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India's Vande Bharat mission brings back over 67.5 million people: Puri

Mar 22, 2021, at 01:14 am

New Delhi/UNI: India's massive evacuation programme 'Vande Bharat' mission triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic has brought back over 67.5 million people from abroad.

30.90 lakhs Indians repatriated through Vande Bharat Mission so far: MEA

Nov 20, 2020, at 05:53 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Phase 8 of Vande Bharat Mission, which was made operational from Nov 1, repatriated 30.90 lakhs Indians so far through different modes, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday.

23.41 lakh Indians repatriated through Vande Bharat Mission: MEA

Nov 13, 2020, at 04:28 am

New Delhi/IBNS: As of date, 23.41 lakh Indians have been repatriated through different modes of the Vande Bharat Mission, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday.

21.57 lakh Indians repatriated through Vande Bharat Mission: MEA

Nov 07, 2020, at 04:48 am

New Delhi/IBNS: As of date, 21.57 lakh Indians have been repatriated through different modes of the Vande Bharat Mission, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday.

Vande Bharat Mission crosses 2 million mark: India

Oct 30, 2020, at 02:27 am

New Delhi/IBNS: As on Thursday, 20.55 lakh Indians have been repatriated through different modes of the Vande Bharat Mission viz. Air India, private and foreign carriers, chartered flights, naval ships and land border crossings, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement.

19.40 lakh Indians repatriated through Vande Bharat Mission: MEA

Oct 23, 2020, at 05:08 am

New Delhi/IBNS: As on Thursday, 19.40 lakh of Indian nationals have been repatriated through different mode of Vande Bharat Mission, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement.

17.22 lakh Indians repatriated so far under Vande Bharat Mission: MEA

Oct 09, 2020, at 04:47 am

New Delhi/IBNS: About 17.22 lakh Indians have been repatriated through different modes of the Vande Bharat Mission, the Ministery of External Affairs said on Thursday. 

Vande Bharat: 820 international flights scheduled from 19 countries in October under phase 7, says MEA

Oct 02, 2020, at 10:56 pm

New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday said 820 international flights have been scheduled from 19 countries under the seventh phase of the Vande Bharat mission which commenced from Oct 1.

15.42 lakh Indians repatriated so far through Vande Bharat Mission: MEA

Sep 25, 2020, at 04:15 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Minsitry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday informed that 15.42 lakh Indians have been repatriated through different modes of the Vande Bharat Mission so far.

Vande Bharat flights facilitated repatriation, outbound travel of more than 16.25 lakh people: Hardeep Singh Puri

Sep 15, 2020, at 10:47 pm

New Delhi: Indian Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday said international flights under Vande Bharat Mission, in addition to other modes, facilitated repatriation and outbound travel of more than 16 lakh people from different nations.

13.74 lakh Indians have been repatriated so far: MEA

Sep 11, 2020, at 04:33 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday informed that  13.74 lakh Indians have been repatriated so far through different modes of the Vande Bharat Mission viz. Air India, private and foreign carriers, chartered flights, naval ships and land border crossings.

Phase 6 of Vande Bharat Mission to begin on Sept 1: MEA

Aug 28, 2020, at 05:31 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Phase 6 of Vande Bharat Mission to repatriate Indians stranded abroad during the coronavirus pandemic will begin from September 1, the Ministry of External Affairs informed on Thursday.

India brings back 11.23 lakh nationals stranded abroad under Vande Bharat Mission

Aug 21, 2020, at 02:32 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday informed that the country repatriated 11.23 lakh Indians stranded abroad by different modes under the Vande Bharat Mission (VBM) so far.

Air India Express flight's co-pilot Akhilesh Kumar loses life in Kozhikode crash, leaves behind his pregnant wife

Aug 08, 2020, at 09:52 pm

Kozhikode/IBNS: Air India Express's First Officer Akhilesh Kumar, who had co-piloted the first flight to Kozhikode from Dubai under the Vande Bharat Mission three months ago, lost his life in last night's plane crash at Karipur airport in Kerala's Kozhikode, leaving behind his wife who is expecting to deliver their child in the next 15-17 days, reports said.

Phase 5 of Vande Bharat Mission to begin from Aug 1: MEA

Jul 31, 2020, at 03:40 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday informed that Phase 5 of the Vande Bharat Mission would begin from Aug 1.

1.8 lakh people to fly back to India in the phase 4 of Vande Bharat Mission

Jul 24, 2020, at 02:24 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Nearly 1.8 lakh people are expected to return to India in the pahse 4 of Vande Bharat Mission, the Ministry of Civil Aviation said on Thursday.  

Vande Bharat Mission's phase 4 operational with 637 international flights scheduled: MEA

Jul 10, 2020, at 05:27 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday announced that phase four of Vande Bharat Mission is currently underway in which 637 international flights have been scheduled.

Vande Bharat Mission brought back 3.64 lakh Indians as repatriation measure: MEA

Jun 25, 2020, at 09:33 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday said the Vande Bharat Mission has now been operational for the past 7 weeks and a total of 364209 Indians have returned to the country.

Air India starts taking bookings for destinations in US, UK, Europe and Canada under Vande Bharat phase 3

Jun 06, 2020, at 12:20 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: Air India is taking international bookings to ferry stranded passengers in India to destinations in the US, UK, Canada and Europe under the third phase of Vande Bharat Mission.

Vande Bharat Mission: Air India Exp Airline with 166 Indian Nationals from Muscat lands at RGIA

May 19, 2020, at 11:21 am

Hyderbad/UNI: Under the second phase of Vande Bharat Mission, Air India Express Airline IX 0818 from Muscat (Oman) with 166 Indian Citizens landed at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) at Shamshabad near here at 2012 hours on Monday night. All arriving passengers were serviced through the fully sanitized International Arrivals of the Main Passenger Terminal of RGIA , a statement said last night.

Vande Bharat Mission: Air India flight carrying 121 stranded Indians from US lands at RGIA

May 16, 2020, at 03:24 pm

Hyderabad/UNI: As part of the biggest off-shore evacuation drive of Indian Citizens under the Government of India’s Vande Bharat Mission, amid the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown, an Air India flight carrying 121 stranded Indian Nationals from US landed at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) at Shamshabad near here early on Saturday.

Over 8000 Indians return from abroad in 43 flights under Vande Bharat Mission since May 7: Govt

May 13, 2020, at 04:48 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: As many as 8503 Indians have been flown back to India in 43 inbound flights operated by Air India and Air India Express under Vande Bharat Mission in 6 days beginning from May 7.

Coronavirus lockdown: First flight from UAE with 177 Indians onboard lands in Kochi

May 07, 2020, at 11:08 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The first flight from Abu Dhabi with 177 Indians onboard including 49 pregnant women landed in Kochi on Thursday evening.

Air India's first repatriation flight takes off from UAE

May 07, 2020, at 08:48 pm

Dubai/IBNS: An Air India Express flight has taken off from Abu Dhabi carrying 177 Indian nationals who were stuck in the UAE amid the worldwide lockdown enforced to contain spread of coronavirus.  

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