Union Minister General VK Singh took to Twitter on Tuesday morning to reassure Indians in war-torn Ukraine and neighboring nations that they will be evacuated safely. He also urged them to stay where they are and not move until told. "Stay where you are, don't move until you are told, and don't panic. Your country...
The Indian embassy in Kyiv on Tuesday asked Indian students and citizens to leave Kyiv immediately. It asked students and stranded citizens to take trains or other means of transportation. “All Indian nationals including students are advised to leave Kyiv urgently today. Preferably by available trains or through any other means available,” the Indian embassy...
Amid continuous air attacks and shelling in civilian areas in the war-hit Ukraine, which led to the death of an Indian medical student on Tuesday, the Narendra Modi government has intensified its evacuation efforts to bring back stranded Indian nationals as the war enters the sixth day. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sent Union Ministers Hardeep...
The suspension of scheduled international passenger flights in the country has been extended "till further orders" aviation regulator the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said on Monday. On January 19, the suspension was extended till February 28. Scheduled international passenger flights have been suspended in India since March 23, 2020, following the outbreak of...
The Centre on Thursday said Indian passengers from Ukraine can return via Qatar, with aviation industry experts stating that civilian flights will restart from Ukraine only when its airspace opens. Currently, 20,000 Indians, mostly students, are stranded in Ukraine. Since the Ukrainian airspace is closed due to the Russian military offensive, it is currently not...
The government is activating alternate evacuation routes for Indian nationals stranded in Ukraine amid closure of the eastern European country's airspace to commercial flights, people familiar with developments told Hindustan Times on Thursday. “Given the closure of Ukraine airspace, alternate evacuation routes are being activated,” they said, adding that the Indian embassy in Ukraine remains...
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Tuesday lifted its restrictions on rallies and roadshows that were imposed to curb the spread of Covid-19. The poll body had allowed 50 percent attendance in a series of relaxations announced earlier this month. “Today, the Election Commission took a periodic review of the status of Covid-19 in the country...
Mumbai: A special court under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) sent Maharashtra minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Nawab Malik to the custody of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) till March 3. Malik was arrested earlier in the day in a money laundering case linked with underworld activities and fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim. Additional solicitor...
New Delhi: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has ordered the blocking of apps, websites, and social media accounts linked to the banned organization, Sikhs For Justice (SFJ). In a statement, the Ministry said it has ordered the blocking of apps, websites, and social media accounts of foreign-based 'Punjab Politics TV' having close links with the...
