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Business Standard
21-06-2025
- Politics
- Business Standard
Iran-Israel conflict: India to evacuate Nepalese, Lankans under Op Sindhu
As tensions continue to escalate in the Middle East, the Indian Embassy in Tehran on Saturday announced that Operation Sindhu, India's mission to evacuate its nationals from Iran, will now include citizens from Nepal and Sri Lanka as well. This comes following formal requests from the Governments of Nepal and Sri Lanka, amid the intensifying conflict between Iran and Israel, now entering its ninth day. 'The Embassy will extend assistance to Nepalese and Sri Lankan nationals currently in Iran. Those wishing to be evacuated should contact us urgently through our Telegram channel or emergency helplines,' the Indian Embassy in Tehran said in a statement. Contact numbers for emergency coordination: +98 9128109115 +98 9128109109 The Indian government launched Operation Sindhu to safeguard Indian nationals caught in the deteriorating security situation in Iran. So far, 517 Indian citizens have been successfully evacuated through special flights and coordinated land border crossings. Iran makes rare exception for India Meanwhile, in a significant diplomatic gesture, Iran has allowed India to operate three special evacuation flights from Mashhad to New Delhi, despite keeping its airspace closed to most international airlines due to ongoing missile and drone strikes involving Israeli and Iranian forces. These special flights were scheduled for Friday night and Saturday, specifically to bring back Indian students stranded in the region. According to estimates, around 1,000 Indian students are expected to return in this phase of the evacuation mission. Earlier this week, the Indian government facilitated the return of 110 students from Urmia University in northern Iran. The students were first moved across the land border to Yerevan, Armenia, from where they were flown to New Delhi. Of the group, 94 students were from Jammu and Kashmir, with others hailing from Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan. Operation Sindhu extended to Israel Simultaneously, India has also extended Operation Sindhu to its nationals in Israel. On Thursday, the government announced plans to evacuate citizens via land borders, followed by air transport back to India. The Indian Embassy in Tel Aviv is actively coordinating logistics and has advised all Indian nationals to stay alert and adhere to safety protocols issued by local Israeli authorities and the Home Front Command.
Scroll.in
21-06-2025
- Politics
- Scroll.in
2 more flights with Indians evacuated from Iran arrive in Delhi
Two more flights with Indian citizens who were evacuated from Iran have arrived in Delhi amid the conflict between Israel and Iran, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Saturday. Two-hundred and ninety Indians, including students and pilgrims, arrived on a charter flight on Friday night, the ministry said. The second flight arrived at 3 am on Saturday from Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. More than 100 Indians who had travelled to Ashgabat from Iran earlier were on board the flight. With this, 517 Indian citizens have returned under the evacuation exercise codenamed Operation Sindhu. The first flight as part of Operation Sindhu with 110 Indian students had arrived in Delhi on Thursday. The students had been evacuated to Armenia from Iran on Wednesday. They were studying at Urmia University in northwestern Iran and had been evacuated to neighbouring Armenia on Tuesday. Iran had eased airspace restrictions to allow three chartered flights to evacuate about 1,000 Indians from the country, the Hindustan Times quoted Mohammad Javad Hosseini, the deputy chief of mission at the Iranian embassy in Delhi, as saying on Friday. The Indian citizens were first relocated from the capital Tehran to the city of Qom, and then to Mashad city in northeastern Iran. They were being brought back to India from Mashad. One more flight was expected to arrive in Delhi on Saturday. The Indian external affairs ministry said that New Delhi was 'grateful to the Government of Iran for the facilitation of the evacuation process'. The latest round of the conflict between Israel and Iran started on June 13 when the Israeli military struck what it claimed were nuclear targets, and also other sites, in Iran with the aim of stalling Tehran's nuclear programme. Iran retaliated with missile attacks on Israel. The continued attacks have led to concerns of a wider conflict in the region. On June 15, Iran had said that 224 persons had been killed in the conflict. In Israel, at least 24 persons have been killed in Iranian attacks so far. Israel has claimed that Iran was 'closer than ever' to obtaining a nuclear weapon, and said it had no choice but to 'fulfil the obligation to act in defence of its citizens'. Iran has long maintained that its nuclear programme is for civilian purposes.
