Civil aviation minister said today that phase-2 of "Vande Bharat" will take place from May 16-22 with flights being sent to various countries. Also Read: 50% of surveyed households in rural India eating less due to COVID-19 lockdown Indian flights will be going to Armenia, Australia, Belarus, Canada, France, Georgia, Germany, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Nigeria, Russia, Tajikistan, Thailand and Ukraine.

Vande Bharat: Indians to fly back home from US on May 19

Air India's Kuwait flight has landed in Kochi around 11pm on Saturday under Indian government's Vande Bharat mission. The flight brought back 177 Indian nationals and 4 infants who were stranded in Kuwait.

Vande Bharat operation: 177 Indians brought back from Kuwait

An Air India flight landed in Kozhikode around 8pm pm on Friday. The flight brought back around 153 Indian nationals from Riyadh. Among the 253 passengers, there were 84 pregnant women and 22 children onboard.

INS Jalashwa sets sail from Maldives; 700 passengers onboard

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Thursday that Prime Minister visualises Railways as a lifeline to achieve the goal of making India a $5 trillion economy. Flagging off Vande Bharat Express train from here, Shah said modernisation of railways was taking place at a fast pace under the leadership of Prime Minister and various initiatives such as gauge conversion and laying of tracks was taking place at twice the speed compared to the UPA government.

Railways vital to achieve PM Modi's vision of $5 trillion economy: Amit Shah

Some side windows and the main driver's screen of the Vande Bharat Express suffered damages on Saturday after being hit by flying ballast. As per the CPRO of Northern Railways, a shower of ballast came flying towards Vande Bharat Express when Dibrugarh Rajdhani crossing on the adjoining line had a cattle run over.

Flying ballast hits Vande Bharat Express, windows damaged

India's first semi-high-speed train, the Vande Bharat Express, began its first commercial run Sunday. The train left Delhi at 6 am and is is expected to reach Varanasi by 2 pm.

Day after breaking down, India's semi-high speed Vande Bharat train begins first commercial run

A day after it was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India's first semi-high speed train, Vande Bharat Express, ran into some trouble early Saturday, with officials saying that it was a case of "skidding wheels" which is being looked into by engineers.

A day after being flagged off, Vande Bharat Express runs into trouble

India gets its fastest train Vande Bharat Express