 "Karnataka student killed in shelling in Kharkiv; Modi speaks to his father")
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday spoke to the father of Indian student Naveen Shekarappa Gyanagoudar, who died in shelling in war-hit Ukraine.
Official sources said Modi offered his heartfelt condolences to the family following the tragedy.
Gyanagoudar was a native of Karnataka's Haveri district.
Earlier, the external affairs ministry in a tweet confirmed his death.
"With profound sorrow we confirm that an Indian student lost his life in shelling in Kharkiv this morning," it said.
The ministry said it is in touch with Gyanagoudar's family.
(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
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