Goa, June 19 -- A group of 110 Indian medical students from Iran's Urmia Medical University arrived in New Delhi early this morning, marking the first successful evacuation under India's Operation Sindhu. While the students expressed gratitude to the Indian government for ensuring their safe return amid rising tensions in the Middle East, many voiced concerns over inadequate transportation arrangements provided by the Jammu and Kashmir government for their onward journey home.

The students transited via Armenia and Doha before boarding a delayed flight to Delhi, assisted throughout by Indian embassy officials. "It was a difficult journey for us. There were many attacks, especially in Tehran," said Ali, a student who returned this morning...