Paris [France], May 22 (ANI): Kaia Kanepi recorded the 10th top-10 victory of her career at a Grand Slam by eliminating Spanish 10th seed Garbine Muguruza on Sunday in the ongoing French Open 2022.
Kyiv [Ukraine], May 6 (ANI): Amid the ongoing Ukraine-Russia conflict, India on Thursday handed over 7,725 kg of humanitarian aid comprising essential medicines and medical equipment to Ukraine.
Madrid [Spain], May 4 (ANI): Ons Jabeur marched into the semifinal on Wednesday with an impressive performance at the Madrid Open as she completed a crushing 6-3, 6-2 win over two-time Madrid champion Simona Halep.
Bucharest [Romania], April 5 (ANI/Sputnik): Romania has decided to expel 10 employees of the Russian embassy in Bucharest, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
Bucharest [Romania], March 2 (ANI): Union Minister for Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday said that a total of six flights with 1,300 Indian students onboard will depart from Bucharest (Romania) to India today.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], March 1 (ANI): Parents of a student, who has moved from Ukraine to Romania in view of heightened tensions due to Russian military operations, have urged the government to increase the number of flights to bring students back as soon as possible.
Dehradun Feb 28 PTI A medical student from Uttarakhand who returned from Ukraine on Monday appealed to the Indian government to help the stranded students inside the strife-torn country where food supplies are fast running outThe final year medical student Payal Panwar from Kotdwar said the stranded studentsneed help of the Indian government and embassy morewhile they are still insidethe war-torn country rather than when they have moved out of it The problems end when you cross the borders but while you are inside Ukraine itis really difficult with food supplies running out and no cash in ATMs The stranded students need the help of Indian authorities while they are still inside Ukrainian borders Payal who studies in Ivano-Frankivsk city in western Ukraine said Recounting her ordeal she said around 60-70 Indian students had to book a bus and also walk a distance of 8-10 km in freezing cold to reach the Romanian border to get out of Ukraine Many ATMs could not dispense cash and long queues of men and women waiting for their turn for food supplies are seen at several points she saidThough happy and relieved to be reunited with her parents Payal and her parents are worried about her brother who is still stuck in KharkivAround 22 students from Uttarakhand studying in Ukrainian cities have so far returned home since the crisis broke out there forcing students and professionals to take shelter inside bunkers PTI ALM SRY
New Delhi [India], February 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with Nicolae-Ionel Ciuca, Prime Minister of Romania where he thanked his counterpart for facilitating the evacuation of Indian citizens through Romania without visas and also expressed his anguish at the ongoing violence and humanitarian crisis in Ukraine.
Chennai Feb 27 PTI Indian students had to walk for about 5-8 kilometers to reach the Romanian border from battle scarred Ukraine a Tamil Nadu student who arrived from the eastern European nation said here on SundayNotably the Indian authorities facilitated quick evacuation to Romania and this helped avoid the impact of the ongoing war in Ukraine students said here on arrivalA student of an institution in western Ukraine Selvapriya said though the situation was relatively less tense in the western region the Indian embassy evacuated students quickly to Romania to avoid peril in case the western side was also to witness escalationSince we were evacuated quickly we escaped from the impact of war but a large number of students are stuck on the eastern side of Ukraine she told reporters here at the airportShe and other returnees said such stranded Indian students should be brought home safely and quicklyBelonging to Pudukottai District of Tamil Nadu Selvapriya said several students from the western region have crossed the Romanian border and were on their way back home via Mumbai and DelhiOn the experience of Indian students in reaching the Romanian border from Ukraine she said there was heavy traffic congestion on the highway close to the border in the wake of war and they had to walk for about 5-8 kilometers to get out of Ukraine and reach RomaniaAnother student said he and others faced hassles only till reaching the Romanian border and after that the journey back home was easy While in Ukraine they had to face difficulty in accessing even food he said We were however quickly evacuated from the war zone he addedThe students thanked Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin for facilitating their returnMinister for Non-Resident Tamils Welfare Gingee K S Masthan received the first five Tamil Nadu student returnees from UkraineMasthan accorded them a warm welcome at the airport More Tamil Nadu students are on their way back home he saidAbout 5000 students hailing from Tamil Nadu are in Ukraine for studies and all efforts were being made to bring them all back home he said Also 12 students belonging to neighbouring Kerala arrived here PTI VGN ROH ROH