Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], October 15 (ANI): Restrictions on public gatherings and celebrations due to COVID-19 have affected many. Rajasthan's puppeteers and puppet makers are among them, struggling to earn a livelihood.
Beijing [China] October 14 (ANI): Chinese authorities have imposed lockdown and other COVID-19 restrictions in Ghulja city as a response to the hike in the cases of deadly infection prompting 'bread and butter' difficulties for Uyghurs in the region.
New Delhi [India], October 14 (ANI): Delhi's Kathputli Colony which is home to 2,800-odd families of puppeteers, magicians and acrobats, is struggling to make ends meet as COVID-19 restrictions on social gatherings and celebrations continue.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 13 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday said that the decision regarding relaxations in Covid-19 restrictions on the state's borders will be taken at a Covid-19 experts' committee meeting that will be conducted after Dasara.
New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): 'Ravan' effigy makers in Delhi say they are witnessing a slump in orders due to the COVID-19 pandemic following less demand.
London [UK], October 11 (ANI): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday spoke with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed Afghanistan, COP26, travel restrictions and Roadmap 2030.
Canberra [Australia], October 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has declared that there will be no turning back to COVID-19 lockdowns as restrictions ease across the east coast amid the country's battle against the third wave of infections.
Kabul [Afghanistan] October 10 (ANI): The sole sports TV channel in Afghanistan has shut down after struggling to cope up with the restrictions imposed by the Taliban in the country.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 9 (ANI): Following the decline in COVID-19 cases, the West Bengal government on Saturday allowed all shops, restaurants and bars to remain open as per the normal operational hours.
Stockholm [Sweden], October 9 (ANI/Sputnik): The king of Swedes said on Saturday that the government might have acted too fast in lifting COVID-19 curbs, after Sweden scrapped limits on public gatherings.
New Delhi [India], October 9 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry on Saturday said the government has put in place a quantitative restriction on the export of syringes to boost their domestic availability and uptake.
New Delhi [India], October 9 (ANI): The Central government has imposed a quantitative restriction on the export of syringes to boost domestic production and supply, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday.