17 Indians evacuated from Libya
1 year, 4 months ago

17 Indians evacuated from Libya

The Hindu  

Seventeen Indian nationals, who were held captive by an armed group in Libya, have been rescued and brought back to India following sustained efforts by the Ministry of External Affairs, people familiar with the matter said on August 21. The Indian embassy in Tunis played a key role in evacuation of the Indians, the people said. The Indian embassy in Tunis regularly pursued the matter with Libyan authorities throughout May and June, as well as through informal channels, they said. On June 13, Libyan authorities were able to rescue the Indian nationals, but kept them in their custody, given that they had illegally entered the country, the people said.

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Indian workers stranded in Libya: Government says working to secure exit permits
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Indian workers stranded in Libya: Government says working to secure exit permits

India Today  

The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday confirmed that it was actively assisting the group of Indian workers who were trapped in Libya due to a lack of proper documentation four months ago. Speaking to reporters earlier in the day, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that the Indian workers had travelled to Libya's Benghazi via Dubai without valid paperwork, leading …

6 more Indians evacuated from Syria arrives at Delhi airport
3 weeks, 6 days ago

6 more Indians evacuated from Syria arrives at Delhi airport

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Six more Indian nationals evacuated from war-torn Syria arrived at the Delhi airport on Saturday. Indian nationals who returned to India shared their experience of staying in Syria over the past few days and how the embassy helped them return to India. Chetan Lal, who was among those who returned from Syria said that the embassy provided him …

‘Govt has done very well’: Indians evacuated from Syria reach Delhi
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4 weeks ago

‘Govt has done very well’: Indians evacuated from Syria reach Delhi

Hindustan Times  

Indian nationals evacuated from war-torn Syria reached Delhi airport on Saturday. Recounting how embassy helped him, an Indian national said, "I had been there in Syria for about six months and the situation was normal there. Praising government's efforts for evacuating them from Syria, he said, "After that, the embassy team brought two of us to the Lebanon border, then …

All Indians who wished to return home from Syria brought back, says MEA
Top News
4 weeks ago

All Indians who wished to return home from Syria brought back, says MEA

Hindustan Times  

The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday said India has evacuated from Syria all those who wished to return amid tensions in the country after rebel forces overthrew President Bashar Assad's authoritarian government there. "We have evacuated all Indian nationals in Syria who wished to return home following recent developments in that country. So far, 77 Indian nationals from Syria …

77 Indians evacuated from Syria amid rebel takeover of Damascus: MEA
4 weeks, 1 day ago

77 Indians evacuated from Syria amid rebel takeover of Damascus: MEA

Firstpost  

“We have evacuated all Indian nationals in Syria who wished to return home following recent developments in that country. So far, 77 Indian nationals from Syria have been evacuated,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on Friday India has evacuated all of its nationals from Syria who expressed a desire to return home following the overthrow of President Bashar …

First Indian to return from Syria ‘thanks’ govt, describes Damascus horror
4 weeks, 2 days ago

First Indian to return from Syria ‘thanks’ govt, describes Damascus horror

Hindustan Times  

A Ghaziabad resident, first of the 75 Indian nationals to return to home from Syria, recounted the horrifying situation in Damascus and thanked the Indian government for its help. Ravi Bhushan told ANI about the efforts the Indian embassy made to help get the Indian nationals back home. We are very much thankful to Indian government and Indian embassy at …

India evacuates 75 nationals from Syria
1 month ago

India evacuates 75 nationals from Syria

Hindustan Times  

India on Wednesday evacuated 75 Indian nationals, including 44 pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir, from Syria in the aftermath of the takeover of the capital Damascus by rebel forces this week. All the Indian nationals safely crossed over to Lebanon and are set to return to India by commercial flights, the external affairs ministry said. The evacuation, coordinated by the …

