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Over 687,000 stranded Indians returned home under Vande Bharat mission: MEA

The fourth phase of the Vande Bharat mission, which is currently underway, has been augmented with the addition of around 120 flights between July 15-31

Over 650,000 Indians evacuated from abroad amid Covid-19 pandemic: Centre

More than 6,50,000 Indians stranded abroad due to coronavirus pandemic have been evacuated, said Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Monday.Taking to Twitter, Puri assured that the government is making all efforts to facilitate the evacuation of citizens who are stranded abroad and those who want to fly out.He said that over 80,000 people have also flown out since the outbreak of the pandemic."Govt is making all efforts to facilitate the evacuation of our citizens who are stranded abroad & those who want to fly out. We have already brought back more than 650K citizens through various means & have flown out more than 80K. VBM plays a key role in this endeavour," Puri tweeted."Situation around the world is continuously evolving & so are international civil aviation operations. VBM is being ramped up from time to time. We strive to bring back every Indian or fly out those who want to. I request your understanding & patience. We will cover each one of ...

Covid-19: 1,500 Indians to be repatriated from South Africa on Sunday

The Indian government has arranged three Vande Bharat mission flights from South Africa, repatriating thousands

Over 500,000 Indians brought back through Vande Bharat Mission: Govt to HC

Kerala received the largest number of stranded Indians (94,085), followed by Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh

India bars UAE airlines from operating flights; efforts on to resolve issue

A formal order has not been issued but UAE airlines, including Air Arabia, Emirates, Etihad and Flydubai, were verbally informed of the decision on Thursday.

Over 500,000 Indians returned under Vande Bharat Mission, highest to Kerala

Mission brings them home from 137 countries in less than two months, 94,085 return to Kerala alone

Over 475,000 Indians returned home under Vande Bharat Mission: MEA

This number includes more than 90,000 Indians who have returned through land border immigration checkpoints from Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh

Aaditya Thackeray seeks coordination with Centre on Vande Bharat flights

Aaditya Thackeray has said Civil Aviation Ministry should coordinate with state govts on repatriation flights under Vande Bharat Mission for effectively reaching out to Indians stranded around world.

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

17 countries, 170 flights: Vande Bharat Mission phase 4 begins from July 3

These 170 chartered flights under the fourth phase are scheduled to be operated between July 3 and 15

306 Indians stranded in UAE, Kyrgyzstan brought back

Two separate flights from the UAE and Kyrgyzstan landed here on Thursday, bringing back 306 Indians stranded in these countries due to the COVID-19 outbreak, officials said.

Vande Bharat mission: 360,000 Indians brought back to country, says MEA

Over 3.6 lakh Indians have returned to India from abroad after the government launched the ''Vande Bharat'' evacuation mission on May 7 in view of the coronavirus pandemic, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday. External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said a total number of 5,13,047 Indians have registered their request with Indian missions abroad for repatriation to India on compelling grounds. Of the people who have registered, 3,64,209 have returned under this Mission as of today, he said. Repatriations from neighbouring countries have also been happening through land borders, he added. "More than 84,000 Indians have returned through land border immigration checkpoints from Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh," the MEA spokesperson said. "In the first three phases of the Vande Bharat Mission, around 875 international flights were scheduled for operation from over 50 countries across five continents. So far, more than 700 of these flights have reached India

Stranded Indians in Iran to embark INS Jalashwa today: Indian Navy

On June 11, INS Shardul had brought back 233 Indians from Iran

UAE says specific approval needed to take Vande Bharat flights to Dubai

Curbs come amid growing pressure on Indian govt to allow foreign airlines to carry passengers from India

India evacuates 156 nationals from Sri Lanka under Vande Bharat Mission

The next Air India special flight from Colombo to Delhi, Lucknow and Gaya is scheduled on June 22

Air India gets robust response for Vande Bharat ferry flights to US, Europe

In the phase three of the mission, the airline will operate 300 flights to North America and Europe from June 9 to June 30, 2020

Over 30,000 rescued under Vande Bharat Mission till May 25: Hardeep Puri

India had launched the largest evacuation exercise to repatriate Indians stranded abroad due to coronavirus-induced lockdown

Vande Bharat mission: Second flight with 132 Indians reaches Gaya from Oman

First repatriation flight from Muscat, Oman, under Vande Bharat Mission of the second phase, landed at Cochin International Airport on Saturday with 177 passengers

Over 13,000 people returned to India under Vande Bharat: Hardeep Singh Puri

Vande Bharat Mission, which started on May 7 to bring back stranded Indian nationals back home from other countries, initiated its second phase of the operation from Saturday

Air India to run special domestic flights for Vande Bharat evacuees only

Accordingly, the airline will run these special ferry flights during the second phase of the repatriation mission