The repatriation of the 150 detainees, some of whom have been held for more than three months, has been delayed as they do not have passports.
An explanation was demanded for the complete absence of British security that allowed these elements to enter the high commission premises.
'I request the embassy to evacuate me from here, provide me facilities like a wheelchair, help me with documentation'
Two Indian nationals, who were being held hostage for about 20 days in the Chinese trade hub of Yiwu, were on Wednesday shifted out of the town for safety by a team of Indian officials after intense negotiations. Shyamsunder Agrawal and Deek Raheja are out of Yiwu and on the way to Shanghai, said a top official the Indian embassy in Beijing.
There is no power, no water supply and shops are refusing to accept cards, even though ATMs have run out of cash, said the Sumy State University student.
Besides him, Brajendra Navnit who served in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has been appointed as Ambassador and Permanent Representative of India to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Geneva, Switzerland. Topno is a 1996 batch Indian Administrative Service officer of Gujarat cadre.
Karnataka State Disaster Management Authority Commissioner Manoj Rajan said, 'We have got a message that a group of 31 people hailing from Karnataka are stranded in Sudan. We have informed the Ministry of External Affairs about it.'
Besides the 19 Indians who tested positive, antibodies were found in the tests of 39 others, officials said.
"Besides, three para shooters -- Singharaj, Rahul Jhakhar and Deepinder Singh (all para pistol shooters) and two coaches Subhas Rana (national coach) and Vivek Saini (assistant coach) did not get their visas.
The advisory comes hours after Russia carried out strikes against multiple Ukrainian cities, including Kyiv.
'Please get us home': An Indian family stranded in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
An Indian national, who was attacked with 40 Molotov cocktails by a group of rioters, has succumbed to his injuries in Bahrain's capital Manana, Indian embassy officials said. Valu Haridhas, 30, was among four Indians who were injured when a group of rioters hurled 40 Molotov cocktails into their accommodation in May, they said.
'Terrorists recruited, trained and armed by Pakistan have disturbed peace and order in J&K, with over 450 incidents of terrorist orchestrated violence taking place since August 2019, leading to several civilian casualties'
'There were moments when you didn't know if you will get out of there alive.'
Nearly 80 Indian workers of an Oman-based construction company with operations in Doha have staged a demonstration in the Qatarian capital, seeking Indian embassy's help in repatriating them.
The victims were promised IT sector jobs in Thailand by an agent.
Indians Midhun Ganesh and Edward Ambrose along with a Pakistani, Ayaz Hussein Jamali, were abducted by rebels.
India on Friday assured all help to the Indian couple arrested in Norway for allegedly trying to discipline their 7-year-old son for wetting his pants.
India's Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu traveled all the way from 2107 Massachusetts Ave NW, where the Indian embassy is located in Washington, DC to Alaska to view Yudh Abhyas, the military exercise involving soldiers of the India and US armies.
The sacrifices and heroism of 800 Indian soldiers killed in the battle of El Alamein, fought 70 years ago in Egypt's north coast, were remembered at a special memorial service organised by the Indian Embassy in Cairo.
'When I stepped on Indian soil, I lay down on the ground and kissed my homeland.'
An Indian man was killed and another injured as five explosions rocked parts of Bahrain's capital Manama on Monday, also claiming the life of another Asian, as the country grappled with growing political and ethnic unrest.
India on Thursday resumed its diplomatic presence in Kabul by deploying a team in its embassy in the Afghan capital, over 10 months after it pulled out its officials from the mission following the Taliban's capture of power.
China on Monday defended its visa curbs which have prevented thousands of stranded Indians from returning to Beijing, saying they are "appropriate" to control the spread of COVID-19 and do not target India alone, but are applied to even Chinese citizens coming back from overseas.
'The Ukrainian soldiers were cordial to Nigerians and others but were harsh on Indians'
Conveying greetings of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, and the government and people of India, Arun Kumar Singh, the Deputy Chief of Mission at the Indian Embassy in Washington, who keynoted the dinner on the second day of the 27th Convention of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin, lauded AAPI for its contributions beyond the call of duty both in the United States and India.
Outsourcing of passport related services -- like issuing of new passports, renewal -- has been given to VFS Global, which would begin its services from April 16.
As a proxy of Pakistan's ISI, Sirajuddin is believed to be behind several attacks directed against India, including the murderous attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul in 2008 and the 2013 attack close to the Indian consulate in Jalalabad.
Air India's jumbo B747 made two flights to Wuhan city -- the ground zero of the coronavirus epidemic that has killed more than 300 people, infected 14,380 others and spread to 25 countries, including India, the United States and the United Kingdom.
'We are not getting any clear guidance on what to do. Initially, we were asked to move to the bunker...when we packed our bags and reached there, our university head asked to go back to our hostel room. So we came back. Movement is very risky these time'
Shankar presented her diplomatic papers to officers and was escorted by a Mississippi Development Authority representative and an airport security officer, but witnesses said she was subjected to the hands-on search.
The disengagement process from both the north and south banks of Pangong Lake was completed by the two nations and further disengagement is underway at other friction points.
Indian students in the United States have condemned the police action against yoga guru Baba Ramdev and his supporters in New Delhi, saying the government has lost "moral authority" and people's faith.
The Opposition party lashed out at the Modi government over the issue, saying the problem with most of ministers is that they are so eager to prove their loyalty to 'their master and be his voice' that they have forgotten that they are sworn to certain responsibilities.
G Krishna allegedly burnt compatriot Madrasa Iqbal to death while the latter was asleep following some quarrel.
The bodies of six Indians, who were killed in a road accident in Pennyslvania on Saturday last, will be flown back after completion of certain formalities which is expected to be over by Wednesday. Indian Embassy and the Consulate General in New York are extending all possible assistance for completion of the formalities.
About 16,000 Indians, mostly students, are stranded in Ukraine as Russia's invasion of the east European country entered its second day on Friday. Of the students, many studying medicine in Kharkiv and Kyiv, about 2,500 are from Gujarat and 2,320 from Kerala.
Over 18,000 Indians have approached the Indian embassy in Riyadh seeking 'emergency certificate' to leave Saudi Arabia amid concerns about possible job losses due to implementation of a new labour law "Nitaqat" that seeks to reserve 10 per cent jobs for locals.
Even as Palestine cries for help, Kangana Ranaut hopes that Israel will emerge victorious in the 'war against terrorism'.
Forty Indian in the in violence-hit Iraqi city of Mosul could not be contacted, the external affairs ministry said on Wednesday amid reports of abduction.
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