'Soldiers pointed a gun to my head'

'Please get us home': An Indian family stranded in Almaty, Kazakhstan. IMAGE: The Nagpals at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Park in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Photographs: Kind courtesy Sumeet Nagpal  ......

7-day mandatory home quarantine for international arrivals in India

India on Friday made seven-day home quarantine mandatory for all international arrivals and an RT-PCR test on the eighth day, as it issued revised guidelines for international passengers. The......

Hong Kong bars AI flights for 4th time as flyers test Covid positive

Hong Kong has banned Air India flights from Mumbai till November 10 after a few passengers on its flight earlier this week tested positive for COVID-19 post arrival, a senior government official......

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......

Delhi Airport is the 6th busiest in Asia

In contrast to its global peers, a lion’s share of Delhi airport’s growth came from domestic flyers, which, at 46.6 million, makes up for 73 per cent of the total number of passengers.......

The best airline staff in the world

No matter where are you flying globally, here are the world’s most courteous, friendly, helpful and efficient airline crews from each continent. The recently-held World Airline Award by......

Air India mulls taking its global ops to CIS destinations

Air India, which is set to fly to Moscow from early next month, is exploring CIS destinations among the new places that it wants to expand its global operations to, an airline official said.The......

Weak rupee, Egypt crisis could mean rollicking time for Goa

This year, chartered flights to Goa are expected to be 34 per cent more than last winter, as the rupee's depreciation has made the Indian state an attractive holiday destination for......

How China's coronavirus is affecting sports world

Badminton, tennis and basketball were among other sports whose governing bodies were rearranging events, weighing possible changes or monitoring the implications of the outbreak. IMAGE: Security......

Sports Shorts: Hoffman triumphs by one shot in Mexico

Charley Hoffman of the United States celebrates with his family. Photograph: Rob Carr/Getty Images American Charley Hoffman, helped by some brilliant iron play down the stretch, clinched his first......

Humpy finishes unbeaten

Having won her maiden National women's 'A' chess title with a round to spare yesterday, top seed Grandmaster Koneru Humpy proved she is a cut above the rest as she finished unbeaten in the 17-round......