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Thursday, January 29, 2026
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Topic: Travel ban

Not the era of lover’s tiff & Musk, Trump launch precision strikes, at each other

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

US imposes travel ban on South Africa and 7 other countries over Omicron variant

The WHO listed the mutated virus as a 'variant of concern' Friday as a growing list of nations moved to block travel from the region.

UK travel restriction issue is more about technologies and processes than Covid vaccine

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Briefed UK on India’s Covid situation to review travel ‘red list’, Harsh Shringla says

Shringla, who arrived in UK for a 2-day visit Friday, also shared plans for a reciprocal vaccine certification system to be unveiled by the Indian govt soon for international travel.

Concern rises as Covid variant from India spreads in UK, exposing Britain’s weakness

Officials believe PM Boris Johnson was too late to close its border with India for political reasons and now scientists fear the UK has exposed its vulnerability to the new strain.

Australia’s Covid travel ban on citizens returning from India challenged in federal court

A 73-year-old Australian, who has been stranded in Bengaluru since March last year, challenged the ban on multiple bases, including constitutional grounds.

‘Abandoned, treated like criminals’: Travel ban, jail threat leave Indian-Australians in a fix

Violation of Australia's ban, imposed in view of the Covid surge in India, comes with a hefty penalty or 5-year jail term or both, & has been described as 'racist' by many.

Not just travel, people now want vaccine passports to enter restaurants, concerts, stadiums

According to a survey by the World Economic Forum, most adults are in support of vaccine passports.

Airlines add flights out of India to bring home residents, citizens amid Covid crisis

Air India Ltd. plans to increase its weekly frequency of flights to the US to 32 starting 11 May, up from the current 29. That compares with about 33 weekly flights before Covid.

US study shows how domestic travel ban to check Covid can lead to more cases, cites India data

University of Chicago researchers used data from 6 countries in all to conclude that domestic travel bans of moderate duration can increase cases.

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Economic Survey 2025-26 takes global lessons seriously—and shows why Swadeshi is the way to go

The Economic Survey 2025-26 is not a celebration of success, but a measured warning that the traditional paradigms of global economic growth are no longer applicable.

Urbanisation hasn’t led to productivity boost for Indian cities. Economic Survey lists obstacles

India’s urban population has expanded rapidly, with regions such as Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru now ranking among world’s largest urban agglomerations by population, notes the survey.

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.