India evacuates 75 nationals from Syria amid political crisis
1 month ago

India evacuates 75 nationals from Syria amid political crisis

Firstpost  

The evacuation, coordinated by the embassies of India in Damascus and Beirut, was put into effect following an assessment of the security situation, the Ministry of External Affairs said All Indian nationals have safely crossed over to Lebanon and will return by available commercial flights to India. ANI India on Tuesday evacuated 75 Indian nationals from Syria, two days after …

India evacuates 75 nationals from Syria days after rebels oust Assad
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1 month ago

India evacuates 75 nationals from Syria days after rebels oust Assad

India Today  

India on Tuesday evacuated 75 Indian nationals from Syria, two days after rebel forces overthrew President Bashar al-Assad's authoritarian government. "The Government of India today evacuated 75 Indian nationals from Syria, following recent developments in that country," it said in a late-night statement. All Indian nationals have safely crossed over to Lebanon and will return by available commercial flights to …

75 Indians evacuated from Syria amidst turmoil following Bashar al Assad's fall
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1 month ago

75 Indians evacuated from Syria amidst turmoil following Bashar al Assad's fall

Hindustan Times  

Amid a power crisis in Syria, India on Tuesday evacuated 75 Indian nationals from the conflict-torn country. The evacuation was conducted two days after the rebel forces ousted President Bashar Assad's authoritarian government. "The Government of India today evacuated 75 Indian nationals from Syria, following recent developments in that country," it said in a late-night statement. All Indian nationals have …

India Evacuates 75 Nationals from Syria
1 month ago

India Evacuates 75 Nationals from Syria

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: India on Tuesday evacuated 75 Indian nationals from Syria, two days after rebel forces overthrew President Bashar Assad's authoritarian government.The evacuation, coordinated by the embassies of India in Damascus and Beirut, was put into effect following an assessment of the security situation, the Ministry of External Affairs said. "The Government of India today evacuated 75 Indian nationals from …

India repatriates four citizens who were sold to mafia from floods-hit Libya
1 year, 3 months ago

India repatriates four citizens who were sold to mafia from floods-hit Libya

Hindustan Times  

The Centre on Friday repatriated four Indian nationals from flood-hit Libya where over 3,000 people have died in the calamity. Reports claimed that the four citizens - Parvesh Kumar, Manpreet Singh, Rohit and Sukhwinder Singh - were sold to the mafia and were engaged in labour work at construction sites. The four citizens went to Libya early this year in …

Watch: Indian youths, freed from Libya jail, in tears as they meet parents in Delhi after 6 months
1 year, 4 months ago

Watch: Indian youths, freed from Libya jail, in tears as they meet parents in Delhi after 6 months

Hindustan Times  

It was an emotional reunion with their parents for 17 Indian youths, mostly from Punjab and Haryana, who returned to Delhi on Sunday after being released from wrongful detention in Libya where they were struck for six months. These youths were held in captivity for several months by the armed group in Libya's Zwara city after being struck in the …

‘Modi-ji zindabad’, says evacuee from war-hit Sudan after landing in Delhi | Video
1 year, 8 months ago

‘Modi-ji zindabad’, says evacuee from war-hit Sudan after landing in Delhi | Video

Hindustan Times  

India has been ramping up its efforts to evacuate Indian nationals stuck in cities and border points of war-torn Sudan. Another batch of 362 Indian evacuees, who boarded a flight from Jeddah, landed in New Delhi on Friday. After arriving to safety, one of the evacuees while explaining how their evacuation took place lauded the "smooth" efforts of Prime Minister …

250 Indians evacuated from Sudan
1 year, 8 months ago

250 Indians evacuated from Sudan

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: Over 250 Indians were evacuated from Sudan on Wednesday onboard two Indian Air Force C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft from Port Sudan to the Saudi city of Jeddah, from where they will be brought back home. A second IAF C-130J flight departs Port Sudan for Jeddah, carrying another 135 passengers. India had on Sunday said it has put …

Indian nationals among people evacuated by France from Sudan
1 year, 8 months ago

