INS Jalashwa reaches Kochi harbour in Kerala with 588 Indians

Kochi: Indian Navy’s INS Jalashwa on Sunday arrived at Kochi harbour in Kerala, carrying 588 Indian nationals stranded in Mladives due to COVID-19 lockdown.This was the second phase of Indian Navy’s Operation Samudra Setu under the aegis ...

2nd phase of Vande Bharat Mission: 169 Indians to be brought from Dhaka to Kolkata

New Delhi: As part of the government’s Vande Bharat Mission initiative, a total of 169 Indian nationals will be repatriated from Dhaka to Kolkata on Monday on a special Air India flight.“Since a large number of residents from West Bengal ...

Vande Bharat Mission: 2nd phase to start from May 16 to repatriate Indians from 31 countries

New Delhi: India will launch its second phase of Vande Bharat Mission to repatriate Indian nationals from 31 countries from May 16-22 with 149 flights services, sources in the government establishment said on Tuesday.A total of 149 flights, including...

Vande Bharat Mission: About 2000 Indians to be repatriated from Maldives

New Delhi: The government will repatriate around 2,000 Indian nationals stranded at Male in Maldives due to COVID-19 lockdown, sources said on Friday.Joining the government’s Vande Bharat Mission to bring back Indians from abroad, Indian Navy h...

Vande Bharat Mission: India to expand scope of countries from May 15

New Delhi: India will launch the second phase of Vande Bharat Mission from May 15 and also expand its mega repatriation programme for citizens stranded abroad due to the Covid-19 crisis to Russia, Central Asian states and European countries such as G...

Vande Bharat Mission: MEA announces names of 17 coordinating officers

New Delhi: In an effort to establish better coordination between the returnees from abroad and the state governments, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Tuesday deployed 17 officials as part of major repatriation exercise, code named “Va...