As per earlier reports, over 23,000 Indian students, mostly studying medicine in Chinese colleges, are stuck in India after they returned home as the coronavirus broke out in China in December 2019.
The accident took place near Toronto on March 13. The team of Consulate General of India in Toronto is in touch with the friends of the victims for assistance.
The embassy, however, said certain disruptions in Russian banking services, as well as direct flight connectivity to India, have been reported and Indian students may consider returning home if they have concerns over these aspects.
Students will be heading to western Ukraine, after which they will cross the borders and enter neighboring countries.
For the last 13 days, these Indian students were huddled inside bunkers with missiles and bombs exploding outside, and firing going on. They had no electricity and water, and most of them were without food. Several students were eating biscuits dipped in water, melted from snow falling outside. All of them were living in a state of terror.
Sonam Kapoor took to Instagram to call out 'racism' against the Indian students amidst the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. She said it is 'disgusting' the way people of colour are treated.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy ways to start the stalled evacuation of Indian students from Ukraine's besieged Sumy city pummelled by the invading Russian forces.
A growing number of stranded Indian students from war-torn Ukraine are returning with their furry friends, with some even taking risks and forgoing personal belongings in their efforts to save their pets.
The Embassy of India, Kyiv has requested all Indian citizens stranded in Ukraine, and are yet to depart from their respective addresses and want to be evacuated urgently to fill up an online form.
At the same time, he said India can take advantage of the situation to bolster economic ties with Russia as Moscow's Western partners have refused to cooperate with it.
Amit Lath, vice-president of the Indo-Polish Chamber of Commerce, claimed that even women have been beaten up, either held up for days or not permitted to leave Ukraine at the border posts.
The 15-nation Council held an emergency session on Friday, called by Albania, France, Ireland, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States, following Russia's attack on Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, the biggest in Europe.
The woman's praise for the actor came at a time when the Indian government has launched "operation Ganga" to rescue the Indians stranded in Ukraine amid the Russian invasion, and deputed four central ministers for overseeing the evacuation from eastern Europe.
A couple of Indian students who were stranded in Ukraine had declared that they will not leave Ukraine without their pets. A number of pictures are being circulated over social media of the students returning with their furry friends. Twitter has been showering them with praises for all these people who did not forget their cats and dogs in the war zone.
Many other students are still struggling at the border, the rescued students said.
Atul revealed that many students studying in Ternopil had accompanied him to the border of Poland. It was only after they left Ternopil that there were explosions. Thankfully, he reached the border of Poland where he was rescued.
Mamata Banerjee accused the Centre of leaving Indians in Ukraine on their own in the midst of a raging war.
As per an estimate, there are a total 18,000 student stranded in war-conflict zones. However, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Singhla on Tuesday said that so far 12,000 Indians have been brought out of Ukraine which is 60 per cent of the total Indians in Ukraine.
MEA said India has been coordinating effectively with the countries in the region including Russia, Romania, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and Moldova for evacuation of Indians from Ukraine.
The Indian government has stepped up its efforts in evacuating stranded students in Ukraine as Russia wages war. Returning students said they were beaten up by police batons as they fleed the war-torn country.
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