Indian nationals among people evacuated by France from Sudan

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: France has evacuated some Indians along with citizens of 27 other countries as part of its evacuation mission from violence-hit Sudan. Last night, two military flight rotations evacuated 388 people of 28 countries, including Indian nationals," it tweeted. On Sunday, Saudi Arabia said it has evacuated from Sudan 66 citizens from "brotherly and friendly" foreign countries that included …

Indians among those evacuated by France from war-torn Sudan
1 year, 8 months ago

Indians among those evacuated by France from war-torn Sudan

Hindustan Times  

France has evacuated some Indians along with citizens of 27 other countries as part of its evacuation mission from violence-hit Sudan. Sudan clashes: The French embassy said that on Monday, 388 people from 28 countries, including India, were evacuated. Read here: Countries rush to evacuate citizens from Sudan as conflict enters second week The French embassy in New Delhi said …

Nearly 16,000 Indians evacuated from Ukraine so far, but it’s a long wait for 700 in Sumy
2 years, 10 months ago

Nearly 16,000 Indians evacuated from Ukraine so far, but it’s a long wait for 700 in Sumy

The Hindu  

India has brought back its over 15,920 nationals on 76 flights under the evacuation mission ‘Operation Ganga’ that was launched following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, officials said on Sunday. “It is due to India's growing influence that it has brought thousands of students from the war zone of Ukraine back to their motherland,” the Prime Minister said, adding many big …

India evacuates first batch of 219 nationals from Ukraine via Romania
2 years, 10 months ago

India evacuates first batch of 219 nationals from Ukraine via Romania

Hindustan Times  

India on Saturday evacuated the first group of 219 Indian nationals from Ukraine via Romania and stepped up efforts to get out more citizens through the land borders of neighbouring countries. India on Saturday evacuated the first group of 219 Indian nationals from Ukraine via Romania and stepped up efforts to get more citizens out of war-torn Ukraine. The first …

Afghan crisis | India brings back 146 of its evacuated nationals from Doha
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghan crisis | India brings back 146 of its evacuated nationals from Doha

The Hindu  

India on Monday, August 23, 2021, brought back 146 of its nationals in four different flights from Qatar's capital Doha, days after they were evacuated from Afghanistan by NATO and American aircraft in view of the deteriorating security situation in the war-torn country. India on August 22, 2021, brought back 392 people including two Afghan lawmakers in three different flights …

Afghan crisis: India brings back 146 of its evacuated nationals from Doha
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghan crisis: India brings back 146 of its evacuated nationals from Doha

India Today  

India on Monday brought back 146 of its nationals in four different flights from Qatar's capital Doha, days after they were evacuated from Afghanistan by NATO and American aircraft in view of the deteriorating security situation in the war-torn country. India on Sunday brought back 392 people including two Afghan lawmakers in three different flights under the evacuation mission amid …

India airlifts 392 from Afghanistan, more evacuation flights on the way
3 years, 4 months ago

India airlifts 392 from Afghanistan, more evacuation flights on the way

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: India on Sunday brought back home at least 392 people, including two Afghan legislators and several Afghan Hindus and Sikhs, on three different flights as part of its mission to evacuate Indians and its Afghan partners from Kabul amid the increasing Taliban hostility and the deteriorating security situation in the city after it fell to the militant outfit …

India evacuates nearly 400 people, including 329 Indians from Kabul
3 years, 4 months ago

India evacuates nearly 400 people, including 329 Indians from Kabul

India TV News  

India on Sunday brought back nearly 400 people, including 329 of its nationals and two Afghan lawmakers, in three different flights as part of its efforts to evacuate its citizens from Kabul in the backdrop of the deteriorating situation in the city after its takeover by the Taliban. IAF special repatriation flight with 168 passengers on board, including 107 Indian …

All Indians in Kabul safe, evacuation on: Govt sources after reports of abduction by Taliban
3 years, 4 months ago

