GERMANY

Plane carrying ‘poisoned’ Putin’s critic Navalny lands in Germany

2:16 pm August 22, 2020

Berlin: A plane carrying Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, who is in a coma after a suspected poisoning, touched down early Saturday in Berlin, where he will be treated in the German capital’s main hospital. Navalny’s spokeswoman and a representative of the NGO that arranged the flight confirmed that the plane had landed. “Navalny is in […]

Vistara starts operating flights on Mumbai-Male route

Vistara to operate special flights on Delhi-London route between Aug 28-Sep 30

7:12 pm August 18, 2020

New Delhi: Vistara on Tuesday said it will operate special flights on Delhi-London route from August 28 to September 30 as part of the bilateral air bubble arrangement signed between India and the UK. Moreover, the full-service carrier is seeking necessary regulatory approvals to soon operate similar special flights to Paris in France and Frankfurt […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

German police conduct raids linked to illegal gambling

4:44 pm August 16, 2020

Berlin: Hundreds of police officers searched shisha bars, tea houses and illegal gambling halls across western Germany early Sunday. The officers confiscated 34,000 euros (around USD 40,000) in cash, 19 gambling machines and three kilograms (6.6 pounds) of shisha tobacco, the German news agency dpa reported. Eleven stores were shut down because of violations against coronavirus measures. […]

Vistara likely to start flights from India to UK, Germany, France

3:50 pm August 16, 2020

New Delhi: Private carrier Vistara is likely to start flight operations between India and the UK, Germany and France under the bilateral air bubble arrangements that have been signed with these countries, sources in the aviation industry said on Sunday. Earlier this month, India and the UK signed a bilateral air pact, under which the airlines of both the countries can operate international flights with certain restrictions. India had signed […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Germany defends calling Spain virus ‘risk area’

9:05 pm August 15, 2020

Berlin: Germany’s health minister has defended the decision to declare all of mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands “risk areas” for coronavirus infection. Travellers must undergo compulsory testing and two-week quarantine after arriving from there. Health Minister Jens Spahn told Bild on Saturday that he knows “how much Germans love Spain as a vacation destination. But the numbers there are rising quickly, too quickly.” The […]