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Singapore will be first to accept Covid-19 digital travel passes

International

Singapore will be first to accept Covid-19 digital travel passes

By Administrator_India Capital Sands Singapore will next month accept visitors who use a mobile travel pass containing digital certificates for Covid-19 tests and vaccines, its aviation regulator said, becoming one of the first countries to adopt the initiative. Singapore will accept the International Air…

Administrator_India
Apr 6, 2021

EU sets out vaccine certificate plan to allow free travel by this summer

International

EU sets out vaccine certificate plan to allow free travel by this summer

By Administrator_ India Capital Sands With summer looming and tourism-reliant countries anxiously waiting for the return of a steady influx of tourism income amid the pandemic, the European Union’s executive body presented a proposal Wednesday that would allow European citizens…

Administrator_India
Mar 18, 2021

International

Johnson & Johnson halts COVID-19 vaccine trial after participant falls sick

By Administrator_India Capital Sands In a significant development, Johnson & Johnson on Monday (October 12) announced that it had temporarily halted the trial of its coronavirus COVID-19 vaccine after one of its participants fell ill. “We have temporarily paused further…

Administrator_India
Oct 13, 2020

India becomes member of UN's Commission on Status of Women; China fails to secure a seat

International

India becomes member of UN’s Commission on Status of Women; China fails to secure a seat

By Administrator_India Capital Sands India has been elected as a member of the United Nation’s Commission on Status of Women, a body of the Economic and Social Council, said TS Tirumurti, permanent representative of India to the United Nations on…

Administrator_India
Sep 15, 2020

Business International

Gulf economies seen shrinking sharply in 2020, to pick up in 2021

By Administrator_India Capital Sands Economic activity in the Gulf will contract sharply this year before recovering in 2021, hit by the double shock of the coronavirus pandemic and an oil price crash, a quarterly poll showed on Tuesday. Analysts…

Administrator_India
Jul 21, 2020

Indian and Chinese military agree to disengage on disputed Himalayan border

International

Indian and Chinese military agree to disengage on disputed Himalayan border

By Administrator_India Capital Sands Indian and Chinese military commanders have agreed to step back from a confrontation over a disputed stretch of border where a clash last week left 20 Indian soldiers dead, government officials in New Delhi and Beijing…

Administrator_India
Jun 24, 2020