In its email, the ministry had highlighted the fact that women's football team Gokulam Kerala FC was already in Uzbekistan's capital when FIFA's suspension of AIFF was announced.
India was forced out of the tournament Sunday after a dozen Covid cases among their players led to the cancellation of a group match against Chinese Taipei.
India failed to name the required minimum of 13 players for Sunday's match against Chinese Taipei, and withdrew from the tournament, according to the AFC rule-book.
Captain Ashalata Devi, team members Dalima Chhibber & Aditi Chauhan among those who feature in video message. 'The Blue Tigresses' face Iran in 1st Asian Cup appearance since 2003.
Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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