Vistara has seen a rise in demand for non-stop flights, as passengers try to avoid stopovers to reduce the risk of getting infected - a trend it expects will continue in the future

COVID 19-driven reforms can raise India's medium-term growth; US President-elect Joe Biden has said he wants to make sure that China plays by the rules and announced that his administration will rejoin the World Health Organisation; Pfizer approaches USFDA to secure emergency use authorisation for COVID vaccine. Watch this and more news on News Blast.

WHO removes Remdesivir from list of COVID-19 medicines The World Health Organization said on Friday it has suspended Gilead's remdesivir from its so-called prequalification list, an official list of medicines used as a benchmark for procurement by developing countries, after issuing guidance against its use in hospitalised Covid-19 patients. \"The suspension is a signal to countries that WHO, in compliance with the treatment guidelines, does not recommend countries procure the drug for Covi...

This is the fifth time Air India's flights from India have been banned by the Hong Kong government for bringing passengers who tested positive for the pathogen after arrival

All holders of doctorate degrees, medical doctors and also computer, electronics, programming, electrical and biotechnology engineers are eligible

According to the Civil Aviation Ministry, 8,984 repatriation flights were handled by the Air India Group under the Vande Bharat Mission until November 12, flying more than 11.53 lakh passengers

SpiceJet has operated 9,950 flights (till Nov 12) since the lockdown began on March 25, carrying 77,000 tonnes of cargo during the period

Netflix to make television debut with subscription-based channel 'Direct' Netflix is ready to make its debut on television in France with a subscription based channel called 'Direct'. The decision to choose France is a result of the country's consumption of traditional TV. This new linear feature may also appeal to older demographics that make up a significant portion of households in France. According to reports from Variety, the channel will air French, international and US feature films ...

Netflix to make television debut with subscription-based channel 'Direct' Netflix is ready to make its debut on television in France with a subscription based channel called 'Direct'. The decision to choose France is a result of the country's consumption of traditional TV. This new linear feature may also appeal to older demographics that make up a significant portion of households in France. According to reports from Variety, the channel will air French, international and US feature films ...

Ezeego fraud: The agency has booked senior executives Ajay Ajit Peter Kerkar, Urshilla Kekar, Neelu Singh, Arup Sen, Manisha Amarapurkar, Pesi Patel and Karthik Venkatraman

According to Icra, the cumulative domestic passenger volumes since the resumption of domestic flight services in a graded manner from May 25, till October 31, was around 16 million

Business activity of the micro, small and medium enterprises - which are regarded as the backbone of Indian economy - is fast reaching near-normal levels; China on Tuesday said Indian and Chinese officials are in communication over India's announcement to operate more Vande Bharat Mission (VBM) flights to the country; Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said the city has seen a jump in the number of new COVID-19 cases in the last few days and it can be called a \"third wave\". Watch this and more on News Blast.Also Read: COVID-19 vaccine: Bharat Biotech's COVAXIN likely to be launched as early as February 2021

MSMEs business activity reaching near-normal levels: ReportBusiness activity of the micro, small and medium enterprises - which are regarded as the backbone of Indian economy - is fast reaching near-normal levels, and rapidly adopting digital business tools to drive efficiency and growth, according to a report. Out of 36, 16 states and UTs are witnessing business activity levels higher than pre-COVID times, while Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Delhi are trend...

Aviation Ministry clarified that its previous order dated September 2, 2020, regarding opening of domestic flight operations and fare bands will remain in effect till February 24, 2021, or until further orders

IndiGo will outperform the entire aviation sector during FY20 to FY23 with 11 per cent growth in passenger traffic share as against 7 per cent for the industry, says investment banking firm BOB Capital Markets

Following the threat calls, security has been tightened at the Delhi airport. Delhi Police has asked Bureau of Civil Aviation and Central Industrial Security Force to step up security measures at the airport

The Indian Embassy here on Monday announced that Air India is planning to operate four flights to Delhi on November 13, November 20, November 27 and December 4, 2020, respectively, the Indian Embassy here announced

Air India said, 'All our passengers to Wuhan boarded the flight from Delhi with negative Covid reports from certified labs'. The airline added it strictly follows all safety protocols laid down by the regulatory body

IndiGo's flight operations head wrote to the pilots on Friday and said that they continue to remain optimistic about the growth of passenger demand over the next few months

Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said under phase seven of the mission, operational since Oct. 1, as many as 1,057 international flights would have been operated