The restrictions will not apply to international all-cargo operations and flights specifically approved by the DGCA, according to the official circular

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The first price band consists of flights that are of less than 40 minutes. The lower limit for the first band is now increased from Rs 2,000 to Rs 2,200, while the upper limit in this band is set at Rs 7,800, which was Rs 6,000 earlier

This does not mean flights have been banned between both the countries. Under the restricted arrangement, only 30 flights will operate out of Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru to the UK in one week

This rule will take effect from 11.59 pm on January 24 as part of tighter border measures to manage the risk of imported COVID-19 cases

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Passenger flights resumed from the UK to India in limited numbers from Friday onwards after remaining suspended for 16 days due to the emergence of a new coronavirus variant in that country

Results of the 15 samples that had tested positive for coronavirus on arrival in Ahmedabad from the UK are currently pending with the National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune

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Ireland banned passenger flights and ferries on December 21. Some 30,000 people had travelled to Ireland from Britain in the previous two weeks, during which time the new variant was spreading rapidly in parts of Britain

The sixth round of talks between the Centre and farmers' union leaders over farm laws concluded on Wednesday; The Centre on Wednesday, December 30, extended the suspension of scheduled commercial international flights till January 31, 2021; The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed an FIR against a Hyderabad-based firm and its officials for defrauding eight public sector banks of Rs 4,837 crore. Watch this and more on News Blast.Also Read: Moderna's COVID-19 jab reveals 94.1% efficacy in trials

Some of the major features of the upgraded new IRCTC website are its changes in interface, offering a plethora of new options that make browsing hassle-free

Issuing a modified order in this regard, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) stated that international scheduled flights may be allowed on selected routes by the \"competent authority on a case-to-case basis.\"

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Omar al-Hammadi, an official spokesman of the UAE government, said at a press briefing on Tuesday that those affected had travelled from abroad, without specifying from where or the number of the cases

This development comes amid reports of 14 new cases of the new COVID-19 strain in India, taking the number to 20

Covaxin can protect against COVID-19 mutant: Bharat Biotech Covaxin, a vaccine candidate being developed by Bharat Biotech for COVID-19, can offer protection against mutations of coronavirus, Chairman and Managing Director of the city-based vaccine maker, Krishna Ella, said on Tuesday. He also said the company has approached regulatory authorities seeking approval for an emergency license to use the vaccine, developed in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and t...

A letter by Air India pilot noted that the airline has been at the forefront of relief missions, ferrying essentials, and conducting evacuation and repatriation flights around the world

In almost a week long suspension, thirty-seven single-trip flights to the UK across carriers of Air India, Vistara, British Airways, and Virgin Atlantic have been cancelled

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