MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal provided details during a weekly briefing, shedding light on the circumstances surrounding the demise of two Indian nationals and three individuals of Indian origin who were US nationals.
On February 6-7, Airport Commissionerate, Mumbai Customs officials seized 6.33 kg gold worth 3.49 crore from Indian nationals across five different cases at Mumbai Airport, said customs officials on Wednesday.
"If Indian nationals wish to stay for a longer period or make multiple entries within a six-month period require other types of visas, they must obtain the necessary visas through the respective representations of the Islamic Republic of Iran in India," the statement said.
At least 12 people have been confirmed dead, including two Indian nationals, in a road accident in the Dang District of mid-western Nepal, the police confirmed.
After a high-voltage drama in the high seas, all 21 crew members including 15 Indian nationals from the hijacked vessel MV Lila Norfolk off Somalia coast were safely evacuated by the Indian Navy on Friday.
The spokesperson was asked about the growing concern in the Indo-Canadian community living in Canada's British Colombia about getting extortion calls and threat calls in the last two months and if the Indian government was monitoring the situation
The Myanmar government repatriated this week four more Indian nationals who were victims of job offers from transitional crime syndicates in Myanmar, the Indian embassy in Myanmar said on Thursday.
"In view of the evolving security situation in Myanmar, all Indian nationals are advised to avoid non-essential travel," the Ministry of External Affairs said in a press release on Tuesday.
"On the basis of profiling, Delhi Customs at IGI Airport have seized gold bars weighing 5,198 gms valued at 2.81 crore brought by two Indian nationals from Bangkok. All two passengers were arrested under the Customs Act of 1962," said the customs officials.