A flight carrying the Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) supplies as part of India's announced USD 1 million assistance departed for Papua New Guinea today.
Around 40 Indians are understood to have died, and over 50 are injured in a tragic fire incident at a labour housing facility in the Mangaf area of Kuwait on Wednesday, the Ministry of External Affairs said, adding the injured are being treated in five government hospitals in Kuwait.
The Chief Minister said that he has directed the Tamil Nadu Welfare and Rehabilitation Commission to collect information about whether there are any workers from Tamil Nadu.
Before leaving for Kuwait in order to take a stock of the situation there, the Union Minister of State for External Affairs, Kirti Vardhan Singh said that the victims are mostly burn victims and some of the bodies have been charred beyond recognition. He further added that the rest of the
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke to German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Wednesday and discussed the bilateral partnership between nations.
Chancellor of the Republic of Austria, Karl Nehammer, today received H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs in Vienna. The meeting was held in the presence of Alexander Schallenberg, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Austria, as part of Sheikh Abdullah's working v
Around 40 Indians are understood to have died and over 50 are injured in a tragic fire incident at a labour housing facility in the Mangaf area of Kuwait on Wednesday, the Ministry of External Affairs said, adding the injured are being treated in five government hospitals in Kuwait.
Notably, the Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned the Delhi government over tanker mafias and wastage of water in the national capital and asked the AAP government to file an affidavit explaining measures taken by it to prevent loss of water in the national capital.
Around 40 Indians are understood to have died and over 50 are injured in a tragic fire incident at a labour housing facility in the Mangaf area of Kuwait on Wednesday, the Ministry of External Affairs said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with the team of the Ministry of External Affairs and other officials concerned on Wednesday evening regarding the tragic fire incident in Kuwait, in which over 40 people were killed and more than 30 Indian workers were injured.
"Prime Minister announced ex-gratia relief of Rs 2 lakh to the families of deceased India nationals from the Prime Minister Relief Fund," the statment added.
India's campaign in the qualification for FIFA World Cup 2026 ended on a controversial note after Qatar clinched a 2-1 win in the World Cup Qualifier Second Round Group A clash at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha on Tuesday.