"Received a call from Israel's Foreign Minister Israel Katz this evening. Thanked him for the warm congratulations. Reaffirmed our commitment to take India-Israel cooperation forward. Also discussed the regional situation," said Jaishakar in a post on X.
First Deputy Prime Minister of Kuwait Sheikh Fahad Yousef Saud Al-Sabah, on behalf of the Emir of Kuwait ensured Union Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh about all necessary assistance and support for the victims of the deadly fire incident that killed over 40 Indi
Indian Air Force's C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft is on stand-by at the Hindan airbase near Delhi for bringing back bodies of Indian-origin persons who lost their lives in a fire incident in Kuwait, Defence officials said on Thursday.
Foreign Minister of Kuwait Abdullah Ali Al-Yahya has assured visiting Union Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh of "early repatriation" of mortal remains of Indians who were killed in a fire incident on Wednesday at a labour housing facility in the Mangaf area of Ku
Kirti Vardhan Singh on Thursday arrived in Kuwait and immediately rushed to Jaber Hospital to ascertain well well-being of Indians who had been injured in the fire incident in Mangaf area on Wednesday.
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.
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
"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.