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1.Russian invasion of Ukraine can happen anytime now, the White House said Wednesday as President Joe Biden announced plans to dispatch Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of State Tony Blinken to attend the Munich conference to meet world leaders and unite them against Moscow.-moneycontrol.com
2.Ottawa police trying to break the nearly three-week siege of the capital by truckers protesting Canada’s COVID-19 restrictions began handing out leaflets Wednesday warning drivers to leave immediately or risk arrest.-theindianexpress.com
3.The European Union (EU) has informed India of its concerns over the situation in Ukraine and its plans to impose “massive consequences” in the event of any Russian aggression against the eastern European country.The EU is in constant dialogue with India, which it views as a “friend and partner”.-hindustantimes.com
4.India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are likely to sign a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) on Friday during a virtual summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al Nahyan.-theindianexpress.com
5.A day after it issued an advisory asking Indians to leave Ukraine, the government asked people to maintain calm saying it’s working to increase the number of flights between India and Ukraine. The MEA also set up a control room to help Indian students and others leave the country.-Times of India
6.WITH ALL indicators signalling a steady return to the situation that prevailed two months ago, the Union Health Ministry on Wednesday directed states to ease, or even do away with, the additional restrictive measures that had been imposed to deal with the third wave of the pandemic.-theindianexpress.com
7.Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma was conferred the state's highest civilian award 'Assam Baibhav' to eminent industrialist and Tata Trust's Chairman Ratan Tata at a function held in Mumbai on Wednesday. Tata was conferred the state's highest civilian award by the Assam CM at a function held in Coloba, Mumbai.-Times of India
8.According to CNBC TV18 reports, the government will make the decision whether or not to open up to regular international travel in the summer schedule.International flights are set to resume soon with the aviation ministry setting an internal target of resumption of the services once domestic capacity touches 80% of pre-Covid flights.-The Economic Times
9.The total foodgrains production in the country is pegged to reach an all-time record high of 316.06 million tonnes as per the Second Advance Estimates of production of major crops for the agricultural year 2021-22, released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on Wednesday.-theindianexpress.com
10.CEOs of some of the world’s leading hotel groups, all members of Global Hotel Alliance (GHA), have made five bold travel predictions for 2022. Travellers will either go big or stay at home, with supersized holidays to ultra-luxury resorts and trips to major global cities high on the agenda, as well as serial staycations, daycations and work-from-hotel scenarios and a preference for sustainable travel, say hospitality chiefs surveyed by GHA.-hotelierindia.com
11.J.W. “Bill” Marriott, Jr. is stepping down as chairman of Marriott International after 37 years with his son David replacing him in the role. Bill Marriott also previously served as CEO before stepping down in 2012. He will shift to a new role of chairman emeritus.-hotelierindia.com
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