In light of the new coronavirus variant Omicron, the central government had issued fresh travel guidelines that require all passengers coming to India from ‘at-risk’ nations to mandatorily undergo a Covid-19 test at the airport. These revised guidelines will come into effect on December 1.
In order to implement the new guidelines, the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi has increased the number of seats at its existing testing facility from 1,000 to 1,400. Sources from GMR said they are expecting a daily footfall of approximately 1,200 passengers who would need to be tested as per the new guidelines. The seats at the testing facility have been arranged to ensure proper social distancing while passengers wait to get their results.
Three sisters died after allegedly jumping from the ninth floor of their residential building in Ghaziabad in the early hours of Wednesday. A note was recovered at the scene, and police are examining claims that the teenagers had been using a task-based online gaming app, though officials said the exact circumstances are still under investigation. India Today’s Himanshu Mishra is reporting from the ground in Ghaziabad.
A day after US President Donald Trump on Monday announced the landmark India-US trade deal and that he would reduce reciprocal tariffs from 25 per cent to 18 per cent, a massive political war has erupted in Delhi.
In an exclusive interview with India Today's Geeta Mohan and Marya Shakil, American journalist Tucker Carlson spoke on a wide range of issues, including the US-India trade deal and the role of social media.
This Get Real India report focusses on a horrific crime in Maharashtra's Nanded district, where a seven-year-old girl was allegedly murdered by her father to contest panchayat elections.
