Passengers who do not wear their masks can be off-loaded or even declared “unruly” under a 2017 rule that empowers airlines to place flyers classified as unruly on a no-fly list, the directorate general of civil aviation (DGCA) said on Wednesday, June 8. The DGCA order comes after a two-judge bench of the Delhi high court on Friday ordered strict action, including de-boarding of passengers violating Covid-19 norms such as the mandatory wearing of masks and maintaining hygiene at airports and on aircraft.
Perspective
The unchallenged run of majoritarian encroachments
Indian civil society remains hierarchical and fragmented, desirous more of integrating itself into ruling power structures than challenging them. Therefore, any resistance to majoritarian encroachments on our constitutional order is not likely to come from […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Immigration Council Neeli Bendapudi wins Immigrant Achievement Award
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): The American Immigration Council honored Pennsylvania State University’s Indian American President Neeli Bendapudi with its Immigrant Achievement Award at a reception on April 28 in Washington, DC. The award recognizes individuals or […]
India
Delhi High Court refuses to stay film on SSR
New Delhi (TIP): Delhi High Court on Thursday, June 10, refused to stay the release of film ‘Nyay: The Justice’, which is based on the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput observing that “artistic […]
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