New Delhi: As part of the government's plans to evacuate stranded Indians from violence-hit Sudan, India has put two C-130J military transport aircraft on standby in Jeddah and an Indian Navy ship has approached a vital port in the region.
Details were released by India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), which stated that evacuation arrangements had been made for Indian nationals but that any actual action would be contingent on the security situation.
According to the report, the security situation in Sudan remains "volatile," with reports of fierce fighting coming from several parts of Khartoum.—Inputs from Agencies

As part of the government's plans to evacuate stranded Indians from violence-hit Sudan, India has put two C-130J military transport aircraft on standby in Jeddah and an Indian Navy ship has approached a vital port in the region

2 IAF aircraft on standby in Jeddah as part of contingency plans to evacuate Indians from Sudan

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<span style="color: rgb(53,53,53);background-color: rgb(255,255,255);font-size: medium;font-family: ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji;">Some Indian nationals were among the 66 citizens of "brotherly and friendly" countries that Saudi Arabia stated it had evacuated from Sudan.
<span style="color: rgb(53,53,53);background-color: rgb(255,255,255);font-size: medium;font-family: ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji;">It has come to light that three Indians working on the crew of a Saudi airliner in the Sudanese city of Khartoum were rescued by the Saudi government.—Inputs from Agencies&nbsp;

As part of its contingency measures to remove stranded Indians from the African country, India has positioned two heavy-lift military transport planes in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah and a naval ship at a vital port in violence-hit Sudan.

India puts on standby 2 IAF aircraft in Jeddah, ship at Port Sudan to evacuate Indians

Mumbai: An Indian Air Force flight brought 246 Indians - who were evacuated from the strife-torn Sudan - to Mumbai via Jeddah, under 'Operation Kaveri', an official said here on Thursday.

The flight by an IAF C-17 Globemaster aircraft took off from Jeddah this morning and landed here after 3 p.m., and the passengers included at least two on wheelchairs.

Simultaneously, the Indian Navy has got into the act in a big way for the evacuation of Indians stranded in Sudan.

The INS Teg, an anti-piracy patrol vessel was diverted to Port Sudan and retrieved 297 Indians and dropped them to Jeddah.

Earlier, the first ship INS Sumedha had brought 278 Indians to Jeddah on Wednesday (April 26).

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said: "Another #OperationKaveri flight comes to Mumbai. 246 more Indians come back to the motherland."

Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan, who saw them off in Jeddah, said that "our efforts to swiftly send Indians back home from Jeddah is paying". IANS

246 Indians evacuated from Sudan reach Mumbai safely

New Delhi: As part of the government's mission to evacuate displaced Indians from conflict-torn Sudan, a C-17 heavy-lift aircraft of the Indian Air Force carried back home 392 persons on Friday.
It's the third group of Indians to be repatriated from the transit camp in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah.
Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar tweeted, "Another C-17 flight carrying 392 passengers has arrived in New Delhi."—Inputsfrom Agencies

As part of the government's mission to evacuate displaced Indians from conflict-torn Sudan, a C-17 heavy-lift aircraft of the Indian Air Force carried back home 392 persons on Friday.

Operation Kaveri: 392 more Indians return home

Lucknow: The first batch of Haj pilgrims left for Jeddah in Saudi Arabia on Sunday from Lucknow. Uttar Pradesh Minister Danish Azad Ansari stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sent wishes to all the pilgrims. "Prime Minister Narendra Modi has conveyed his best wishes to all pilgrims and wished them a safe and joyous journey while also urging them to pray for the progress and prosperity of the country," he said. Chairman, of UP Haj Committee Mohsin Raza, also spoke at the event and said that a large number of people leaving for the Haj will acknowledge the wonderful facilities provided for the pilgrimage by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "A large number of people are leaving for the Haj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. About 26,786 pilgrims depart from Uttar Pradesh for Haj on Sunday. The pilgrims who will return after the Haj will acknowledge the wonderful contributions of UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and PM Modi. It is due to the combined efforts of the government, authorities and the members of the state that we could assure all the pilgrims of a safe and easy flight to Haj," he stated. Delhi Haj Committee has also taken several initiatives for the ease of pilgrims including a special camp to boost physical fitness.  The camp has been planned in view of the need for stamina and fitness during the pilgrimage."A special camp with a focus on physical fitness was organised for those travelling from Delhi. A fitness camp was held with trainers imparting training including in yoga asanas," a source told ANI. There has been a significant rise in the number of women travelling for Haj and without a mahram (without a male support traveller). Of nearly 4000 women who have registered without Mahram this year, 39 are travelling from Delhi. From about 8000 Haj pilgrims last year from Delhi, the number of passengers who will be embarking on the pilgrimage is thrice the number. As per the available data, more than 22,000 will travel for the annual pilgrimage this year from Delhi. Sources said since the Narendra Modi government came to power, several initiatives have been taken for ease of Haj pilgrims. The Modi government did away with the Haj subsidy and announced they would use that money for the education of the girl child. In yet another public interest initiative, the government said that the VIP quota for Haj travel, which entailed travel on priority, has been scrapped. (ANI)

The first batch of Haj pilgrims left for Jeddah in Saudi Arabia on Sunday from Lucknow.

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