Time of India
20-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Iran helps India fly out 1,000 Students
Live Events In a notable move, Iran on Friday opened its airspace for India to facilitate the evacuation of around 1,000 students, making an exception amid the ongoing conflict with will operate three special flights on Friday night and Saturday from the city of Mashhad to New Delhi to bring back these Indian students, Iran's deputy envoy to India Mohammad Javad Hosseini said on Friday. These students have already been relocated from the capital Tehran to Mashhad via Iranian airspace remains shut to most international flights following ongoing missile exchanges and drone attacks involving Israeli and Iranian if the US joins the conflict on the side of Israel, Hosseini said, "We are ready for any scenario..."We want every country to condemn the attack (on Iran), Including India"(Join our ETNRI WhatsApp channel for all the latest updates)The Indian government had earlier evacuated students from Iran's Urmia University, got them to cross over to Yerevan, Armenia, on Tuesday, and then flew them to New Delhi. At least 94 of the students were from Jammu and Kashmir, with the rest belonging to Delhi, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Thursday, India also decided to start evacuation operations for its citizens in Israel. In a statement, the government said under ' Operation Sindhu ", travel of these citizens will be facilitated through Israel's land borders and thereafter by air to Indian Embassy in Tel Aviv is making arrangements for the evacuation. The embassy warned Indians to stay vigilant and strictly follow safety guidelines issued by Israeli authorities and the Home Front Command.
News18
20-06-2025
- Politics
- News18
Special Flight With 290 Indian Students Evacuated From Iran Under Operation Sindhu Lands In Delhi
This specific flight, an Iranian airline charter coordinated by Indian authorities, arrived at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport at around 11.30 pm on Friday In the thick of intensifying hostilities between Israel and Iran, the Indian government has initiated Operation Sindhu, a crucial mission to evacuate its nationals from West Asia. A significant milestone in this operation was achieved late on Friday, June 20, when a special flight from Mashhad, Iran, carrying 290 Indian students, primarily from Jammu and Kashmir, safely landed at the Delhi airport. This specific flight, an Iranian airline charter coordinated by Indian authorities, arrived at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport at around 11.30 pm IST. The successful arrival provided immense relief to the students and their worried families, who had been stranded amid the worsening security situation in Iran due to recent large-scale aerial bombings and retaliatory missile attacks between Iran and Israel. The overarching goal of Operation Sindhu is to repatriate approximately 1,000 Indian nationals from Iran, including many students pursuing professional courses and religious pilgrims. In a notable display of cooperation, Iran made an exception to its airspace closure—imposed due to the ongoing conflict—allowing India's evacuation flights. This facilitated the direct flight from Mashhad to Delhi. Earlier in the week, students were relocated from Tehran to safer cities like Qom and then to Mashhad to facilitate their departure. This flight was not the first under Operation Sindhu. On Thursday, June 19, an initial group of 110 Indian students, predominantly from Urmia University, had already arrived in Delhi. These students were evacuated via a land route to Armenia, then flown from Yerevan to New Delhi. Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah had been actively monitoring the situation, confirming that more students, primarily from his state, were being evacuated via land routes to Armenia before being airlifted. The ministry of external affairs has stressed that the Indian government prioritises the safety and security of Indian nationals abroad. They continue to monitor the situation closely and maintain constant communication with the Indian community in Iran. Additional flights are scheduled for Saturday, including one from Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, and another from Mashhad, to bring back more Indian nationals under Operation Sindhu. First Published: June 21, 2025, 02:19 IST
Hindustan Times
19-06-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
94 J&K students evacuated from Iran being brought back to Kashmir in buses
Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday announced that the first batch of 94 students evacuated from Iran would be brought to the Union Territory from New Delhi in deluxe buses. The students from Jammu and Kashmir were among the 110 people evacuated from war-torn Iran on Wednesday under Operation Sindhu. They were taken to Armenia before being flown to Doha. The students arrived in Delhi from the Qatari capital early on Thursday. In a post on X, the chief minister's office said the resident commissioner has been directed to arrange deluxe buses of the Jammu and Kashmir Road Transport Corporation to bring back the students. In another post, Abdullah said, '94 of our students evacuated from Iran have safely reached Delhi. The government is making transport arrangements to ensure their smooth journey home, which will be in place within the next few hours.' The students, who were evacuated from Urmia in Iran, thanked the Government of India for its efforts. 'The situation over there is worsening by the day. It is particularly very bad in Tehran. Indian students are being evacuated from there. We are from Urmia University. The Indian authorities are doing a good job. All students are being evacuated and taken to a safer place,' one of the evacuated students told reporters. Ghazal, another student, said: 'We are all very happy that we returned home and the Indian Embassy evacuated us properly. We are very thankful to them... The situation in Urmia, where we lived, was much better than in Tehran.' Recalling the horrors of the conflict, Yasir Gaffar, an Indian national evacuated from Iran, said that they were witness to missiles flying over and loud explosions at night. 'We saw the missiles passing by and the loud sounds at night. I'm happy to reach India. I haven't given up on my dreams. When the situation improves, we will return to Iran,' he said. Mariam Roz, another student evacuated, said: 'The Indian embassy had already prepared everything for us. We did not face any issues. We've been travelling for three days, so we are tired. The situation was not so bad in Urmia when we left. We would see missiles from the windows of our dorm,' she said. Another student said, 'I'm a final year MBBS student at Urmia University. We saw drones and missiles. We were scared. Now we're relieved to be back in India. We are very thankful to the Government of India, particularly the ministry of external affairs. Our parents were worried, but now they are happy.'
