The Directorate General of Civil Aviation further said that international scheduled flights may be allowed on selected routes by the competent authority on a case-to-case basis.
The restrictions will not apply to international all-cargo operations and specifically-approved flights. The suspension of international flights has been in place since 23 March.
Under phase seven of the mission, operational since 1 October, as many as 1,057 international flights from 24 nations have repatriated close to 1,95,000 people, the MEA said.
According to Hong Kong govt rules issued in July, passengers from India can arrive only if they have a Covid-19 negative certificate from 72 hours prior to the journey.
Overseas Citizens of India card holders are allowed a multiple-entry, multipurpose lifelong visa but Modi govt suspended the privileges in March prior to the lockdown.
The flight marks the first of seven Air India routes organised by the Indian govt to repatriate Indians stranded overseas due to the Covid-19 lockdown.
Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.
Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.
On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.
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