TN Cong leaders to meet Rahul Gandhi
Chennai (PTI): Senior leaders of the TNCC and also the newly appointed district presidents will interact with the party leader Rahul Gandhi in the national capital on Tuesday, a senior leader said.
The meeting comes close on the heels of DMK deputy general secretary Kanimozhi calling on Rahul Gandhi in Delhi recently, and in the backdrop of a few voices in the Congress demanding a share in power.
However, TNCC chief K Selvaperunthagai made it clear that there was no rift in the ties with the DMK and that the alliance and seat-sharing will be decided by the Congress leadership.
The district presidents have been asked to visit Delhi for a training session.
Rahul is likely to interact with them and the senior leaders from the state, a source said.
During the meeting, Rahul is likely to obtain their views on alliance and seat-sharing, the senior leader added.
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345 Indian fishermen stranded in Iran return home via Armenia
New Delhi (PTI): A group of 345 Indian fishermen, who were stranded in Iran amid escalating regional tensions, returned to India via Armenia on Saturday, officials said.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar thanked his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan for assistance in return of the Indian nationals.
The Indian nationals arrived in Chennai this evening, the officials cited above said.
The circumstances that led to them being stranded in Iran were not immediately known.
"Thank FM @AraratMirzoyan and the Government of Armenia for facilitating the evacuation of Indian fishermen today from Iran, through Armenia to India," Jaishankar said on social media.
Over 1,500 Indian nationals have left Iran through land border crossings in Armenia and Azerbaijan since the start of the West Asia conflict over a month ago.
"A group of Indian fishermen, stranded in Iran, are returning home via Armenia today; their flight is expected to reach India this evening," a government statement said.
It said the Ministry of External Affairs continues to closely monitor the evolving situation in the West Asian region, with the safety, security and welfare of the Indian community being accorded the highest priority.
It also made a mention of five Indians being injured in Abu Dhabi on Friday.
According to Abu Dhabi authorities, the Indian nationals were among the 12 people injured by debris from an intercepted missile.
"In an attack in Abu Dhabi, five Indian nationals were injured; four have been discharged, one remains under treatment," the Indian government's statement said.
It said the Indian mission in Abu Dhabi is extending "full" assistance and coordinating with local authorities, adding that their flight is expected to reach India this evening.
