Shia leader Maulana Saif Abbas appealed to the Indian government to evacuate pilgrims stranded in Iran and Iraq due to the escalating Israel-Iran conflict, citing their inability to afford Hajj and a letter was sent to EAM Jaishankar.
Amid escalating tensions between Israel and Iran, US President Donald Trump on Monday (local time) urged civilians to "immediately evacuate Tehran," shortly after which the White House announced he would be departing the G7 summit early to "attend to many important matters."
With blasts reported just a few kilometres from student hostels and apartments, fear is mounting -- and so is the plea to the Government of India: evacuate us before it's too late.
The Israel Defence Forces' Farsi language social media account tweeted its first message to Iranians, warning them to evacuate their homes on Sunday morning.
Indian Navy successfully airlifted a 41-year-old Indian seafarer from the Singapore-flagged oil tanker Eagle Veracruz in the Arabian Sea on Thursday, after receiving an emergency alert.
A day after the devastating AI 171, plane crash near Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, Survivors--students, professors, staff, and family members--were seen evacuating with luggage from the premises BJ Medical College doctors' hostel on Friday.
The US anticipates Iran could retaliate on certain American sites in neighboring Iraq. This is part of the reason the US advised some Americans to leave the region earlier Wednesday.
Sikkim began evacuating stranded tourists from Chaten today with MI-17 and Cheetah helicopters. A total of 43 tourists were airlifted to Pakyong Greenfield Airport. The government has also arranged buses to Siliguri for further transport
In a successful rescue operation, a group of 34 stranded individuals, including injured army personnel, their family members, and tourists, were air evacuated from Chaten and safely landed at Pakyong Greenfield Airport. The evacuation mission was carried out by two MI-17 V5 helicopters, mark
The Manipur Fire Service, Assam Rifles, SDRF, NDRF, and Indian Army are conducting joint evacuation operations to rescue stranded medical students and staff from the Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS) in Imphal, following severe waterlogging triggered by heavy rainfall.
Stranded tourists in Lachung are now being actively evacuated through a coordinated effort involving the police, residents, forest personnel, and the Lachung Hotel Association.