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Spoke to PM Modi, sending 'a lot' of ventilators to India: US President

Washington DC (USA), May 16 (ANI): The United States on Friday said that it is sending many ventilators to India to help the country combat the coronavirus pandemic, President Donald Trump told reporters on May 15. "We are sending a lot of ventilators to India. I spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and we are sending quite a few ventilators to India. We have a tremendous supply of ventilators," Trump said at the White House. "India has been so great, your PM has been a very good friend of mine. We are working with India too, we have a tremendous Indian population in the US and many of the people you are talking about are working on the vaccine too, great scientists and researchers," he added.

Vande Bharat Mission: 158 Indians boarded Air India's repatriation flight from Dhaka

Dhaka (Bangladesh), May 14 (ANI): Indian citizens boarded Air India's repatriation flight from Dhaka. The flight to Chennai carrying 158 Indian nationals took off at 11:20 AM at its scheduled time. One of the passengers said, "Kudos to Indian embassy and the people working here. They have done a remarkable job."

Pashtun activist accuses Pakistan of unleashing brutality at the behest of anti-terror operations

Geneva (Switzerland), May 13 (ANI): A Pashtun activist has accused Pakistan army for human rights violations in the tribal areas bordering Afghanistan. Arbab Sohrab Saadat Jabarkhail, who hails from Peshawar and is now living in London, told ANI that their lives have been destroyed. The plight of Pashtuns of Pakistan runs deep and is rooted in a series of unfortunate historical events that has led to systematic discrimination of their ethnic group. Discrimination along with violent oppressions has severed the condition of Pashtuns who are helplessly fighting for their rights for a couple of decades. They are targeted by the Pakistan Army in the name of counter-terrorism operations against the Taliban and have sustained irreparable damages for none of their mistakes. Pashtun Tahafuz Movement, a movement for the rights of Pashtuns demands a truth and reconciliation commission to address claims of extrajudicial killings and missing persons. The movement also claims that the military suppo

"United we Fight": ICCR's musical rendition to fight COVID-19

Kathmandu (Nepal), May 13 (ANI): Bringing together composers, musicians and singers from across India, the Indian Council for Cultural Relations has unveiled a musical creation "United we Fight". It carries with it the message of hope, joy, resilience, fighting spirit and never say die attitude of all in our collective fight against COVID 19.This virus has had a huge impact on humanity cutting across all boundaries, physical and social, of nations, caste, class, colour, religion and belief systems bringing the world to its knees. The Embassy further stated that the song is dedicated to world by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) of India. United we stand, steadfastly helping, assisting, sharing knowledge, cooperating and coordinating with each other, cutting across boundaries fighting as ONE force against the Corona virus, the release stated. It further appealed the people to light a candle, cheer the frontline workers, donate for the needy, spare time for the elderly, be available

Traders in Gilgit's NLI market protest against discrimination amid lockdown

Gilgit Baltistan, May 12, 2020: - Shopkeepers in NLI market held protest against the discrimination by local administration amid lock down in the occupied Gilgit Baltistan. They blamed the authorities for allowing shops in other markets to remain open with designated time, but their shops are closed for over a month. Named after 'The Northern Light Infantry' or NLI regiment of Pakistan army, the market is where one can find Chinese goods from clothes to calculators.

Vande Bharat Mission: Special flight carrying Indian nationals from Chicago to take off shortly

Chicago (USA), May 12 (ANI): Over 300 Indian nationals reached Chicago airport to board special flight to India under Vande Bharat Mission on May 12. Special relief flight will take off shortly. Keeping in mind coronavirus situation, screening of passengers is being held at airport. Vande Bharat Mission is started by Indian government to bring home over 14,000 stranded Indians from foreign nations.

First batch of 88 ICU nurses from India reach UAE to combat COVID-19

Dubai (UAE), May 11 (ANI): Aster DM Healthcare has brought the first batch of 88 ICU nurses from India to support the UAE's ongoing efforts to fight COVID-19, with support from the Indian Consulate and UAE's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. Aster has selected 60 nurses trained in critical care, who were working at Aster's quaternary care hospitals in India who would be joining the UAE government's forces to manage the COVID-19 care facilities in Dubai. The UAE government along with Health Authority have set-up a 3000 bed field hospital in Dubai World Trade Centre to treat mild to moderate cases. This is a part of Dubai Government's proactive measure to build capacity to treat patients in case an upsurge of Covid-19 cases takes place.

Operation Samudra Setu: INS Magar carrying Indian nationals departs from Male

Male (Maldives), May 10 (ANI): Indian Naval Ship 'Magar' departed from Male port in Maldives for India with stranded Indian nationals on board amid the coronavirus pandemic. India has launched 'Operation Samudra Setu' to bring back its citizens who are stuck in foreign countries amid the COVID-19 outbreak, with the help of the Indian Navy. This is the 2nd batch of Indian nationals which is coming back to the country. The first batch has already arrived at Kochi harbour from INS Jalashwa earlier today.

Operation Samudra Setu: 2nd batch of stranded Indians board INS Magar in Maldives

Male (Maldives), May 10 (ANI): The second batch of Indian nationals who will be brought back from the Maldives under Operation Samudra Setu, boarded INS Magar on May 10. Adequate arrangements have been made for the passengers. The first batch on May 10 has already arrived at Kochi harbour from INS Jalashwa. Indian government has launched Operation Samudra Setu to bring back stranded Indians from abroad with the help of Indian Navy.

