Indian-American doctor Vivek Murthy added, 'While it seems to be more transmissible, we do not have evidence yet that this is a more deadly virus to an individual who acquires it'

The announcement comes days after the emergence of a new and highly transmissible coronavirus strain in the United Kingdom. Several nations, including India, have already announced a temporary ban on all flights from the country

Apple has put iPhone-maker Wistron on probation following the debacle at Karnataka's Naraspura plant; State-owned carrier Air India is likely to conclude privatisation in the next fiscal as the divestment process may take a little over three months of 2020-21; The Union Health Ministry has called an urgent meeting of its Joint Monitoring Group on Monday to discuss the emergence of a mutated variant of the coronavirus in the United Kingdom (UK). Watch this and more on News Blast.Also Read: India suspends flights from UK till Dec 31

More than Rs 7 lakh crore of investor wealth was eroded in a single session as Sensex fell 2,037 points to 44,923, its day's low and Nifty lost 628 points to the intraday low of 13,131

After ending last week higher, the pan-European STOXX 600 index slid 2.3% after UK imposed an effective lockdown and reversed plans to ease curbs over Christmas as it dealt with a new coronavirus strain up to 70% more transmissible than the original

New coronavirus strain: Ministry of Civil Aviation has suspended flights from the UK to India from Dec 22 to Dec 31

Sensex plunged 2,037 points to 44,923 against previous close of 46,960. Nifty crashed 629 points to 13,131 against previous close of 13,760

European nations and other countries have started imposing bans on flights and travellers from the UK in an attempt to ensure that the new strain of coronavirus doesn't reach their shores

Mutant coronavirus in the UK: increasing transmission is a cause for concern not only for the masses in general but also for healthcare infrastructure

India Stock Market Highlights Today: Global equities were bearish today as coronavirus infections increased in parts of North Asia, such as Japan and South Korea, and weighed on investor sentiment. European countries have banned flights from the UK as the British government began emergency lockdown on Sunday, over fear of new virus strain.

The Joint Monitoring Group (JMG) chaired by the Director General of Health Services (DGHS) will hold a meeting on Monday morning to discuss the issue of the mutated variant of the coronavirus reported from the UK

Air India has posted the criteria for this offer on its official website and has clearly stated that only those who fulfill them will be allowed to avail this offer

The extension until 11 January 2021, however, is conditional on Air India paying in the already committed amount of $5 million for the month of December

The petition thus filed is in appeal against the CIC's July 8 direction to IAF to provide certified copies of available and relevant Special Flight Returns-ll to RTI applicant Commodore (retd) Lokesh K Batra

Stocks to watch today on December 4: NCC, Union Bank, Granules India, GHCL, HDFC Life, NMDC among others are the top stocks to watch out for in Friday's trading session

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

As travel destinations open up, there are enough getaways for HNIs. The offerings include driving on ice in Lapland to aerobatics in the Nevada desert, and a lot more in between

Cab aggregator Uber has partnered with the National Association for the Blind (NAB) to offer free rides to blind, low-vision and other disabled persons, along with their caregivers and teachers; A person infected from novel coronavirus has a major chance of getting re-infected in just a few months or a year, a new UK-based study has claimed; Union MSME Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday urged retail giant Walmart to work with khadi and village industries to take their products, including khadi denim, to global markets. Watch this and more on News Blast.Also Read: Economy is on path to recovery, says PM Modi; lists 5 top indicators

DGCA suspends international passenger flights till November 30India's aviation regulator on Wednesday extended the suspension of international passenger flights till November 30 due to coronavirus pandemic. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) added that the international scheduled flights may be allowed on certain routes by the competent authority on a case-to-case basis.Uber to offer 12,000 free rides to blind, low vision persons in 8 Indian citiesCab aggregator Uber has part...

nternational passenger services have been suspended in India since March 23 due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, domestic flights' operation restarted on May 25.