India begins repatriation operation to bring back 200,000 citizens
India started a repatriation operation to ultimately bring back more than 200,000 Indians stranded in different parts of the world. More than 300 Indians arrived from Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Passengers arrived in Kerala and went into quarantine. Over the next week, more than 15,000 Indians are expected to return on different Air India flights. This would be India’s biggest evacuation mission since 1990 from Kuwait during the Gulf War
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India reports 83,000 new coronavirus cases
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India recorded 83,341 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours along with 1,096 deaths. India’s total coronavirus cases passed 3.9 million, now just behind Brazil with 4 million cases. The US topped the list with more than 6 million coronavirus cases. India’s case fatality rate of 1.75% is well below the global average of 3.3%, the ministry said. Experts have questioned whether some Indian states have undercounted deaths
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India reports 76,000 new coronavirus cases
India reports 76,000 new coronavirus cases
India reported a new record of daily infections on Wednesday as more than 76,000 tested positive across the country. Simultaneously, fatalities also crossed 60,000 yesterday, which means the South Asian country has the fourth-highest death toll in the world. India has confirmed more than three million cases so far, with the latest million taking just 15 days to reach
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Air India plane crash kills 18 people
Air India plane crash kills 18 people
An Air India Express plane crashed in the South Indian state of Kerala after skidding off the runway and breaking into two while landing at Kozhikode Calicut International Airport. At least 18 people died in the crash, including both pilots, with up to 30 others receiving treatment for serious injuries, according to CV Anand, Central Industrial Security Force's Inspector General
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Singapore tops the list of travel destinations for Asian tourists
Blackbox research, a social research agency recently conducted a study and interviewed about 10,195 people across 17 countries regarding travel in a post-COVID-19 world. Singapore has topped the list of travel destinations for people living in India, Indonesia, Thailand, Hong Kong, and the Philippines when borders reopen. Indians are the most eager to travel internationally in the next 12 months at 77%. This was followed by Thais at 70%
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