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New Delhi : Unprecedented chaos was witnessed onboard a Pune-bound IndiGo flight at the Indira Gandhi International Airport after a passenger claimed he was a COVID-19 patient . "On March 4, a passenger announced himself that he was travelling to Pune and that he was Covid positive. He informed flight crew on board," an Indigo official told ANI on Friday. After an announcement by the said passenger, there was panic among the rest of the passengers on the flight. The entire incident happened when the flight was on the runway and about to take off to Pune. "The airline followed the COVID-19 guidelines laid down by the government and aviation authority," the official added. Later, the passenger, who claimed that he was COVID-19 positive, was handed over to the airport medical authority and his result came out positive. ... » Learn More about Chaos on Pune-bound flight after passenger claims of being COVID positive

Video Player Close TEHRAN, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) announced on Friday that a plot to hijack a passenger plane flying from Ahvaz to Mashhad was thwarted on Thursday. "A conspiracy to hijack a Fokker 100 aircraft belonging to Iran Air was neutralized thanks to the vigilance of the IRGC flight security unit," the IRGC public relations office said in a statement published on its official website. Flight IA334 took off after delay at 10:22 p.m. from Ahvaz airport in the southwest of Iran toward northeastern Mashhad, and it had to do an emergency landing in Isfahan airport where the perpetrator was arrested, said the IRGC's statement, noting no passengers were hurt in the accident. The detainee intended to deviate the flight toward an unspecified country on the southern shore of the Gulf, according to the statement. Enditem ... » Learn More about Iran says foils plot to hijack domestic passenger flight

After yet another cinema hiatus, going to a theater to catch a film is once again a possibility in Hong Kong. Given theaters are still off-limits in many places around the world, the pickings are slim. Then a small menu could be a good way to ease back into things. After shooting out of the gate in late-February with lingering blockbusters, this week screens are splashed with (among others) a minor gem which would otherwise have been overwhelmed by Soul or Wonder Woman 1984 , and a New Year rom-com that's either eight or three weeks late, depending on which calendar you follow. In Run , we meet Diane (Sarah Paulson) in the midst of a difficult premature labor - shot in hard, suitably harrowing, green light - that very nearly ends in death. Flash forward 17 years and Chloe (Kiera Allen) endures a battery of drugs and physiotherapy to manage her heart, respiratory and mobility issues, but other than reliance on a wheelchair, Chloe is a bright, balanced, college-bound teenager. ... » Learn More about Binge watch away your COVID blues

BEIJING -- The crewmembers who will participate in the construction of China's space station have been selected and are being trained for their missions, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). The construction of the space station has entered a crucial stage, said the CMSA, noting that this year will see several space missions including the launch of the station's core module, cargo replenishment, and a manned flight, which will be carried out one after another. China aims to complete the construction of its space station by around 2022. During the construction, China plans to launch four Shenzhou manned spaceships and four Tianzhou cargo spacecraft to transport astronauts and supplement materials. The Long March-5B Y2 rocket, which will launch the core module, has been safely transported to the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in Hainan province. The core module is scheduled to be launched in the first half of this year. ... » Learn More about China selects astronauts for space station program

New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (March 3, 2021) said that new opportunities are growing for the students and young scientists with a constant focus on higher education, research and innovation. PM Modi said, "India is among the world's top 50 innovative countries in the Global Innovation Index and is doing better continuously. With the sustained promotion of higher education, research and innovation, new opportunities for our students and young scientists are developing very much. And the good thing is that there is satisfactory growth in the participation of daughters in R&D." The Prime Minister's comments came during his address at a webinar on effective implementation of Budget provisions regarding the education sector. Discussing the steps taken in this year’s Budget for the education sector. https://t.co/2WpBqIAdFL — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 3, 2021 He stated that the second biggest focus after health in this year's ... » Learn More about New opportunities growing for students, young scientists with focus on higher education, research, innovation: PM Narendra Modi

