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We have not received any reports of any hostage situation regarding any student, MEA said in a statement.

However, India joined the international community in calling for an immediate ceasefire by the two nations.

President Putin informed the prime minister that Russia is trying to organise an urgent evacuation of a group of Indian students from Kharkiv through the humanitarian corridor along the shortest route to Russia.

Indian Air Force has deployed four C-17 Globemaster transport aircraft to the neighbouring countries of Ukraine amidst escalation of conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

To further intensify Operation Ganga, which was launched last week, the government has sent one Indian Air Force transport aircraft C-17 to Poland to bring back the stranded nationals.

Turkey's Ilker Ayci has declined to be the CEO of Tata's Air India, a Tata official confirmed to Reuters on Tuesday.

In the last few days, a section of people has criticised the central government for leaving Indian nationals in Ukraine to fend for themselves. Let's contrast this with the response of the Joe Biden administration in the United States.

This is the first flight from the former Soviet republic to India since the Russia-Ukraine conflict erupted into a full-fledged invasion. It was originally scheduled to arrive in Mumbai at 4 p.m.

Air India will send four flights to airlift the stranded Indians back from war-hit Ukraine. One of the planes has already taken off for Romania.

At 2 am on Saturday, Air India would send two flights to airlift Indian residents from Ukraine via Bucharest.