Seven Indian sailors released from Houthi detention: MEA
New Delhi: Government of India on Monday said seven Indian sailors, who were on the ship Rwabee and under the detention of the Houthis in Yemen since Jan 2, have been released.
India strongly condemns terrorist attacks in Israel
New Delhi/UNI: India on Wednesday strongly condemned the terrorist attacks in Israel and conveyed condolences to the families of the victims.
15-20 more stranded Indians want to leave war-hit Ukraine: MEA
New Delhi/UNI: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday said 15-20 more Indians, who are stranded in Ukraine, want to leave the war-torn country.
No report of students taken hostage in war-hit Ukraine: MEA
New Delhi/UNI: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday said they have no reports of Indians being held hostage in Ukraine after allegations by Russia that a group was being forced to stay in Kharkiv.
Russia-Ukraine war: One Indian student killed in Kharkiv, MEA confirms
One Indian student has been killed in an intense shelling in Kharkiv amid the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) confirmed on Tuesday afternoon.
New Delhi/UNI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said he is personally monitoring the evacuation of Indian nationals from Ukraine and the first flight to Mumbai with 219 Indian nationals has taken off from Romania.
India sends medical supplies to Kiribati after Covid-19 triggers a state of disaster
New Delhi: Responding to the appeal of the Government of Kiribati seeking offers of support to assist in its national efforts to manage the first Covid-19 outbreak in the Pacific Island country, the Government of India sent a consignment of medical supplies containing PPEs and medications to Kiribati.
India delivers next batch of medical assistance to Afghanistan: MEA
New Delhi: India on Friday supplied a third batch of medical assistance consisting of two tons of essential life saving medicines to Afghanistan.
No travel bans imposed by India for Omicron: MEA
New Delhi/UNI: Saying that Omicron is present in India just because two cases have been detected is wrong, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said on Thursday, adding that India so far has not imposed any travel bans from any specific countries.
New Delhi/UNI: India on Thursday said it has taken note of last week's Pentagon report on China having built a large 100-home civilian village inside the disputed territory on the boundary with India, and added that New Delhi has neither accepted such illegal occupation of its territory nor has it accepted the unjustified Chinese claims.
MEA announces new envoys to Russia, UAE, Spain
New Delhi/UNI: The Ministry of External Affairs on Monday announced a slew of new postings, naming Pavan Kapoor, currently the Indian Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, as the next envoy to Russia.
India in touch with all concerned regarding abducted Afghan-origin Indian national: MEA
New Delhi/UNI: India is in touch with all concerned regarding an Afghan-origin Indian national who was abducted at gunpoint from near his shop in Kabul two days ago, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.
Afghan-origin Indian national Bansri Lal abducted at gunpoint in Kabul
Kabul/New Delhi/UNI: An Afghan-origin Indian national Bansri Lal was abducted at gunpoint from near his shop in Kabul, said Puneet Singh Chandhok, President Indian World Forum, on Tuesday, adding that he has approached the Ministry of External Affairs to intervene in the matter.
Further evacuation efforts depend on Kabul airport resuming commercial operations: MEA
New Delhi/UNI: India has been prioritising the evacuation of its nationals from Kabul, believed to be around 20, but any movement forward will depend on how soon the Hamid Karzai International Airport is made operational for commercial flights, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.
Afghans arriving in India will get six months visa: MEA
New Delhi/IBNS: Afghans arriving in India will get a visa for six months and the government "will take it" from there, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement on Friday.