BEIJING : China set a modest five-year growth target on Friday for its nuclear power generation capacity and promised quicker development of alternative energy sources as it seeks to cut its carbon footprint, but left its coal industry largely untouched. The world's third-largest largest nuclear power producer, aims to have 70 gigawatts (GW) of installed capacity by 2025, the government said in its 2021-2025 plan delivered to the Chinese parliament. China originally aimed to bring its total nuclear installed capacity to 58 GW by 2020 but failed to meet the target following a long moratorium on new projects as well as delays at new third-generation plants. The plan also called for a rapid boost to wind and solar power generation and promotion of electricity generation from waste to help China meet its goal of having non-fossil fuels meet around 20% of total energy consumption by 2025. The world's top energy consumer has pledged to become carbon neutral by 2060 but has to ... » Learn More about China to speed up tapping new energy sources, but coal stays in mix

Video Player Close BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- With the COVID-19 vaccinations underway amid dwindling daily counts of new cases and deaths worldwide, the epidemic has shown a downward trend. But experts around the world pointed out that it is still too early to talk about when the pandemic will end and vigilance is still needed as the "turning point" has yet to come. "It is premature to think that we're going to finish with this virus by the end of the year," Executive Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) Health Emergencies Program Mike Ryan said at a regular press conference Monday. The WHO is now focusing on keeping COVID-19 transmission as low as possible, which will help prevent the emergence of variants and reduce the number of infections and hospitalizations, Ryan said. Noting that countries and regions around the world are ramping up vaccine rollout, Stanley Perlman, professor of microbiology and immunology at the University of Iowa, told Xinhua that ... » Learn More about World Insights: Is global COVID-19 pandemic approaching “turning point”

Video Player Close BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- China should step up guard against mutant COVID-19 strains as the pandemic continues to rage worldwide, a national political advisor has said. "We are still in the midst of a global pandemic, with the coronavirus rapidly mutating and evolving worldwide. Virus mutations may pose huge risks," said Wang Chen, a member of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and president of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College. Wang made the remarks on the sidelines of the fourth session of the 13th CPPCC National Committee, the country's top political advisory body, which opened in Beijing on Thursday. Noting that a science-based response is the fundamental way to control the pandemic, he said efforts should be made in various fields including early diagnosis and vaccine research and development. Enditem ... » Learn More about China should step up guard against mutant COVID-19 strains: political advisor

Bhutan's recognition of Bangladesh without waiting for Indian advice was a clever move. It was a calculated gamble to assert its independence, says Ambassador T P Sreenivasan. T himphu, the capital of Bhutan had very few comforts in 1971. For us, who went to Bhutan from Tokyo, with a nine-month old baby 42 years ago, the feeling was that we had walked backwards in time by about half a century. The first motorable road was opened only in 1968 and there were no commercial flights into Bhutan. The drive from the border town of Phuntsholing in India to Thimphu took the whole day, with a lunch break at Chukha, a small rivulet at that time, but a gigantic hydro-electric project now. Electricity was a rarity and we had to huddle around a bukhari , which burns wood to provide a level of comfort in the bitter cold. Life did not, however, stand still in Thimphu. 1971 was an exciting year in Bhutan and as the only diplomatic mission in the country, India was very much a partner in ... » Learn More about Who recognised Bangladesh first?

#Coronavirus Nearly 14 lakh inoculated against COVID-19 on Thursday, highest in a day so far #Coronavirus Reconsider decision to allow pvt hospitals charge Rs 250 per COVID-19 vaccine: Siddaramaiah #Coronavirus Coronavirus cases: With 16,838 fresh cases, India's COVID-19 infection tally over 11.17 million #Coronavirus SOPs for Maharashtra COVID-19 care centres by March 31: Ajit Pawar #Coronavirus Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, his parents takes first dose of coronavirus vaccination #Coronavirus Coronavirus cases: India reports 17,407 new COVID-19 cases, records below 100 deaths in last 24 hours For Quick Alerts Subscribe Now India - 11,173,761 | World - 116,207,995 View Sample For Quick Alerts ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS For Daily Alerts Just In 1 hr ago Govt constitutes 259-member panel headed by PM to commemorate 75 years of India's independence 1 hr ago ... » Learn More about IndiGo passenger says he is COVID-19 positive; airline offloads him at Delhi airport