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PM speaks to Putin and Zelensky; seeks safe and quick evacuation of Indians
PM Modi spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and sought their support in the safe and quick evacuation of the Indian students stuck in Sumy city.
Russian force doing everything to evacuate Indian citizens from Sumy: Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin assured PM Modi that his forces are doing everything to evacuate the stranded Indian citizens, mostly students, from the war-torn eastern Ukrainian city of Sumy
PM Modi speaks to Putin, stresses on safe evacuation of Indians from Sumy
PM Narendra Modi on Monday spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin and conveyed to him the importance of the safe evacuation of Indian citizens from war-torn Ukraine's Sumy at the earliest
Indian embassy asks Indians still stranded in Ukraine to fill up e-forms
In the Google form, the embassy has also asked for indicating the current location of the Indians stranded in Ukraine
Won't rest until last one is out from war-hit Ukraine, says MEA
Indian student shot at in Kharkiv, hospitalized
30 flights operated, 6,400 people brought back under 'Operation Ganga': MEA
A total of 30 flights have been operated and around 6,400 people brought back under Operation Ganga that was launched to evacuate Indian nationals in Ukraine, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday. MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said the number of Indians who have left Ukraine since advisories were issued was nearly 18,000. "The pace of Operation Ganga continues to accelerate. During the last 24 hours, 15 flights landed in India, bringing back more than 3,000 Indians," he said at a media briefing here. "With this, it takes the total number of flights under operation Ganga to 30. So, we have brought back around 6,400 Indian citizens," Bagchi said this evening. During the next 24 hours, 18 flights have been scheduled, of these three would be C-17 Indian Air Force flights and the other flights are commercial, he said. In terms of the departure points from Europe, there will be seven flights from Bucharest (Romania), five from Budapest (Hungary), three from Rzeszow
'Walk, but leave Kharkiv': 17,000 Indians have left Ukraine borders
Student from Punjab suffers stroke, second death of Indian in Ukraine in two days
Yemen rebel attack on UAE brings tragedy to Indian families
Rath, whose fuel tanker blew up in a fatal attack on Abu Dhabi last month claimed by Yemen's Houthi rebels last month, was standing by his truck filling out forms when the drones hit.
Celebrating NRI success: When 'national pride' trumps obvious questions
Should we not stop uncritically celebrating NRIs' elevation without regard to what kind of companies they are getting to run, and the nature of their products or business practices, wonders T N Ninan
Indian diaspora reaches out amid a brutal second wave of Covid-19
While some, like Indian doctors in the US, are offering their services, others are amplifying SOS calls, organising donation drives and generating awareness
Explained: How the Punjabi diaspora is influencing farmer agitation
The agitation is a massive alliance of unions - as many as 472 unions are associated with the movement, of which 32 are leading it upfront, and at least 40 involved in the talks with the governments
11,616 Indians abroad infected with coronavirus so far, says govt
Over 11,600 Indians abroad have been infected with coronavirus as per details available with the country's missions, the government informed the Rajya Sabha on Thursday
First-person account: What it takes to make it home in the time of Covid-19
After being stranded in the US for over two months, he finally came back to India under the government's national repatriation scheme. Abhishek Waghmare gives a first-person account of the experience
Keyed on easing economic impact of Covid-19 on Indians abroad: Jaishankar
The government's focus has been to provide better opportunities and welfare measures to prospective migrants, he added
Vande Bharat Mission: First Air India flight brings 225 Indians from US
On day two of repatriation of stranded Indians from the US, Air India flight will take off from Newark to Mumbai and Ahmedabad on Sunday
Covid-19: 25,000 Indians to be repatriated from US, says Ambassador Sandhu
The first flight will be from San Francisco to Mumbai and Hyderabad on Saturday with 200 passengers on board
India set to bring home 250,000 stranded abroad; 64 flights deployed
The Indians stranded abroad will have to pay anything from Rs 12,000 to Rs 1 lakh per ticket depending on their location
Covid-19 crisis: Indians stranded abroad will be brought home from May 7
1,074 patients recovered in 24 hrs, highest in one day; 1,107,233 people tested in India so far
Govt to bring back Indians stranded abroad from May 7 in 'phased manner'
After their arrival in India, medical examination will be conducted on everyone and they will be subsequently put under quarantine for 14 days
As coronavirus shatters dreams of studying abroad, students look for plan B
According to Study Abroad counsellors, the situation looks grim and might affect long term plans for many.
