The Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in New Delhi has reaffirmed the significance of the UAE's expanded visa-on-arrival policy for Indian nationals, positioning it as a key milestone in advancing bilateral cooperation and people-to-people engagement.
Police also recovered seven smartphones installed with the banned IMO app, which the accused were allegedly using to stay in touch with their families in Bangladesh.
Two Bangladeshi nationals, identified as Aklima Akhtar and Ruma Sheikh, were detained by the East Agartala Police Station during routine patrolling for illegally entering India, according to Officer-in-Charge Rana Chatterjee.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held a telephonic conversation with Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi and thanked him for facilitating the safe evacuation of Indian nationals.
The Indian government has initiated Operation Sindhu to evacuate Indian nationals from conflict zones in Iran and Israel amid escalating tensions in West Asia. The operation, which began on June 18, has successfully evacuated over 4415 Indian nationals so far.
In a joint operation on Wednesday, Military Intelligence unit of Southern Command of Indian Army and the MIDC Police Station in Ahilyanagar apprehended three Bangladeshi nationals who were illegally residing and working in the region for the past two years using forged Indian documents.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has taken note of the new guidelines issued by the US Embassy, requiring visa applicants to provide details of their social media identifiers and emphasised that Indian nationals' visa applications should be evaluated based on merit.
The Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that India, so far have evacuated 3,426 Indian nationals from Iran and 818 Indian nationals from Israel in Operation Sindhu.
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While speaking to ANI, an Indian evacuee returning from Iran said, "I thank my government, especially the Prime Minister. We faced no difficulties. Both the Iranian and Indian governments treated us very well."
A special flight under Operation Sindhu brought 272 Indian and 3 Nepalese nationals from Iran to New Delhi on June 26. So far, 3,426 Indians have been evacuated from Iran as part of the ongoing mission, according to the Ministry of External Affairs.