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Sitaram Yechury - The General Secretary of the Communist Part of India Marxist - Photo - Outlook IndiaRead Time: < 1minute
After suspending the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), the Union Sports Ministry has asked the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to manage the affairs of WFI by forming an ad-hoc committee. The development comes after Olympians Sakshi Malik announced retirement and Bajrang Punia renounced his Padma Shri, protesting the appointment of Sanjay Singh as WFI chief.
Crude oil tanker M/V Saibaba, headed to India, came under a drone attack by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea, said the US Military. USS Laboon responded to the distress call from the Gabon-flagged tanker with an Indian crew. However, no injuries were reported.
Sitaram Yechury, the General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), purportedly turned down an invitation to attend the Ayodhya Ram Mandir consecration ceremony on January 22. The leader of the Communist Party of India, D Raja, is also likely to decline the invitation.
Senior professor of IIT-Kanpur Sameer Khandekar (53) suffered a sudden cardiac arrest while he was on the dias delivering a speech at an alumni meet at the institute on Friday. Though Khandekar was rushed to the hospital immediately, he was declared dead on arrival.
Retired SSP of Jammu and Kashmir Police, Mohammad Shafi Mir, was gunned down in a mosque close to this house at Gantamulla Bala village in Baramulla. Mir was offering prayers while he was shot, purportedly with a 12-bore rifle.
Active COVID-19 cases in India are now 3,742, as the country registers 656 new cases. Kerala has reported a new COVID-related death in the last 24 hours.
India’s Solar Mission Aditya L1’s Lagrangian point (L1) insertion will happen on January 6, 2024, said ISRO Chairman Somnath on Saturday. However, he added that the space agency is yet to decide the time of insertion.
