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Will develop Indian road network at par with America by 2024: Gadkari
Union Minister for Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Monday said that he has a goal of establishing a road network in India at par with America by 2024. Speaking here after laying the foundation stones for five national highways, he stated that every development activity depended on road connectivity and realizing this, the government is committed to strengthening the road network in the country.
India sends diving support ship to train Lankan Navy
Commanding Officer of the Indian Naval ship, Commander Mohammad Ikram, was welcomed by Commander of Eastern Naval Area, Rear Admiral P.D.S. Dias. The two naval officers discussed on furthering training in diving during the 10-day deployment, the Indian High Commission in Colombo said in a statement.
PM Modi chairs high-level meeting on Ukraine situation
It was the third review meeting held in the last 24 hours on the situation in Ukraine. According to sources, the Prime Minister was briefed that around 1,400 Indian nationals have arrived from Ukraine so far by the six flights from Budapest (Hungary) and Bucharest (Romania), while 182 more will reach Mumbai early on Tuesday morning.
International travel advisory for Indians evacuated from Ukraine revised
Indian nationals being evacuated from Ukraine have been exempted from the mandatory Covid requirements for international arrivals, it was announced on Monday. The Union Health Ministry on Monday revised the International Travel Guidelines, in collaboration with the Ministries of External Affairs, Civil Aviation, and Home to lend support in evacuating Indians from Ukraine.
Fourth Covid wave in India from June, says Study
According to the study, India is likely to witness the fourth Covid wave in mid-June, and the surge is to continue for about four months. However, the severity of the wave will depend on the emergence of new variants, vaccination status and administration of booster doses, the study said. The research was led by Sabara Parshad Rajeshbhai, Subhra Sankar Dhar, and Shalabh of IIT Kanpur's Mathematics department.
PM Chairs high level meeting on Ukraine, Ministers to oversee evacuations
The sources in the government said that it was decided that the Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Kiren Rijiju and General V.K. Singh will be travelling to the neighbouring countries of Ukraine to coordinate the evacuation mission and help the Indians including students.The Ministers will go to Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and Romania to oversee the evacuation process via these countries.
Indians applying for US visa given in-person interview waiver till December 2022
“This is much-needed support to visa applicants. This would be very helpful to our friends and immediate family members and remove a lot of their concerns and remove inconveniences… Both India and the US are strong democracies and share democratic values and provide leadership in the Asia Pacific region,” Ajay Jain Bhutoria, President Biden’s advisor for Asian Americans said.
Jaishankar calls up Hungarian, Moldavan counterparts for extending evacuation support
"Called up Hungarian FM Peter Szijjarto. Thankful for the evacuation support provided so far. Requested further cooperation on the Hungary-Ukraine border," he said, in a tweet. He also dialed his Moldovan counterpart Nicu Popescu to seek support for facilitating entry of Indian nationals on Ukraine-Moldova border." Appreciate his ready response & strong support. MEA representatives will accordingly reach there tomorrow," he said.
Modi reviews progress of evacuation of Indians from Ukraine
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla and others were present in the meeting. Modi chaired the meeting immediately after returning from an election campaign in Uttar Pradesh. Sources said that Modi reviewed the evacuation of Indian nationals including students from Ukraine. It is learnt that the PM was informed that over 1,000 students have returned by various flights.
A group of 21 students stuck at Chernivtsi, narrate ordeal
Of the 21 students, 11 are girls and 10 boys are stranded at Chernivtsi. Girl students were also harassed and beaten by Ukrainian Police guards. "For last four days we have been eating only three to four spoons of rice. Now the Embassy has asked us to board a train at our own risk to move out of the town. We somehow reached Chernivtsi and have spent nearly Rs 2.5 lakh so far. No train was available and we are losing hope," Priya said.
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