New Delhi [India], March 2 (ANI): Union Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Virendra Kumar welcomed Indians who were stranded in Romania amidst Russia's military operation in Ukraine, after they landed in the national capital on Wednesday.
New Delhi [India], March 2 (ANI): After the fighting between Ukraine and Russia got intensified, the United Sikh delegation on Wednesday met Ukrainian ambassador Igor Polikha and asked him to grant them visas to help stranded Indians inside the war-ridden country.
Bucharest [Romania], March 2 (ANI): Students of Petro Mohyla Black Sea National University in Mykolaiv, Ukraine expressed gratitude for the efforts put in by the Indian Embassy in Romania and the Government of India for their safe evacuation.
New Delhi [India], March 2 (ANI): Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Wednesday slammed Opposition parties, who accused the Indian government of delaying the evacuation process of Indian nationals stranded in Ukraine.
New Delhi [India], March 2 (ANI): SpiceJet will operate special evacuation flights from Kosice in Slovakia on March 3 and 4 and from Bucharest in Romania on March 4 and 6 to bring back home Indian nationals stranded in Ukraine.
Robertsganj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 2 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that it is because of India's "rising strength" that the government was able to evacuate the Indian nationals stranded in Ukraine amid conflict with Russia.
New Delhi [India], March 2 (ANI): Vice Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Sandeep Singh on Wednesday said that the Indian Air Force (IAF) can send up to four aircraft to help the Centre's efforts to evacuate Indian nationals stranded in Ukraine under 'Operation Ganga'.
Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 2 (ANI): Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav questioned the Central government's efforts in evacuating the stranded Indian students in Ukraine amid the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
New Delhi [India], March 2 (ANI): Three Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft have been pressed in service since Wednesday morning for evacuation of the stranded Indians in Ukraine amid tension with Russia.
New Delhi [India], March 2 (ANI): India has requested Russia for the emergency evacuation of its citizens stranded in Ukraine through Russian territory, informed Russian Ambassador-designate to India Denis Alipov on Wednesday.
New Delhi [India], March 2 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Wednesday condoled the death of an Indian student in Ukraine and said that the Centre should pay more attention to the rescue operation.
New Delhi [India], March 2 (ANI): In a bid to further scale up the evacuation efforts, nine flights will take off on March 4 from neighbouring countries of Ukraine with stranded Indians under 'Operation Ganga', the government sources told ANI on Tuesday.