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MUMBAI: India’s aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued detailed Ebola preparedness protocols for airlines operating flights linked to Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, mandating health screening measures, onboard isolation procedures and compulsory self-declaration forms for passengers arriving in India.The order, issued following a World Health Organization alert on the…

NEW DELHI: Airlines flying in people to India who have been to Ebola hotzones in Africa including Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda will now have to ensure such passengers file self declaration forms (SDF) before arrival here. Thermal screening will be done on passengers coming from the hotspots.In a move reminiscent of Covid…

NEW DELHI: The Communist Party of India (Marxist) had condemned the ban on the social media handles of the Cockroach Janta Party and the attack on its creator Abhijeet Dipke, saying that the online expression by CJP was a reflection of the growing frustration of youth grappling with issues like unemployment and lack of opportunities…

NEW DELHI: CJI Surya Kant, who had clarified that he respected youth of India a day after his ‘cockroach’ remark went viral and led to setting up of a satirical Cockroach Janta Party, on Monday made light of a lawyer’s emotive arguments accusing CJP founder Abhijit Dipke of attempting to denigrate and defame the judiciary.Advocate…

NEW DELHI: Following the launch of the Quad Critical Minerals Initiative last year, the foreign ministers’ meeting on Tuesday is likely to announce key measures for collaboration to strengthen economic security through diversification of supply chains in a separate joint statement.The likely key takeaway from the meeting will be an important step towards countering China’s…

NEW DELHI: A special CBI court in Delhi has acquitted the brother of former Union minister Subodh Kant Sahay and others in a coal block allocation case, strongly criticising the prosecution’s investigation and evidence.The former minister’s brother, Sudhir Kumar Sahay, was one of the directors of SKS Ispat & Power Ltd who was accused in…

NEW DELHI: Airlines flying in people to India who have been to Ebola hot zones in Africa, including the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda, will now have to ensure such passengers file self-declaration forms (SDF) before arrival. Thermal screening will be done on passengers coming from the hotspots.In a move reminiscent of Covid…

NEW DELHI: President Donald Trump loves India and is a big fan of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said US secretary of state Marco Rubio on Monday while responding to questions about the reported endorsement earlier by the president of “racist remarks” calling India a hellhole.“I wouldn’t be here if the president didn’t want me to…

NEW DELHI: SC on Monday accepted a fresh request from Reliance Industries Ltd, which questioned govt’s $2.81 billion demand for alleged pilferage of natural gas by RIL from ONGC block in KG Basin, to resolve the dispute bilaterally with the Centre.When the plea for conciliation was made by senior advocate Kapil Sibal, attorney general R…

NEW DELHI: Days after declaring that a technology boost would transform the country’s eastern and western borders into ‘smart borders’ amid intensified curbs on infiltration, home minister Amit Shah will be touring border areas of four states — Rajasthan, Gujarat, Tripura and West Bengal — over the next month to review their security.Shah will start…