Joe Biden issued a proclamation on Friday restricting travel from India. (Representational)
Washington:
The travel ban imposed by US President Joe Biden for people coming from India, which is experiencing one of the worst waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, came into effect on Tuesday.
Joe Biden issued a proclamation on Friday restricting travel from India starting from May 4.
Certain categories of students, academics, journalists and individuals have been exempted from the ban, according to the US State Department.
US nationals, those having green cards, their non-citizen spouses and children below 21 years of age, are among the various categories exempted from the restrictions.
Adar Poonawalla, the CEO of world's biggest vaccine maker Serum Institute of India, tweeted last night about the "excellent meeting" with "our partners in the UK" as he faces a huge challenge to meet India's vaccine demands. He said he would be retur
Amid the massive surge in Covid cases, about 20 countries have either suspended passengers flights from India or imposed strict entry norms. (Representative image)
NEW DELHI: The Indian embassy in Nepal has advised passengers not to travel to Kathmandu from India only for the purpose for transiting to others parts of the world.
The order comes at a time when a number of countries like the UK, Canada, Australia and UAE have suspended flights to India. While some other countries have restrictions for travellers from India.
Due to this, perhaps, some travellers from India are flying to Kathmandu to take connecting flights to other countries.
Top US lawmakers rallied behind India in its hour of crisis urging the Biden administration to provide material and healthcare assistance to India to help save lives from the deadly coronavirus.