Scott Kirby, CEO of US’s United Airlines, had said, “What's going to happen if an airline lands in Russia with some prominent US citizens on board? That is a potential crisis in the making.”.I am not able to confirm how many US citizens were on board that flight.” US state department’s Vedant Patel said, “We continue to monitor that situation.Aggrieved passengers took to Twitter to complain about the inadequate supply of food.With no staff based in Russia, Air India said it was working with the Indian Consulate in Vladivostok.As a result, the 216 passengers and 16 crew members stayed in makeshift accommodations. Magdan is a small port town in Siberia, with no big hotels.The aircraft will take the passengers to San Francisco on Thursday, Air India said.Air India later sent a replacement aircraft with food and essentials for stranded passengers.This happened just a day after the head of a major American carrier predicted an almost identical scenario.The aircraft, with 232 people on board, had taken off from IGI Airport at 4 am Tuesday.Air India’s AI173 Delhi-San Francisco nonstop flight was forced to divert and land at Russia’s Magadan airport after one of the Boeing 777’s engines developed a snag enroute.Why US-bound Air India flight landed in Russia He said players will be consulted in running the federation after the elections.Ģ.An Internal Complaints Committee of WFI headed by a woman would be formed, Thakur said.Till the election of WFI, two women coaches will be added to the IOA ad-hoc committee that is running the affairs of the WFI.Singh, who first became WFI president in 2012, is already not eligible to contest the elections as per the Sports Code.In another key decision, the government also agreed not to allow outgoing WFI president Brij Bhushan Singh, who has completed three terms as president, and his associates to contest elections as per their demand.The protesting wrestlers and many of their supporters were booked for violation of law and order on May 28 when they marched towards the new Parliament building without permission.Three days ago, Union Home Minister Amit Shah met the protesting wrestlers to discuss their demands.The meeting lasted over five hours, after which Malik and Punia said they have also been assured that the FIRs lodged against them will be withdrawn.This happened after Olympic medallists Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik met Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur, who had invited them for talks to break the deadlock.Top wrestlers had been protesting since April 23, demanding the arrest of Singh.The protesting wrestlers agreed on Wednesday to suspend their agitation till June 15 after the government assured them of filing a chargesheet against outgoing WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh by then and holding the elections to the sports body by end of the month.

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