<p>New Delhi: A flight from Mashhad, Iran, carrying 290 Indian students, mostly from Jammu and Kashmir, landed at the Delhi Airport late Friday.</p>.<p>The Indian government has launched Operation Sindhu to evacuate its nationals from the Middle Eastern country as hostilities escalate between Israel and Iran.</p>.<p>Two more flights are scheduled to arrive later in the night, including one from Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, around 3 am, bringing home around 1,000 Indian nationals.</p>.<p>"Heartfelt thanks to the Government of India, Ministry of External Affairs, and all concerned authorities for their timely intervention and support. A great relief for families who had been anxiously awaiting their return," the Jammu and Kashmir Students Association said in a statement.</p>.Iran lifts airspace restrictions to evacuate 1,000 Indians; flights to land starting tonight .<p>In a special gesture, Iran opened its airspace to facilitate India's evacuation efforts.</p>.<p>Students were earlier moved to Mashhad from Tehran, and the flights operated by an Iranian airline were coordinated by Indian authorities.</p>.<p>The evacuation follows days of aerial bombardments and retaliatory strikes between Iran and Israel.</p>.<p>On Thursday, 110 Indian students were evacuated via Armenia and Doha before reaching Delhi.</p>.<p>The Ministry of External Affairs launched Operation Sindhu last week. </p>
<p>New Delhi: A flight from Mashhad, Iran, carrying 290 Indian students, mostly from Jammu and Kashmir, landed at the Delhi Airport late Friday.</p>.<p>The Indian government has launched Operation Sindhu to evacuate its nationals from the Middle Eastern country as hostilities escalate between Israel and Iran.</p>.<p>Two more flights are scheduled to arrive later in the night, including one from Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, around 3 am, bringing home around 1,000 Indian nationals.</p>.<p>"Heartfelt thanks to the Government of India, Ministry of External Affairs, and all concerned authorities for their timely intervention and support. A great relief for families who had been anxiously awaiting their return," the Jammu and Kashmir Students Association said in a statement.</p>.Iran lifts airspace restrictions to evacuate 1,000 Indians; flights to land starting tonight .<p>In a special gesture, Iran opened its airspace to facilitate India's evacuation efforts.</p>.<p>Students were earlier moved to Mashhad from Tehran, and the flights operated by an Iranian airline were coordinated by Indian authorities.</p>.<p>The evacuation follows days of aerial bombardments and retaliatory strikes between Iran and Israel.</p>.<p>On Thursday, 110 Indian students were evacuated via Armenia and Doha before reaching Delhi.</p>.<p>The Ministry of External Affairs launched Operation Sindhu last week. </p>