6,063 Indians brought home Under Vande Bharat Mission on August 9: Puri

"I recommence Vande Bharat Mission updates with tribute to 18 people who died in Kozhikode accident," Puri tweeted

Over 6,000 stranded Indians returned to the country from across the world on Sunday, said Union Minister for Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri as he recommenced the updates of Vande Bharat Mission with tributes to those who died in the Kozhikode plane accident.

"I recommence Vande Bharat Mission updates with tribute to 18 people who died in Kozhikode accident. Grace with which people of the town and the airport faced the tragedy is a lesson in human resilience and spirit. 6,063 stranded Indians returned to the country from across the world on Sunday," Puri said in a tweet.

Meanwhile, an Air India