The move comes at a time when such ships are under scrutiny after hundreds of passengers on the Diamond Princess liner in Japan contracted the coronavirus.
Modi's government has faced large scale-protests at home and criticism abroad for enacting a citizenship law that is seen as discriminating against Muslims.
Teams looking in the fuel tanks of brand new Boeing 737 Max planes for foreign object debris will expand their inspections, sources familiar with the checks told CNBC on Friday.
Japan is facing growing questions about whether it is doing enough to stop the coronavirus, which emerged in central China late last year and has spread to 24 other countries.
At DuPont's largest manufacturing facility in Richmond, Virginia, CNBC got an inside look at how the company is making changes to its operations to accommodate the rise in demand for protective suits.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has launched an investigation into Altria's investment in e-cigarette start-up Juul Labs, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
The judge in Harvey Weinstein's rape trial told jurors to continue deliberations after they suggested they might have reached a unanimous verdict on the less serious charges, but are hung on the most serious ones.
Wall Street investors have decided that space is the place for their cash as Virgin Galactic skyrockets, and one exchange-traded fund issuer is benefiting from the boost.