A cruise ship is waiting for help after three people died in a suspected hantavirus outbreakA cruise ship faces a health crisis off Cape Verde after three passengers died and others fell seriously ill from suspected hantavirus. The...
05 May, 2026, 10.47 AM IST
First UK repatriation flight from Middle East delayed to Thursday: ReportA British repatriation flight from Oman, intended for UK nationals following Middle East conflict, was delayed and rescheduled for Thursday...
05 Mar, 2026, 10.29 AM IST
IndiGo operated over 800 international charter flights in last 3 months, repatriating 1.5 lakh passengersIn a press release, the airline said it operated charter flights from the Middle Eastern countries, including the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia,...
26 Aug, 2020, 07.22 PM IST
Over 11.2 lakh Indians have returned from abroad under Vande Bharat Mission: MEAMinistry of External Affairs Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said the bilateral air bubbles arrangements with US, Canada, UK, France, German...
20 Aug, 2020, 11.25 PM IST
Air India commences fifth phase of Vande Bharat Mission, expected to run 700 flightsAccordingly, the airline is expected to operate close to 700 flights between India and at least 53 countries during this phase, airline sou...
01 Aug, 2020, 02.54 PM IST
Kolkata consular official briefs Queen Elizabeth II on Covid-19 repatriationSanjibita Tariang, who works at the British Deputy High Commission in Kolkata, narrated her experience on Friday of helping stranded Britis...
26 Jul, 2020, 02.58 PM IST
2,288 Indians repatriated from UK, OCI students urge helpSince the first special Air India flight took off from London's Heathrow Airport for Mumbai on May 8, there have been eight routes to diffe...
19 May, 2020, 04.00 PM IST
Rs 1 lakh air ticket not an option for many strandedEven as the Indian govt readies the second phase of its Air India repatriation flights, named Vande Bharat Mission, for the scores of India...
14 May, 2020, 11.09 AM IST
Covid-19: Air India schedules 7 commercial flights to repatriate nationals from the USSome of the Indian nationals stranded in the US due to Covid-19 related international travel restrictions will fly back home on Sunday on a...
10 May, 2020, 01.59 PM IST
Can’t afford to go back, & can’t afford to stay in UK: Stranded Indian studentsAround 8,000 Indian students are still stranded in Britain with no money for food, rent or ticket back home. Students, did not qualify for ...
10 May, 2020, 10.08 AM IST
India to expand scope of repatriation to Russia, Germany, Thailand, France, Spain, Uzbekistan and KazakhstanIndia's running 64 flights from May 7 to May 13 to bring back about 15,000 stranded Indians.
09 May, 2020, 02.23 PM IST
First Air India repatriation flight to take off from UK with 250 IndiansPassengers will be tested for temperature, one of the symptoms of COVID-19, before boarding and only those showing no symptoms would be abl...
08 May, 2020, 09.58 PM IST
Air India opens bookings for foreigners, visa holders on outbound repatriation flightsFor all flights between India and the USA under the Vande Bharat mission, Air India is charging a fixed fare of Rs 1 lakh per passenger. Fo...
07 May, 2020, 02.07 PM IST
After repatriation flights' announcement, aviation ministry site crashes due to "unprecedented traffic""The MOCA website is down due to unprecedented traffic. Team NIC (National Informatics Centre) is working on it. Details regarding evacuati...
06 May, 2020, 02.29 PM IST
64 repatriation flights to be operated by Air India from May 7-13, private airlines may join later: Hardeep Singh PuriThe minister, while addressing a virtual press conference, said private Indian airlines may join the repatriation effort after May 13.
05 May, 2020, 05.23 PM IST
India likely to operate 64 flights to repatriate 14,800 of its nationals from 12 countriesBetween May 7 and 13, India is likely to conduct 10 flights to the UAE, seven flights each to the US and the UK, five to Saudi Arabia, five...
05 May, 2020, 12.44 PM IST
UK to receive first batch of 3 mn paracetamol packets from India by SundayAn estimated 21,000 British residents are currently in India, of which around 5,000 are set to be repatriated over this weekend and the nex...
11 Apr, 2020, 05.06 PM IST