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Thousands of Indians flown out of Ukraine under Operation Ganga: Shringla

Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said the government of India has launched a multi-prong evacuation plan titled 'Operation Ganga' to evacuate Indian citizens stranded in Ukraine

Indian Embassy in Kyiv asks nationals not to venture out amid fighting

Indian Embassy in Kyiv has released a second advisory for all the Indian nationals stranded in Ukraine and advised them not to venture out as intense fighting in Kharkiv, Sumy and Kyiv continues.

PM Modi to preside high-level meeting today on Ukraine crisis: Report

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a high-level meeting on the Ukraine crisis on Sunday, official sources said.

Indians trying to flee Ukraine amid invasion stuck at Polish border

While countries like Poland and Hungary have welcomed fleeing Ukrainians, some foreign citizens seeking to leave Ukraine have reported difficulties at the Polish border. An Indian volunteer in Poland said Sunday some Indian citizens seeking to flee Ukraine into Poland are stuck at the border leading into Medyka, Poland, and unable to cross. The Indian Embassy in Kyiv said Sunday that Indian citizens are being evacuated from Ukraine to Romania and Hungary. But some have arrived at the border with Poland apparently unaware of this and are stuck. Ruchir Kataria, the volunteer, told The Associated Press that the Indians seeking to cross at Medyka were told in broken English: Go to Romania. But they had already made long journeys on foot to the border, and have no way to reach the border with Romania hundreds of kilometers away. Some other Indian citizens who managed to cross into Poland have been denied a place to stay in shelters set up by Polish authorities and charities, and were t

Working to facilitate more border transit points: Indian embassy in Ukraine

The Indian embassy in Ukraine said it is continuously exploring to facilitate opening up more border transit points with neighbouring countries for the evacuation of Indian citizens from Ukraine.

Indian diaspora advised to move away from conflict zones in Ukraine

Amid the ongoing tension between Russia and Ukraine, the Indian embassy in Kyiv advised the Indian diaspora to move away from conflict zones to the Western region subject to the security situation

4th flight with 198 Indians stuck in Ukraine leaves from Bucharest: EAM

The fourth flight has left Bucharest (Romania) for Delhi to bring back 198 stranded Indians from Ukraine safely under operation Ganga, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar said on Sunday."Operation Ganga continues. The fourth flight has left to bring our 198 Indians from Bucharest to Delhi safely," Jaishankar said in a Tweet.Earlier in a Tweet, the Foreign Minister said that the third flight to Delhi with 240 Indian nationals has taken off from Hungary's Budapest under Operation Ganga."The third flight of #OperationGanga with 240 Indian nationals has taken off from Budapest for Delhi," he said tweeted.Amid the ongoing Ukraine-Russia crisis, the Indian Embassy in Kyiv has advised Indian citizens against moving to any of the border checkpoints without prior coordination with government officials at border posts.So far, a total of 469 Indian nationals have been evacuated from war-hit Ukraine, out of which 250 landed in Delhi on Sunday morning and 219 landed in Mumbai on Saturday ...

Ahead of festive season, PM Modi urges people to go 'Vocal for Local'

With Holi and Shivratri festivals approaching, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged the people to support the 'Vocal for Local' campaign and buy locally made products.

Air India flights carrying 490 Indian evacuees from Ukraine land in Delhi

Air India's two evacuation flights, one from Bucharest and another from Budapest, carrying 490 Indian nationals who were stranded in Ukraine landed in Delhi on Sunday morning

Ukraine raises over $15 mn in crypto post Russian invasion

These applicants eligible for the waiver are students (F, M, and academic J visas), workers (H-1, H-2, H-3, and individual L visas), Culture and extraordinary ability (O, P, and Q visas).

US waives in-person interview requirements for visa applicants in India

These applicants eligible for the waiver are students (F, M, and academic J visas), workers (H-1, H-2, H-3, and individual L visas), Culture and extraordinary ability (O, P, and Q visas).

'India only country that never usurped an inch of another country's land'

In address during Delhi University's 98th convocation ceremony on Saturday, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said, India never attacked another country

Ukraine evacuations: Two Air India flights may leave for Bucharest today

Air India is planning to operate two flights to Romanian capital Bucharest on Friday to evacuate Indians stranded in Ukraine due to a Russian military offensive, senior government officials said.

India's development challenged as world peace threatened: FM on Ukraine war

'Disturbances' to severely hamper economic recovery in India, world; recovery needs to be sustainable, sans disruptions, for humanity's welfare, says FM Sitharaman

India sets up camps on Ukraine's borders; asks stranded nationals to move

India has set up camps on Ukraine's borders touching Poland, Romania, Hungary and Slovakia for evacuation of stranded nationals from the war-hit east European nation.

India, Japan to hold annual military drill in Karnataka from Feb 27-Mar 10

India and Japan will conduct the annual joint military exercise "Dharma Guardian 2022" in Belgaum, Karnataka, from February 27 to March 10, the Defence Ministry said on Friday. "In the series of military training exercises undertaken by India with various countries, this exercise with Japan is crucial and significant in terms of security challenges faced by both nations in the backdrop of current global situation," the ministry's statement said. The Japanese forces arrived at Belgaum on Friday to take part in this exercise, it noted. India, Japan, the US and Australia are part of the Quad group that has been formed to keep the critical sea routes in the Indo-Pacific free from any malignant influence of China. The scope of Dharma Guardian exercise covers platoon-level joint training on operations in jungle and semi urban and urban terrain, the statement said. Combat experienced troops of the Maratha Light Infantry Regiment of the Indian Army and 30th Infantry Regiment of Japanese .

Ukraine war: Cabinet Committee on Security likely to meet again on Saturday

The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) is likely to meet again on Saturday amid the Russian offensive against Ukraine, sources in the government said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had chaired a meeting of the CCS on Thursday night after Russia launched its attack on Ukraine. He also spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin and called for an immediate cessation of violence while stressing that India attaches the highest priority to the safe exit and return of its citizens from Ukraine. The proposed meet of the key cabinet panel comes amid New Delhi's efforts to evacuate Indian citizens from the battle zone. Besides the prime minister, the defence minister, the home minister, the external affairs minister and the finance minister are part of the CCS. Top officials of the security apparatus are also called to attend CCS meet.

Centre to bear cost of evacuation of Indians from Ukraine: Report

The government is making efforts to evacuate Indian nationals from Ukraine through its land border crossings with its neighbouring countries, official sources said

Visa, immigration services modernisation scheme extended for 5 years

The Centre has approved the continuation of the Immigration Visa Foreigners Registration Tracking (IVFRT) scheme for a period of five years till March 31, 2026

India on tail of 3rd wave; to gradually move towards endemic: AIIMS chief

Country on tail of third wave of Covid-19, AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria said, adding it will gradually move towards endemic