India, June 19 -- In a significant diplomatic and humanitarian effort, the first flight carrying over 100 Indian students evacuated from war-torn Iran landed safely in New Delhi in the early hours of Thursday. The students, caught in the escalating tensions between Israel and Iran, were shifted out of Tehran and taken across the border into Armenia before being flown back to India.

The rescue mission, carried out under the Indian government's 'Operation Sindhu,' was coordinated by the Indian Embassy in Tehran in response to the deteriorating security situation in the region. On Tuesday, 110 students managed to cross into Armenia, marking a critical step in the evacuation process.

The Jammu and Kashmir Students' Association, which had be...