"Nearly 8,000 Indians evacuated through Romania. The last special flight will depart from Bucharest today. We express our gratitude to government and people of Romania for their help. Long live India-Romania friendship!," the Indian embassy in Romania tweeted.
An Indian Air Force (IAF) C17 plane with 119 Indians and 27 foreigners landed at Hindon airbase in Gaziabad from Romanian capital Bucharest on Thursday morning.(HT Photo/Sanchit Khanna)
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This was the 17th flight that the Indian Air Force (IAF) has operated to evacuate people stranded in Ukraine.(HT Photo/Sanchit Khanna)
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India is set to wind up its evacuation mission 'Operation Ganga' which was launched 12 days ago to bring back Indian nationals following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Thursday.(HT Photo/Sanchit Khanna)
The last flight is scheduled for Thursday evening, people familiar with the development said.(HT Photo/Sanchit Khanna)
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The IAF flight, which was operated on a C-17 military transport aircraft, landed in Delhi around 5.40 am on Thursday, sources said.(HT Photo/Sanchit Khanna)
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Tribals and farmers affected by the Ken-Betwa river-linking project stage a symbolic Chita Andolan (pyre protests), Jal Satyagraha and hanging satyagraha by placing nooses around their necks, over their demands of better compensation and rehabilitation, in Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 15-day protest ended after police removed them from site.
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Parallelly, the crackdown on protesters to maintain law and order situation in the sensitive areas of Central Delhi continued with lathi charge, tear gas firing etc.
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Television evangilist Joni Lamb sings a praise song during 'Celebration', a show that she and her husband Marcus host on the Daystar Network, on July 30, 2001.
