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IAF's 4 evacuation flights from Ukraine with Indians land in Hindon airbase

The IAF's four evacuation flights with 798 Indians from the Romanian capital Bucharest, Hungary's Budapest and Polish city Rzeszow landed at the Hindon airbase here on Thursday morning, sources said

No report of hostage situation regarding Indian students in Kharkiv: MEA

India said it has not received any report of a hostage situation regarding Indian students in Kharkiv and has requested the support of Ukrainian authorities in arranging special trains for students

Armed forces to ensure safe evacuation of Indians: Russian Defence Ministry

The Russian defence ministry on Wednesday said its armed forces are ready to take all necessary measures for the safe evacuation of Indian citizens from the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv

Won't leave till last Indian is evacuated from Ukraine: Rijiju in Slovakia

Kiren Rijiju, who is in Slovakia to oversee the evacuation of Indians stranded in Ukraine, on Wednesday said he won't leave the place till the last fellow citizen is safely evacuated from Ukraine

Using citizens as human shields common in Russian disinformation: US DoS

After Russia's claim of Indian students being used as human shields in Ukraine, the US Department of State said they have not seen any verified report of such incidents

Congress doing politics on Indians stranded in Ukraine war: Minister Naqvi

Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Wednesday slammed the Congress for allegedly doing politics over the issue of Indian citizens stranded in crisis-torn Ukraine.

6 flights departed for India in last 24 hours under Op Ganga: S Jaishankar

Six flights under India's evacuation mission 'Operation Ganga' have departed for India in the last 24 hours, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday.

Travel to Budomierz check-point for quick entry into Poland: Indian embassy

Indian embassy in Poland advised Indians stuck in Lviv, Ternopil and other places in western Ukraine to travel at the earliest to Budomierz border check-point for a relatively quick entry into Poland

Avoid congested Shehyni-Medyka border: Indian Embassy issues advisory

Indian Embassy in Poland on Tuesday issued an urgent advisory to Indian nationals in Ukraine saying Indians in Lviv, Ternopil of Ukraine may travel to Budomierz border for quicker entry into Poland

Special flight carrying 218 Indians from Bucharest lands in New Delhi

The ninth flight of Operation Ganga carrying 218 Indian nationals who were stranded in Ukraine reached the national capital from Bucharest on Tuesday.

We can't abandon our own people: Rahul Gandhi on Indian students in Ukraine

Rahul Gandhi on Monday asked the government to share its evacuation plan with those stranded in Ukraine and their families as he shared a video of some students being harassed by the military there.

4 ministers to visit Ukraine's neighbours to arrange Indians' evacuation

Centre on Monday decided that ministers Hardeep Puri, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Kiren Rijiju and V K Singh will travel to Ukraine's neighbouring countries to coordinate the evacuation, govt sources said

Operation Ganga: 5th flight carrying Indians from Ukraine lands in Delhi

The fifth flight carrying 249 Indian nationals, stranded in Ukraine landed in New Delhi on Monday morning. The flight running as part of Operation Ganga had departed from Romania's Bucharest.

PM sets evacuation of Indian students stranded in Ukraine as top priority

In a high-level meeting chaired on the Ukraine crisis, PM Narendra Modi accorded top priority to the evacuation of Indian students stranded in Ukraine, informed government sources on Sunday.

MEA activates Twitter handle to aid evacuation of Indians from Ukraine

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Sunday activated a dedicated Twitter handle, "OpGanga Helpline" (@opganga), to assist in the evacuation of Indian nationals from war-torn Ukraine.

IndiGo to operate flights to Budapest, Bucharest to evacuate Indians

The country's largest carrier IndiGo will operate flights to Budapest and Bucharest to bring back Indians who are stranded in Ukraine, according to an airline official.

PM Modi reviews progress of evacuation of Indians from Ukraine amid crisis

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday evening held a high-level meeting to review the progress of evacuation of Indian nationals from Ukraine amid Russian military operations.

Govt must give clear plan to fetch Indians from Ukraine: Salman Khurshid

Amid rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine, Former Union Minister Salman Khurshid on Friday said that Centre must come up with a clear proposal on bringing back the Indians stranded in Ukraine.

We will bring you back home safe, sound: India to its citizens in Ukraine

A government statement said Modi conveyed to Putin that India attaches highest priority to the safe exit of Indians from Ukraine and their return to India

'No decision on evacuation from Ukraine, focus remains on Indian citizens'

India has not taken any decision on evacuation operations from Ukraine and its focus remains on Indian citizens, including students and other nationals, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday.Speaking at a media briefing, MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said developments are being monitored by Embassy in Kiev amid the Russia and Ukraine tensions."We've set up control rooms. We also have a 24/7 helpline. I don't think any decision on evacuation has been taken, our Embassy continues to function normally & provide services to Indian nationals in Ukraine," Bagchi said.On the seriousness of the ongoing developments, the spokesperson said, "We take on board developments that are happening as well as our assessment of how we can assist our citizens there. Our focus is and remains on Indian citizens, Indian students, Indian nationals rather than anything larger than that."Bagchi further said that India has no immediate evacuation plans and there are no special ...