New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Addressing the 133rd episode of his monthly radio programme Mann Ki Baat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted the remarkable achievement of Indian students at an international mathematics competition, saying their performance under pressure was truly commendable. “Just imagine: you are among the most talented people in the world, facing extremely difficult mathematical problems. You have only four and a half hours to solve them. This means that time is very limite…
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New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday that India has safely brought back home 2,361 people since the beginning of the conflict in West Asia. Addressing a weekly media briefing in New Delhi on Friday, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated that these 2,361 people include Indian students, fishermen and also three foreigners.”Since the outbreak of the conflict, we have helped bring 2,361 Indian citizens safely from Iran to India. Of these, 2,060 came via …
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) The flight situation from the Gulf region to India continues to improve with 90 non-scheduled flights expected to arrive from the UAE on Sunday, according to an official statement. Flights are also operating from multiple airports in Saudi Arabia and Oman to India, while the Qatar airspace is partially open with around 8-10 flights expected to arrive on Sunday.While the airspace in Kuwait and Bahrain is closed, flights are operating via Dammam (Saudi Arabia) to India. T…
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) All Indian seafarers in the Persian Gulf region are safe, and no incident involving Indian-flagged vessels has been reported in the past 24 hours, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways on Sunday. A total of 17 Indian-flagged vessels with 460 Indian seafarers remain in the western Persian Gulf region, with Director General (DG) Shipping, in coordination with ship owners, placing agencies and Indian Missions, actively monitoring …
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) The overall flight situation from the Gulf nations continues to improve, with around 85 flights expected to operate from the UAE to India on Monday, while some also continue to operate from various airports in Saudi Arabia and Oman to different destinations in India, according to the Ministry of External Affairs.With the Qatar airspace partially open, Qatar Airways was expected to operate around 10 flights to India on Monday.However, the Kuwait and Bahrain airspaces re…
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that over 3,75,000 Indians have returned safely to India from the nations in West Asia, including 1,000 from Iran, and reaffirmed his government’s commitment to provide every possible assistance to those in need. Speaking about the West Asia conflict in the Lok Sabha, the Prime Minister said that West Asia is also important for India as “approximately one crore Indians live and work in Gulf countries”.”The number of Indian cr…
Srinagar, March 22 (IANS) Parents of over 200 Jammu and Kashmir students stranded at the Azerbaijan border on Sunday demanded urgent Central government intervention for the safe return of their children.Anxious parents have sought help for the safe return of these students as they face severe financial and health issues.These parents have told reporters that more than 200 students are studying in Isfahan and Golestan provinces of Iran. The parents said that these students have successfully cross…
Washington, March 12 (IANS) Indian students studying in the US were praised on Thursday during a Senate hearing on foreign influence in American universities, even as lawmakers raised concerns about China’s research ties and funding of US campuses. At a Senate Health, Education, Labour, and Pensions Committee hearing on “Transparency and Trust: Exposing Malign Foreign Influence in Higher Education”, lawmakers examined how foreign funding and academic partnerships could affect national security.D…
Srinagar, March 11 (IANS) J&K Students Association (JKSA) said on Wednesday that around 100 Indian students will return from Iran through Armenia on March 14 & March 15. Nasir Kheuhami, National Convenor of JKSA, said that around 100 Indian students will travel from war-torn Iran via the Armenia Route on March 14–15 by Commercial Flights, marking the first batch of students returning amid the ongoing Israel-Iran tensions.These students will travel to Armenia’s Zvartnots Interna…
Srinagar, March 9 (IANS) The National Convenor of J&K Students’ Association (JKSA), Nasir Khuehami said on Monday that he had called on Foreign Secretary, Vikram Misri, seeking quick evacuation of stranded Indian students in Iran amid escalating tension in the region.In a statement issued on Monday, JKSA National Convenor Nasir Khuehami said that he met Foreign Secretary, Vikram Misri on Saturday and raised serious concerns regarding the safety of Indian students, including a large number fr…