COVID-19: How India plans repatriation of stranded citizens from UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UK and rest of the world

Flights, destinations for week one of india's massive repatriation effort

Last updated: May 05, 2020 | 17:49

Balaram Menon, Senior Web Editor

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