Another important update from the govt of India: The MHA has decided to "give Gratis Visas to foreigners coming to India from Nepal," home minister Rajnath Singh announced in Parliament today.

Which means foreigners stranded in Nepal can take an Indian Airforce flight to India without paying a visa fee. The government has also decided to grant visas on priority to those who are to be evacuated from Nepal, said the home minister.

India responded immediately after a massive earthquake hit Nepal on Saturday, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said in Parliament today, commenting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi "knew of the incident before me and took swift action."

"Just five minutes before the earthquake, I was with the PM. He informed me about the earthquake. The quick response that should have been shown by me as home minister was shown by the PM," Singh said in a statement in the Lok Sabha on the disaster that has left at least 3617 dead.