Operation Kaveri: 360 Indians land in Delhi after evacuation from Sudan

A flight carrying 360 Indians evacuated from Sudan landed in Delhi on Wednesday evening. This is the first batch of Indians to return home from the strife-torn African nation.

'India welcomes back its own. #OperationKaveri brings 360 Indian Nationals to the homeland as first flight reaches New Delhi,' External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar tweeted while making the announcement.

India has evacuated at least 534 Indian nationals from Sudan and is looking to rescue more of its citizens from the strife-torn African nation before the end of a tenuous ceasefire between the regular army and a paramilitary force.

Two C-130J military transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force brought to Jeddah 256 Indians from Port Sudan on Wednesday, a day after an Indian Navy ship rescued 278 citizens from that country.