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Topic: Travel ban

‘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.

Biden bans travel from India due to high Covid caseload, exempts few categories

Students, academics, journalists & individuals who provide critical support in countries affected by Covid restrictions may qualify for the exception, the State Department said.

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.

UAE updates India travel ban, allows transportation of passengers back from Gulf Country

The UAE on Thursday had banned travel from India for 10 days from Sunday due to the worsening Cocid-19 situation in the country.

UAE bans travel from India for 10 days from 25 April as Covid cases continue to climb

Passengers who have transited through India in the last 14 days will not be permitted to board from any other point to the UAE.

Germany plans travel ban, WHO team in Wuhan meets Chinese scientists & other Covid news

As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe.

Why coronavirus will make everything you hate about flying worse

Financial consequences of Covid for large carriers & their employees will be wrenching & passengers who do start flying again will have to bear the costs.

SC asks govt, airlines to work out refunds for cancelled tickets during lockdown

SC has asked airlines to work out a redressal mechanism, either through refund or credit shell that should be for a longer period and for any route.

On Camera

Trudeau is nursing snakes in his own backyard. Misguided Sikhs in Canada are losing the plot

By turning a blind eye to the snakes in his own backyard, Trudeau is setting the stage for a disaster of epic proportions for his country, his people, and the world at large.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

India carries out 1st patrol in Depsang since disengagement with China, to take things ‘slow’

While there are patrolling points (PP) 10, 11, 12, 12A and 13 in the Depsang Plains, the patrol in the region Monday was carried out to only one point as decided by India and China.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.