The Indian nationals cleared by the UAE health authorities and found to be asymptomatic will only be allowed to fly back home in one of India's biggest ever repatriation exercises, the Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi has said ahead of the first set of flights on Thursday.

Bengaluru: With more than 190,000 Indian expats in UAE registered to return home on repatriation flight, the Indian government will begin the repatriation operation from Thursday, beginning with two flights that will take of from UAE with Indian expats.

 A 62-year-old Indian businessman has died in Abu Dhabi after contracting the novel coronavirus, according to a media report.

Over 150,000 Indians in the UAE, who wish to return home amid the coronavirus lockdown, have applied through the online registration process to the Indian missions here, according to media reports.

At least Indian expats have added themselves into the long and growing list of Indians facing trouble in UAE for their hate-mongering and Islampphobic social media posts. The incident has taken place days after the Indian Consulate to UAE had warned Indians in UAE to refrain from posting hateful thoughts and content on social media.

More than 32,000 Indians in the UAE, who wish to return home amidst the coronavirus lockdown, have registered with the Indian missions here on day one of the opening of the online registration process, according to a media report.

The death of a Dubai-based Indian industrialist, who died after falling from a high-rise building last week, was a case of suicide over financial problems, police confirmed after an investigation, according to a media report.

A senior Indian teacher in the UAE has died after she contracted the novel coronavirus, according to a media report.