Interior Minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousuf Al-Sabah confirmed the toll and ordered the arrest of the building’s owner during a visit to the site, state TV reported.
When COVID-19 struck China, most of the Indian students left for home at the height of lockdowns and could not return until early last year due to China's visa bans and restrictions.
"We have learnt about the tragic death of an Indian national Shri Mohammed Asfan. We are in touch with the family and Russian authorities," the Indian Embassy in Russia wrote on X.
Famida, the sister of Hyderabad resident Fareeda Begum (49), who is stuck in Oman, posted a video on social video which drew attention and subsequently an activist helped her to raise the issue to the concerned authorities.
The incident happened a day after Punjab Police launched a crackdown against radical preacher Amritpal Singh in Punjab.
The MHA took the decision to hand over the case to the NIA following a meeting with UK representatives last week, the sources indicated.
Pro-Khalistani supporters also threatened Taranjit Singh Sandhu, the Indian Ambassador to the US in Washington DC.
A large number of London Metropolitan Police personnel have been deployed outside the Indian Mission, days after pro-Khalistan protesters tried to vandalise the tricolour.
As the Indian diaspora gathered near the embassy to protest against the act of Khalistani sympathisers, a London cop in a nice gesture danced with Indian supporters while 'Jai Ho' song was playing in the background.
"Embassy of India in Beijing has been receiving several queries from prospective Indian students and their parents with respect to seeking admission for undergraduate clinical medicine programme in China," the embassy said in a statement on Sept 8.
The Embassy of India, Kyiv has requested all Indian citizens stranded in Ukraine, and are yet to depart from their respective addresses and want to be evacuated urgently to fill up an online form.
Abdulhaq Azad on Sunday claimed that he couldn't access the official Twitter account of Afghan Embassy in India.
After Afghan President Ashraf Ghani left Afghanistan, India is gearing up to evacuate hundreds of its officials and citizens from Kabul.
Specifically asked when the Indian staffers and citizens in Kabul will be evacuated, they said decisions will depend on the ground situation. It is learnt that a fleet of the C-17 Globemaster military transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force is kept on standby to undertake evacuation missions.
The Indian Embassy in China on Sunday issued a statement that the holders of already issued E-visas may note that these are no longer valid.
A massive explosion on Wednesday rocked the diplomatic area of Afghan capital Kabul.
New Delhi: External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday confirmed that the Indian embassy in Libya has secured the release of Regi Joseph, who hails from Kozhikode in Kerala and was working as a computer
Riyadh: An Indian woman, who worked here as a domestic help without being paid for the last six years, is awaiting her dues and an exit from Saudi Arabia. Shamsumma, a native of Kerala's Kollam
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