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After 2 years, India to resume regular international flights from Sunday

After a coronavirus pandemic-induced hiatus of over two years, regular international flights are set to resume from Sunday with airports and airlines getting ready for normal overseas operations.......

India bans all UK flights till Dec 31 fearing new Covid strain

India has suspended all passenger flights connecting to the United Kingdom from Wednesday till December 31 in the wake of the emergence of a mutated variant of the coronavirus there, joining......

Amid rains, a 24-hr struggle to clear main runway of Mumbai airport

Air India engineers braved incessant rains to pull out the 41-tonne aircraft which caused one of the biggest disruptions on the main runway since August 2011. Arindam Majumder reports.......

Irma headed for Bahamas after battering Caribbean, at least 10 killed

IMAGE: A man walks among debris as Hurricane Irma moves off the northern coast of the Dominican Republic, in Nagua, Dominican Republic, on Thursday. Photograph: Ricardo Rojas/Reuters The......

Irma devastates Caribbean islands, Florida braces for 'most powerful storm'

IMAGE: People pick up debris as Hurricane Irma howled past Puerto Rico after thrashing several smaller Caribbean islands, in Fajardo, Puerto Rico on Wednesday. Photographs: Alvin Baez/Reuters......

Airlines cancel, reschedule London flights as Heathrow restrictions kick in

Heathrow Airport’s decision to cap the number of departing passengers at 100,000 a day in order to limit queues, baggage delays and cancellations has impacted flight schedules between India......

Minimum one-way Delhi-London airfare zooms over Rs 1 lakh

UK has included India in amber list from Sunday; passengers from India needn't undergo institutional quarantine, can self-isolate at home for ten days. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......

Indian airlines brave Covid turbulence

Though India's airlines are certainly bleeding, they haven't yet faced the ignominy of shutting down.Sai Manish reports. Photograph: L Anantha Krishnan/ANI Photo India's biggest domestic airline,......

COVID-19: You may need a 'vaccine passport' to fly around the world

Several companies and technology heavyweights including Microsoft, Oracle and Salesforce are working to create a digital vaccination passport or health passport app in the hope that governments and......

Ministry urges Covid-19 insurance cover for foreign tourists

Indian and global airlines such as SpiceJet, Emirates, Virgin Atlantic among others too are marketing Covid-19 insurance products to attract passengers. Foreign tourists visiting India may be......

British beach volleyball pair face bikini banter

Will you promise you will wear bikinis even if it rains? That was the first question to Britain's women Olympic beach volleyball players at a pre-Games news conference on Thursday, giving a flavour......

Branson sees Brawn as clean fuel leaders

Brawn GP can lead a 'clean fuel' revolution in Formula One, British entrepreneur Richard Branson said on Saturday after his Virgin Group agreed a sponsorship deal with the sport's newest team. The......

F1 chief backs Branson Honda bid

British entrepreneur Richard Branson wants to take over Honda's Formula One team, the sport's commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone said on Thursday. "I've spoken to Richard's people about it. He......

F1 chief backs Branson Honda bid

British entrepreneur Richard Branson wants to take over Honda's Formula One team, the sport's commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone told Reuters on Thursday. "I've spoken to Richard's people about......

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