Homecoming

Over 15,000 Indians safely evacuated from Libya

New Delhi: Operation Safe Homecoming is over with 15,000 Indians being evacuated from Libya by air and sea in two weeks. The last flight carrying stranded Indians in strife-torn Libya landed in New Delhi on Friday morning. There was visible relief and exhaustion on the faces of passengers many of whom travelled from interior Libya at great personal risk to board flights from Tripoli.

There were certain tense moments when the flight was delayed by an hour to let the last of the Indians come in from some of the far off towns like Misrata that has seen some of the worst violence in the last couple of days. One of the Indian called the situation in Misrata "very bad".

"It's a very bad situation. No food, no water, they have trapped us there. There has been a lot of firing," he said.

"We felt like we wouldn't be able to make it back to India. We are very, very thankful to our government that they got us back, and want to especially thank Air India for getting us back till here," he said....more    

Libya: More Indians to be evacuated by ship

New Delhi: The Indian government has launched a multi-pronged operation to evacuate 18,000 Indians stranded in violence-torn Libya. So far 1,200 Indians have been brought back safely under Operation Safe Homecoming. New Delhi is looking to evacuate 1300 more Indians by ship from Libyan port city of Benghazi, on Tuesday. Six-hundred Indians arrived home on two Air India flights on Tuesday morning. India has also got permission to land three...  

Sweet homecoming for crew members of Stolt Valor

The Japanese tanker was hijacked by Somalian pirates two months ago. ...  

Happy homecoming for Sharif, set to file nominations

This time there might be no turning back for the former PM unlike in September. ...  

Sharif's homecoming: govt warns of suicide attacks

Kolkata: If the West Bengal government has its way in imposing entertainment tax, then the prices of World Cup tickets for the four matches scheduled at Eden Gardens might shoot up by 20 per cent. But the hosts, the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), will make an appeal at the state governement as a team led by its president Jagmohan Dalmiya will meet the state finance minister on Wednesday. The...  

Congratulate Viswanathan Anand | Gift a bouquet

Port Elizabeth: Experienced Mark Boucher and Justin Kreusch took Warriors home by seven wickets after Juan Theron's three wickets restricted Wayamba Elevens to 153 in the second game of the Champions League at the St. George's Park on Saturday. Boucher (40 off 26) took off from the time he joined Kreusch (37 off 29) in the middle and played some delectable shots. Collin Ingram and skipper Davey Jacobs took Warriors'...  

Mumbai gives T20 heroes a vigorous welcome

The people set aside their daily concerns and had a ball with the new World Champions. ...