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Indian student shot in Kyiv, hospitalised, says MoS VK Singh
2 years, 9 months ago

Indian student shot in Kyiv, hospitalised, says MoS VK Singh

India Today  

Days after an Indian student lost his life amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, another has been hospitalised after being shot in Kyiv, Union Minister VK Singh told ANI on Friday. Hardeep Singh Puri, Jyotiraditya Scindia, and Kiren Rijiju are the other three "special envoys" who are currently in Ukraine's adjoining nations to coordinate the evacuation of Indian nationals still …

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616 Indians return from Ukraine on 3 evacuation flights by IndiGo, Air India Express
2 years, 9 months ago

616 Indians return from Ukraine on 3 evacuation flights by IndiGo, Air India Express

India Today  

Three evacuation flights from Romania's capital Bucharest and Hungary's capital Budapest came to India on Tuesday with 616 Indian nationals who were stranded in Ukraine due to the Russian military offensive, officials said. Air India Express operated the Bucharest-Mumbai flight via Kuwait with 182 Indian nationals. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked the Indian Air Force to evacuate Indians stranded …

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Three more flights bring back 688 Indians from Ukraine
2 years, 9 months ago

Three more flights bring back 688 Indians from Ukraine

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram: India on Sunday evacuated 688 more nationals from war-hit Ukraine on three Air India flights and said it was in touch with the other countries in that region to ensure the return of all its stranded citizens as concerns mounted over their safety. Approximately 13,000 Indians are in Ukraine as of now, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, who …

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Here's how much evacuation flights cost the govt to bring back Indians from Ukraine for free
2 years, 9 months ago

Here's how much evacuation flights cost the govt to bring back Indians from Ukraine for free

India TV News  

Highlights Indian govt said that it will evacuate Indians stranded in Ukraine for free on Air India's flights. Cost of operating a chartered flight with Dreamliner is around Rs 7 to 8 lakh per hour. Reports suggest that the cost of operating a two-way evacuation flight will be more than Rs 1.10 crore and the amount will go up depending …

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Russia-Ukraine crisis live updates |
2 years, 9 months ago

Russia-Ukraine crisis live updates |

The Hindu  

Ukrainian forces fought off Russian troops in the capital Kyiv on Friday on the second day of a conflict that has claimed dozens of lives, as Russian President Vladimir Putin called on the Ukrainian army to remove the country’s leadership. “The leaders agreed that more sanctions were needed, including focusing on President Putin’s inner circle, building on the measures that …

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Thousands of refugees and migrants plead for Libya evacuation
3 years, 2 months ago

Thousands of refugees and migrants plead for Libya evacuation

Al Jazeera  

Appeals at Tripoli sit-in come as more than 5,000 people rounded up this month and put in indefinite detention in already overcrowded centres. “Still now, they did not get medical care and shelter.” More than 5,000 people have been rounded up by security forces since October 1 and put into indefinite detention. If they go into the street you can …

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Afghanistan-Taliban crisis: New Zealand completes Kabul evacuation
3 years, 3 months ago

Afghanistan-Taliban crisis: New Zealand completes Kabul evacuation

India TV News  

The last flight by a New Zealand Defence Force C-130 Hercules aircraft evacuating people from Afghanistan's capital Kabul has in the United Arab Emirates, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told a briefing on Friday. NZDF have confirmed that no New Zealand evacuees were left within the Kabul airport. She added that a further group of 100 people, including New Zealanders and …

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Afghanistan crisis: Thousands of desperate Americans and allies scramble to get out of Kabul
3 years, 3 months ago

Afghanistan crisis: Thousands of desperate Americans and allies scramble to get out of Kabul

Daily Mail  

Thousands converged on Kabul airport on Wednesday in a desperate bid to leave Afghanistan amid reports the Taliban are stopping westerners getting in, less than 24 hours after President Joe Biden said he would only pull troops by August 31 if the insurgents allow safe passage. Desperate Afghans waded through a sewage ditch on the outskirts of Kabul airport this …

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Biden still ‘hopes’ to complete Afghan evacuations by August 31
3 years, 4 months ago

Biden still ‘hopes’ to complete Afghan evacuations by August 31

Al Jazeera  

US President Joe Biden says any American in Afghanistan who wants to come back home will be able to. 22 Aug 2021 - 20:24 GMT Biden says first priority is to get Americans out US President Joe Biden has said evacuating Americans from Kabul is the “first priority” of his administration. 22 Aug 2021 - 17:23 GMT Taliban says ‘hundreds’ …

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US announces new destinations for evacuees as Kabul airport confusion continues
3 years, 4 months ago

US announces new destinations for evacuees as Kabul airport confusion continues

CNN  

CNN — Chaotic scenes played out at Kabul airport again on Friday as thousands desperate to leave Afghanistan sought to reach evacuation flights, a backlog developed as the US briefly ran out of places to fly them and President Joe Biden pledged to Americans trapped in the country that he will get them out. When another country alerted the US …

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Kabul evacuations resume after hours-long delay
3 years, 4 months ago

Kabul evacuations resume after hours-long delay

Al Jazeera  

US President Biden thanks Qatar saying airlifts ‘would not have been possible without the early support’ from Sheikh Tamim. 21 Aug 2021 - 00:40 GMT Biden thanks Qatar’s emir for help in Afghanistan – White House US President Joe Biden thanked Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in a call for the country’s “generous support” as Washington evacuates …

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Joe Biden’s Kabul Evacuation Plan Could Abandon Thousands Of Vulnerable Afghans
3 years, 4 months ago

Joe Biden’s Kabul Evacuation Plan Could Abandon Thousands Of Vulnerable Afghans

Huff Post  

President Joe Biden has taken on a huge final responsibility for the U.S. before the end of the 20-year American mission in Afghanistan: controlling the airport in Kabul, the most important exit point for tens of thousands of Afghans who do not want to live under the Taliban. On Tuesday, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said the United States had …

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Afghans cling to moving US Air Force jet in desperate bid to flee
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghans cling to moving US Air Force jet in desperate bid to flee

Al Jazeera  

Described as ‘defining images’ of Western intervention, extraordinary scenes from the runway in Kabul send shockwaves across the world. Extraordinary footage of Afghans clinging on to a United States Air Force plane in a desperate bid to flee the country have been described as the “defining images” of the decades-long military intervention by Western powers. “It seemed as though airport …

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