At least 18 people, including two children, have lost their lives as a result of Ukrainian shelling on the Russian city of Belgorod on Saturday, CNN reported, citing Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations.
Olympic medalist Indian grappler Bajrang Punia on Saturday said that no wrestling events have taken place for the last several months and asked the Sports Ministry to start "wrestling activities as soon as possible".
India recorded 743 fresh cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. The total active caseload increased by seven, reaching 3,997 , according to Union Health Ministry data.
The move comes amid the continuing strain in diplomatic ties between New Delhi and Ottawa over PM Justin Trudeau's claim earlier of Indian involvement in the killing of wanted Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar on Canadian soil.
Indian Olympic Association announced Bhupinder Singh Bajwa as chairman of the newly created ad-hoc committee to run the day-to-day matters of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) with immediate effect on Wednesday
India remains in constant engagement with Berlin with authorities in Berlin to protect the cultural, national identity, and rights of baby Ariha Shah, currently under German foster care, while ensuring its commitment to facilitating her return to India, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)
Referring to the attack at the residence of Lakshmi Narayan Mandir President's son in Canada's Surrey, Ministry of External Affairs official spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said the investigation is being conducted and it is not appropriate to comment on the matter till the probe is completed.