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New Delhi, Apr 1: Nearly 350 Indians were evacuated from Yemen's southern port city of Aden late on Tuesday, sources said. Those evacuated included, 220 men, 101 women and 28 children. They were taken to the Indian Navy ship INS Sumitra. Defence ministry sources said that the ship left Yemen late on Tuesday night. The evacuated people will now be taken to Djibouti, a country neighbouring Yemen

New Delhi, March 31: Saudi Arabia has assured India full assistance in safe evacuation of Indians stranded in strife-hit Yemen as Minister of State for External Affairs V.K. Singh flew to Djibouti on Tuesday to oversee evacuation efforts. Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday night and assured him of his "full attention to the safety of Indians in

New Delhi, Mar 31: Former AAP MLA Rajesh Garg, whom the party had recently suspended, today alleged that calls with the "consent" of Arvind Kejriwal were made to him and several other leaders offering them crores to support BJP. Garg claimed that police had arrested a person on his complaint of receiving fake calls from Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's office offering him Rs 10 crore, who was

New Delhi, Mar 31: Concerned over the safety of 4,000 Indians in strife-torn Yemen, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tonight sought the help of Saudi Arabia as he held a telephonic conversation with King Salman bin Abdul aziz Al Saud. The Saudi king called up Modi and during the conversation the Prime Minister briefed him on India's evacuation plan. The Prime Minister sought Saudi Arabia's support and

Srinagar, Mar 31: Landslides buried at least 15 people in Indian Kashmir on Monday as hundreds fled their homes after heavy rain triggered flooding around the mountainous region. Police and witnesses said landslides had buried at least four houses in Chadoora, the worst hit area of the Himalayan region where hundreds were killed in devastating floods last September. “The ground above the houses

Srinagar, Mar 30: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has asked the Army to provide logistic support, in terms of men and machinery, to the civil administration to effectively counter the flood situation in the Valley. The direction to this effect was issued during a review meeting chaired by Sayeed here last evening. The army representative assured the Chief Minister that the

New Delhi, Mar 30: Air India today flew its first flight to airlift hundreds of Indians stranded in the strife- torn Yemen, soon after the government decided to evacuate its citizens amid the chaotic situation in the Gulf country. 180-seater Airbus A320 aircraft took off from Delhi at 0745 AM for Yemen's capital Sana'a via Muscat. It is likely to return from Yemen this evening. The flight

Srinagar, Mar 30: Jhelum river crossed danger level in Srinagar and Sangam area of south Kashmir on Monday with heavy rains lashing most parts of the state which sounded a flood alert asking people to move to safer places. A senior official said water level of river Jhelum at 6 AM on Monday at Sangam (South Kashmir) and Ram Munshi Bagh (Srinagar city) has touched 22.4 feet and 18.8 feet

New Delhi, Mar 29: The Aam Aadmi Party today removed party's internal Lokpal Admiral L Ramdas and Prashant Bhushan as the chief of National Disciplinary Committee, a day after the latter and senior leader Yogendra Yadav were expelled from the National Executive (NE). At an "emergency" NE meeting here, the party removed former navy chief Ramdas from the internal Lokpal and set up a new Lokpal panel

New Delhi, Mar 29: A day after removing leaders Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan from the National Committee, the Aam Aadmi Party on Sunday removed Prashant Bhushan from the National Disciplinary Committee. The AAP also formed a three-member panel as internal Lokpal and rejigged National Disciplinary Committee. On Saturday, soon after their dramatic expulsion from the Aam Aadmi Party’s national