evacuation

Taliban: What happened in PM Modi's meeting on Afghanistan crisis?

With the Taliban coming to power, the situation in Afghanistan is very bad. Every country is on a mission mode to evacuate its citizens from Afghanistan, India has also airlifted 129 people. An important meeting was also held under the chairmanship of PM Modi, in which he gave many instructions.

Aug 18, 2021, 09:28 AM IST

Afghanistan crisis: Indian ambassador in Kabul, staff to move back home immediately, says MEA

External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said it was decided that the ambassador in Kabul and his Indian staff will move to India immediately in view of the prevailing circumstances.

Aug 17, 2021, 09:53 AM IST

Two Air India aircraft on standby for emergency evacuation as Taliban take over Afghanistan

Air India has been asked by the Government of India to keep two aircraft on standby for the Kabul evacuation. "Two aircraft with a proper set of the flight crew are on standby for Kabul evacuation. The government is monitoring the situation very closely," the government official said.

Aug 16, 2021, 10:21 AM IST

Vande Bharat mission: Over 15 lakh people returned to India till September 5, says Hardeep Puri

The Vande Bharat Mission started in early May to evacuate Indians stranded abroad due to coronavirus restrictions.

Sep 06, 2020, 06:30 AM IST

Over 9.30 lakh stranded Indians returned under Vande Bharat mission during coronavirus pandemic: MoS MEA

Addressing the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation- National Centre for Good Governance (ITEC-NCGG) Workshop on COVID-19  Good Governance Practices in a Pandemic, Muraleedharan said that so far more than 120,000 foreigners belonging to 120 countries have been repatriated from India.

Aug 07, 2020, 07:17 AM IST

Vande Bharat Mission: 833 stranded Indians brought home in four flights on May 25

Over 800 Indian citizens stranded abroad were repatriated on four flights from Doha, San Francisco, Melbourne and Sydney on Monday under the Vande Bharat Mission, said Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri.

May 26, 2020, 08:33 AM IST

Moscow faces 130 fake bomb calls, evacuates 100,000 people

Moscow on Friday faced over 130 fake bomb calls that prompted the evacuation of some 100,000 people from shopping malls, schools, railway stations and office buildings.

Oct 06, 2017, 23:19 PM IST

70,000 evacuated in Frankfurt to defuse World War II bomb

The bomb, which was dropped by the British during Allied bombing campaigns, is an aerial mine HC 4000, weighing 1.4 tonnes, reports Efe news.

Sep 03, 2017, 12:07 PM IST

Thousands evacuated as Germany tackles huge WWII bombs

Around 21,000 people had to leave the area in Koblenz as the 500-kilogramme bomb was successfully defused, before the fire brigade allowed residents to return to their homes.

Sep 03, 2017, 00:00 AM IST

Magnitude 6.6 earthquake hits Philippines' Luzon island, jolts buildings

An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 hit the Philippines` northern island of Luzon on Friday and was felt in the capital Manila, shaking buildings and forcing the evacuation of offices and schools.

Aug 11, 2017, 11:36 AM IST

New Zealand vs South Africa: Extraordinary scenes in Dunedin as fire alarm forced Uni Oval evacuation — VIDEOS

The Day 3 of the first Test between New Zealand and South Africa came to a abrupt halt on Friday after the match was was interrupted due to an alarm.

Mar 10, 2017, 23:38 PM IST

Evacuation ordered in Philippines as typhoon approaches

Philippine disaster officials on Saturday ordered people living in coastal villages south of Manila to move to safer places as Typhoon Nock-ten is approaching the country.

Dec 25, 2016, 04:35 AM IST

DNA: In conversation with Akshay Kumar and Gen VK Singh

Ahead of the release of the film Airlift and the onset of Republic Day, Sudheer Chaudhary exclusively speaks with Akshay Kumar and General VK Singh on the complexities faced during evacuations.

Jan 18, 2016, 22:52 PM IST

Working towards safe evacuation of Indians from Yemen: Govt

India is coordinating with the local authorities to ensure safe evacuation of its nationals from Yemen after a sailors group claimed that 70 seamen from Gujarat are stranded in the war-torn county.

Sep 14, 2015, 22:23 PM IST

70 sailors from Gujarat stranded in crisis-hit Yemen; MEA says working on evacuation

India on Sunday said it is taking steps to ensure safe evacuation of its nationals from Yemen after a sailors group claimed that 70 seamen from Gujarat are stranded in the war-torn county.

Sep 13, 2015, 18:46 PM IST