India concludes Yemen evacuation

India has won many friends by evacuating nearly 1,000 nationals of 41 countries from strife torn Yemen, with the operation led by an irascible former general coming as a welcome moment of pride for a nation that aspires to emerge as a global player. MoS for external affairs Gen (retd) V K Singh returned to a hero's welcome on Friday, "The bombings are still on," the former army chief of staff told reporters at Delhi airport. "There was trouble in evacuating them, yet we did our task."