In pictures Mission Vande Bharat: Indians evacuated from different parts of the world

The first Air India repatriation flight from London to Mumbai carried 326 Indians. India will send 64 flights and three Navy ships thanks to the Vande Bharat Mission, to repatriate nearly 15,000 citizens stuck overseas due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Indian citizens sit in a bus that will take them to a quarantine hotel after landing from London into Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport as part of a massive repatriation effort in Mumbai.

San Francisco: Indian nationals stranded in US in an airport before boarding a plane back to their home country as part of 'Vande Bharat Mission'.

Doha: Indian citizens checking in at the Qatari capital, Doha's Hamad International Airport for a repatriation flight to India, amid the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. On May 7, India began a massive operation to repatriate thousands of nationals stuck abroad, after banning all incoming international flights in late March in one of the world's strictest lockdowns, leaving vast numbers of workers and students stranded.

Lucknow: Haji Mohammed Sajid, an Indian national who was stranded in Sharjah amid COVID-19 pandemic, bows down in reverence as he arrives at Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport by a special flight, in Lucknow.

Kuala Lumpur: Indian High Commissioner to Malaysia Mridul Kumar interacts with stranded Indian nationals travelling back to home under Vande Bharat Mission at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

Kuala Lumpur: A special flight carrying 177 stranded Indian nationals took off for Trichy (Tamil Nadu) during Vande Bharat Mission, from Kuala Lumpur.

Indian Navy personnel watch and take photos as the INS Jalashwa ship enters the Cochin port carrying Indian citizens who were stranded in Maldives due to the COVID-19 coronavirus disease, in Kochi in the south Indian state of Kerala.

177 Indian nationals have arrived at Cochin International Airport on Friday, on a special flight from Bahrain's Manama under Vande Bharat Mission during coronavirus lockdown.

Indian passenger boarding repatriation flight from Muscat who got an eye injury while working and doctors refused to operate him and suggested get it done in Kerala, in Kochi on Saturday.

Indian nationals arrive at Kozhikode Airport on Friday, on a special flight from Saudi Arabia's Riyadh under Vande Bharat Mission during coronavirus lockdown.

Indian citizens queue at Kuwait International Airport before boarding a repatriation flight to India, in Kuwait City.

New Delhi: Indian nationals, who were stranded in Dhaka amid COVID-19 pandemic being screened after they were brought by a special Air India flight at IGI Airport in New Delhi.

A special flight from United Arab Emirates (UAE)'s Dubai, with around 182 Indian nationals - including 3 children, arrived at Chennai International Airport on Friday. All passengers are being screened and tested. They will be placed under quarantine, as per the guidelines.