All Indians in Kabul safe, evacuation on: Govt sources after reports of abduction by Taliban

Firstpost  

India has been making continuous efforts to airlift its nationals stuck in the strife-torn country now overtaken by a militant regime. All Indians in Kabul are safe and in touch with Indian officials, government sources told CNN-News18 on Saturday, after reports that around 150 foreigners including Indians were abducted by the Taliban from near the Kabul airport. India has already …

India evacuates 170 people from Afghanistan, including ambassador
3 years, 4 months ago

India evacuates 170 people from Afghanistan, including ambassador

Al Jazeera  

Nearly 200 personnel of Indian mission in Afghanistan evacuated in three days, alongside Indian civilians working in the country. An Indian air force plane has evacuated more than 170 people from Kabul, including India’s ambassador to Afghanistan, a government official says, as diplomats and civilians scramble to leave the country after the Taliban took the capital. Speaking to reporters, Ambassador …

7 Indians working at construction company kidnapped in Libya on Sept 14, working for their release: MEA
4 years, 3 months ago

7 Indians working at construction company kidnapped in Libya on Sept 14, working for their release: MEA

India TV News  

7 Indians working at a construction company were kidnapped in Libya on September 14. Addressing the media, Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said that the Indian Embassy in Tunisia has contacted the Libyan government and International organisations and are working for the release of these Indians. The employers were shown photographs of the Indians which suggested that they …

Rescuing Indians left stranded by war, disaster or pandemic
4 years, 7 months ago

Rescuing Indians left stranded by war, disaster or pandemic

The Hindu  

May 15, 2020 12:05 am | Updated 01:46 am IST “Pin drop silence in the control room please” said the ship’s commander. The ship had set sail along with accompanying frigates INS Brahmaputra and Betwa and the tanker ship INS Shakti from Larnaca two days before, on a mission called Operation Sukoon, to evacuate 3,000 Indians and others stuck in …

Indians stranded in 13 countries to be brought home
4 years, 8 months ago

Indians stranded in 13 countries to be brought home

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Union government is launching India’s biggest evacuation plan to bring back its citizens stranded in foreign countries since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. This massive evacuation plan was kicked off on Tuesday with the Indian Navy launching Operation Samudra Setu by sending two ships to the Maldives to bring back 1,000 Indians stranded on the island …

Kuwait offers to airlift stranded Indians
4 years, 8 months ago

Kuwait offers to airlift stranded Indians

The Hindu  

The Government of Kuwait on Friday said it was willing to evacuate a large number of workers and illegal migrants from India. In a detailed press statement, the Embassy of Kuwait said the Ambassador of Kuwait Jassem Al Najem has conveyed to India his government’s plans to begin the operations after the nationwide lockdown is lifted. “The Ambassador highlighted Kuwait’s …

How India evacuated nearly 2,300 citizens during Israel-Lebanon war 2006!
5 years, 6 months ago

How India evacuated nearly 2,300 citizens during Israel-Lebanon war 2006!

India TV News  

India had carried out one of its best evacuation operations from a war-like zone in 2006, when it brought back home around 2,300 people, including some from Sri Lanka and Nepal, who were caught in the Israel-Lebanon conflict, says a new book. In “Challenges of Governance: An Insider’s View”, former Cabinet Secretary B K Chaturvedi recalls his experiences as a …

Sushma Swaraj appeals to 500 Indians to leave Tripoli immediately as situation in Libya deteriorates
5 years, 8 months ago

Sushma Swaraj appeals to 500 Indians to leave Tripoli immediately as situation in Libya deteriorates

Firstpost  

Efforts to evacuate all Indians have been underway ever since tensions rose in Tripoli on 4 April, when Khalifa Haftar announced an attack on the Libyan capital to capture the region from the UN-backed Government of National Accord. New Delhi: External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday appealed to around 500 Indians to leave Tripoli “immediately,” as the situation continues …

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