Indians Killed In Iraq

Mortal Remains Of Last Man, Among 39 Killed In Iraq, Consigned To Flames In Punjab

India News | Edited by Nonika Marwaha | Wednesday April 4, 2018

The mortal remains of one of the 39 Indians killed in ISIS captivity in Iraq were consigned to flames on Wednesday. Gurdeep Singh, whose last rites of were performed at his native village Jaitpur in Punjab, is survived by his mother Surinder Kaur, wife Anita Rani, a 5-year-old son and 7-year-old daughter.

Congress Lawmakers Protest On Parliament Roof, Demand Compensation For Families Of Iraq Victims

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 4, 2018

Congress MPs from Punjab wanted to be on top of things -- so they staged a protest today on the rooftop of Parliament's porch.

39 Indians Travelled Illegally To Iraq, Government Had No Record: Minister VK Singh

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday April 3, 2018

Union Minister VK Singh, who on Monday brought back the bodies of 38 of 39 Indians killed in Iraq by a special aircraft, has said that the workers had travelled there illegally so the government had no record of them and couldn't help them.

"Not Like Biscuits": VK Singh Criticised For Comment On 38 Indians

India News | Reported by Sheikh Zaffar Iqbal, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday April 2, 2018

Union Minister VK Singh, who brought back today the bodies of 38 Indians killed in Iraq, was criticized for his sharp retort to reporters who questioned him about compensation for the grieving families: "This is not like distributing biscuits."

As 38 Indians Return Home In Coffins, End Of Agonising Wait For Families

India News | Sheikh Zaffar Iqbal | Tuesday April 3, 2018

A special flight carrying the bodies of 38 Indians killed by the terror group ISIS in Iraq's Mosul landed in Amritsar on Tuesday. Minister of State for External Affairs General VK Singh had left for Mosul on Sunday in an Indian Air Force transport plane to bring the bodies home.

Bodies Of Indians Killed In Iraq Reaching Amritsar Today

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday April 2, 2018

The mortal remains of 31 of the 39 Indians killed in Iraq will arrive at Amritsar International airport on Monday in a special aircraft, said officials.

Bodies Of Indians Killed By ISIS In Iraq Return, Handed Over To Family: Highlights

India News | Edited by Nonika Marwaha | Monday April 2, 2018

Union Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh will today bring back the bodies of the 39 Indians, killed in the war-torn country, officials said. Last month, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj had told Parliament that 40 Indians were abducted by ISIS from Mosul in Iraq in June 2014, but one of them escaped posing as a Muslim from Bangl...

After 39 Workers Killed In Iraq, Panel To Discuss Safety Of Indians Abroad

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday April 1, 2018

In wake of 39 Indian workers' death in Iraq, a parliamentary panel has called a meeting tomorrow to deliberate upon "safety and security of Indian workers in conflict zones".

Arrangements In Place For Arrival Of Bodies From Iraq In Amritsar: Police

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday April 2, 2018

As Union Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh left for Iraq to bring back the mortal remains of 39 Indians, including 27 from Punjab who were massacred by terror group ISIS, authorities in Amritsar are making the required arrangements to receive the bodies expected to arrive by a special aircraft tomorrow afternoon, a senior official sai...

VK Singh To Bring Back Bodies Of 39 Indians Killed In Iraq Today

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday April 2, 2018

Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh today left for Iraq to bring back the bodies of the 39 Indians, killed in the war-torn country, officials said.

Minister VK Singh To Leave For Iraq To Bring Back Bodies Of 39 Indians

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday March 31, 2018

Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh is expected to fly to Iraq tomorrow in a C-17 plane to bring back mortal remains of the 39 Indians, killed in the war-torn country, sources said today.

Retweet Us Now, Congress Tells Sushma Swaraj In New Poll After Big Fail

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday March 29, 2018

The Congress's Twitter poll against Sushma Swaraj backfired spectacularly with over 76 per cent voting "No" to the opposition party's question: whether the death of 39 Indians in Iraq was her biggest failure as Foreign Minister. Ms Swaraj scored big by re-tweeting the Congress poll

Sushma Swaraj Retweets Congress Poll, Wins Hands Down

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday March 27, 2018

Sushma Swaraj has re-tweeted a Congress post. Not just any post, but one that invites people to assess her "failure" as a Foreign Minister in handling the case of 39 missing Indians killed in Iraq. The opposition party has been targeting Ms Swaraj since she confirmed in parliament last week that the Indians had been killed by the ISIS.

Bodies Of 39 Indians To Be Brought From Iraq In A Week: Sushma Swaraj

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday March 26, 2018

Bodies of 39 Indians killed in war-torn Iraq will be brought to India in a week's time, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj told the families of the deceased today.

Families Of Indians Who Were Killed By ISIS Say Fake Agents Cheated Them

India News | Reported by Sheikh Zaffar Iqbal, Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Saturday March 24, 2018

For nearly four years she hoped that she would see her brother again and ran from pillar to post seeking help to rescue him, but now Gurpinder Kaur is struggling to come to terms with the fact that she will never meet him. 25-year-old Manjinder Singh was among the 39 who were killed by the ISIS in Iraq's Mosul. Gurpinder recalls how her brother was...