Watch: Pregnant woman onboard INS Jalashwa thanks Indian Navy for evacuating her from Maldives

Onboard, May 10 (ANI): In a self made video, a pregnant woman onboard INS Jalashwa thanked Indian Navy for evacuating her from Male, Maldives. INS Jalashwa arrived at Kochi Harbour on May 10 bringing back 698 Indian nationals. According to the Indian Navy, there were 19 pregnant women among the 698 Indian nationals. The evacuation is a part of Indian government's program to evacuate Indians stranded abroad. The programme named 'Samudra Setu' by Indian Navy entails to bring back around two thousand Indians in ships from Maldives.

Many hospitals report deaths but don't send summaries: Satyendar Jain on discrepancies in COVID-19 deaths

New Delhi, May 10 (ANI): Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on May 10 said that many hospitals report deaths but don't send summaries. "We have directed all hospitals to send detailed summaries within 24 hours of the occurrence of deaths," he said.

COVID-19: Ghaziabad Police stop migrant workers coming from Delhi amid lockdown

Ghaziabad (UP), May 10 (ANI): Amid nationwide lockdown, several migrant workers from Delhi walking along NH-9 towards different districts of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar have been stopped by police in Ghaziabad on May 10. According to migrant workers, they don't have money left with them to feed themselves or to pay the house rent.

Watch: Indian nationals disembark from INS Jalashwa at Kochi harbor under Operation Samudra Setu

Kochi (Kerala), May 10 (ANI): As many as 698 Indian nationals disembarked from INS Jalashwa on May 10 at the Kochi harbor. They were brought back onboard the ship from Maldives's Male under the Operation Samudra Setu. Earlier today, INS Jalashwa arrived at Kochi Harbour. As informed by Indian Navy, there were 19 pregnant women among the 698 Indian nationals. The evacuation is a part of Indian government's program to evacuate Indians stranded abroad. The programme named 'Samudra Setu' by Indian Navy entails to bring back around two thousand Indians in ships from Maldives.

COVID-19: CM Yogi holds review meeting with chairpersons of 11 committees

Lucknow (UP), May 10 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on May 10 held a COVID-19 review meeting with chairpersons of 11 committees. UP Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Awanish K Awasthi was also present in the meeting. UP government is taking every measure to curb the spread of COVID-19. UP has recorded 3373 confirmed cases and 74 deaths till now due to COVID-19.

Operation Samudra Setu: INS Jalashwa reaches Kochi from Male with 698 Indians onboard

Kochi (Kerala), May 10 (ANI): INS Jalashwa arrived at Kochi Harbour on May 10 bringing back 698 Indian nationals from Maldives's Male. According to the Indian Navy, there are 19 pregnant women among the 698 Indian nationals. The evacuation is part of Indian government's program to evacuate Indians stranded abroad. The programme named 'Samudra Setu' by Indian Navy entails to bring back around two thousand Indians in ships from Maldives.

Migrant workers from Bihar register themselves for 'Shramik Special Train' in Bengaluru

Bengaluru, May 10 (ANI): Migrant workers from Bihar on May 10 registered themselves for a 'Shramik Special Train' at Yelahanka police station in Bengaluru. Indian Railways on May 1 started Shramik Special trains to move migrant workers, pilgrims, tourists, students and others stranded at different places due to lockdown.

Vande Bharat Mission: First Air India repatriation flight to take off from San Francisco

Washington DC (USA), May 10 (ANI): Indian nationals at the San Francisco airport to board the repatriation flight under Vande Bharat Mission on May 9. This is the first repatriation flight for Indians from the United States. Giving information of the flight, Indian Ambassador to US Taranjit Singh Sandhu said, "The first flight will take off from San Francisco in a little while and then we are going to have 7 flights from 4 different hubs. These are all Air India hubs, and these flights are going to different cities of India."

Around 25,000 Indians register to be repatriated from US: Indian Envoy to US

Washington DC (USA), May 10 (ANI): Indian Ambassador to United States Taranjit Singh Sandhu on May 10 informed that around 25,000 Indians have registered with the country's mission in the US for repatriation flights. He said, "A total of 25,000 people registered in the first week. We're going to take 7 flights, this will be a continuous work in progress, depending on requirement and where the people wish to go in India, and what the local situation allows."

Indian, US firms working together on atleast 3 COVID-19 vaccines: Indian Envoy to US

Washington DC (USA), May 10 (ANI): Indian Ambassador to United States Taranjit Singh Sandhu on May 10 said that there are at least three vaccines on which Indian and US companies are working together for the COVID-19. He said, "ICMR and CDC-NIH (of US) have been collaborating for a number of years, in fact about 2-3 years back, we developed a vaccine together for another virus called rotavirus, it has helped not only in India but also in US and many other countries." "There at least 3 vaccines on which Indian and US companies are working together. Besides that, we are an important part of the supply chain and this particular crisis has certainly shown to US, if not the world over that India is a reliable partner," Singh added.

Vande Bharat Mission: 163 Indians arrive in Hyderabad from Kuwait

Hyderabad (Telangana)/ Kuwait, May 10 (ANI): India has continued to repatriate its people from aboard on the third day also. On May 09, an Air India flight brought back 163 Indians to Hyderabad from Kuwait under 'Vande Bharat Mission'. Indian ambassador in Kuwait, K Jeeva Sagar said, "Vande Bharat Mission has taken off very, we are looking forward for its success." The Vande Bharat Mission started on May 07 to bring back Indian nationals from aboard.