Srinagar, March 15 -- The first batch of over 70 Indian students along with many pilgrims, mostly from J&K, evacuated from war-torn Iran, landed in Delhi on Sunday,the Jammu and Kashmir Students Association(JKSA) said.

The repatriation of the Indian students began as they travelled towards Armenia following the closure of Iranian air space was closed due to war which began on February 28.

The JKSA said that the first batch of more than 70 Indian students - majority of them from J&K along with several pilgrims who had been stranded in Iran amid the ongoing war-like situation in the region - safely arrived at Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, on a commercial flight this morning as part of the initial phase of the evacuation ...