2013, 03.47 PM IST