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In this latest bulletin: Labor reveals it won't plan a review to increase the jobseeker rate; A 70-year-old man has died while waiting for treatment at a hospital in regional Victoria; India recorded increase in COVID-19 cases and more news.

Victoria is set to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games, with the state's regional centres to feature. Bendigo, Ballarat, Geelong and Gippsland will be the main hubs for the event, with a huge focus on boosting regional economies.

In this latest SBS Hindi bulletin: Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Opposition leader Anthony Albanese spruik jobs and mental health support on day two of the election campaign; Australian officials seek to verify reports of the use of chemical weapons by Russia in Ukraine; Victoria wins bid to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games with the event to mostly be staged in regional areas and more.

Australian Immigration Minister Alex Hawke and Assistant Minister for Customs, Community Safety and Multicultural Affairs Jason Wood met with a multicultural community group, which included representatives from the Indian diaspora, in Melbourne on Tuesday to discuss issues related to immigration, visas and social integration.

In this podcast, SBS Hindi speaks to the Indian film director Vivek Agnihotri about his latest movie, 'The Kashmir Files'. The film, released last month, is based on the exodus of Hindus from Kashmir in the 1990s. Anupam Kher, Mithun Chakraborty, Pallavi Joshi, Darshan Kumar, Chinmay Mandlekar, and Mrinal Kulkarni are the film's lead actors.