200,000 evacuated in China in fear of typhoon
Over 206,000 people in the coastal areas of east China have been evacuated as the region braces for one of the strongest typhoons in years - Typhoon Muifa - that is expected to hit during the weekend.
Libya evacuation nears close
New Delhi: About 15,400 Indians, out of the initial presence of 18,000 in strife-torn Libya, are back in the country as 'Operation Safe Homecoming' rapidly draws towards a close on Thursday night, the
2,300 Indians rescued from Libya over weekend
New Delhi: A record number of over 2,300 Indians were evacuated from Libya since yesterday and two-third of the estimated 18,000 Indian nationals would have been pulled out of the strife-torn count
Libya: IAF to airlift Indians
New Delhi: Indian Air Force is expected to fly an IL-76 aircraft, which can ferry 300 people, to Libya Wednesday to evacuate Indian citizens stranded there.
"An IL-76 is at the Palam airport and i
Libya: India seeks pvt airlines' help
New Delhi: Government on Tuesday instructed all private airlines to operate one flight each to Libya everyday from Wednesday to bring back stranded Indians from the strife-torn country.
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Libya: 3,000 more Indian evacuees on the way
Mumbai/New Delhi: With India intensifying Operation Safe Homecoming, around 3,000 Indians are expected to be evacuated by two chartered ships in the next few days as a third batch of 68 landed in Mumb
Libya: AI to operate two more flights
Mumbai: National carrier Air India will operate two more flights to Tripoli for evacuating Indian nationals stranded in strife-torn Libya.
"We are operating two flights, one each from Mumbai and
Evacuation at UN council blamed on sewage stink
United Nations, Dec. 21: Sewage from an unusually high tide caused a stink that forced the emergency evacuation of the UN Security Council on Tuesday, a UN spokesman said.
The Security Council chambe
Yamuna flows above danger mark, over 900 evacuated
Hundreds of people were evacuated from low-lying areas in Delhi on Monday as the Yamuna river flowed above the danger mark for the third consecutive day and the fear of floods loomed large over the ci