News Headlines.
1.Last month, India and Britain launched trade talks in Delhi, with an aim to finalise a free trade agreement (FTA) as soon as possible. The proposed pact with Britain could help double bilateral trade by 2030, a Government statement said, after talks between Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and U.K. Secretary of State for International Trade Anne-Marie Trevelyan.-thehindu.com
2.America's relationship with India stands on its own merit and has not been impacted by the ongoing tension with Russia, the Biden administration said. "We have a relationship with India that stands on its own merits," State Department spokesperson Ned Price told reporters at his daily news conference on Thursday.-dnaindia.com
3.The crisis engulfing Boris Johnson’s government deepened as four top aides quit, with one of them unleashing a devastating attack on the U.K. prime minister’s judgment.The premier’s chief of staff, Dan Rosenfield, and his principal private secretary, Martin Reynolds both resigned late on Thursday, following the departure of his director of communications Jack Doyle.-livemint.com
4.India has taken a tough stand on China in the matter of Galwan Valley. India has decided that its ambassador will not attend the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics. Along with this, Doordarshan's sports channel in India will also not cover it.-dnaindia.com
5.Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait has pointed out discrepancies in the Union Budget 2022 and alleged that farmers were not getting the Minimum Support Price (MSP). He said farmers had expectations from the budget and urged voters to raise the issue.He said, "Farmers had high hopes from the budget and expected to get the benefits. In UP and Uttarakhand, we will distribute pamphlets -indiatoday.in
6.The Ministry of Health on Thursday informed that thirty four states in India have registered a decline in Covid-19 cases and positivity rate.The states mentioned by the Union Health Ministry included Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan among others.-livemint.com
7.Maharashtra on Thursday recorded dip in its daily Covid cases with 15,252 new infections in 24 hours. Also, the state did not detect any new case of Omicron variant, which is driving the third wave in India.With today's infections, the total caseload rose to 77,68,800 in the state.-livemint.com
8.The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir was on Tuesday allocated Rs 35,581.44 crore in the Budget 2022-23 as part of the central government's assistance, grants and loans.The erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir was bifurcated on August 5, 2019 into two UTs - Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh -- following the abrogation of Article 370. Both the UTs are currently under central rule.-greaterkashmir.com
9.The Indian Tea Association (ITA), held its 138th Annual General Meeting, under the chairmanship of Vivek Goenka. In keeping with Covid safety protocols, the meeting was conducted on virtual platform. Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma, Chief Minister of Assam graced the occasion as the chief guest.-fnbnews.com
10.Ashwani Maindola, New Delhi,Expressing disappointment over the budgetary announcements made by the Union Finance Minister, FAITH, the policy federation of all the national associations representing the complete tourism, travel and hospitality industry of India (ADTOI, ATOAI, FHRAI, HAI, IATO, ICPB, IHHA, ITTA, TAAI, TAFI) has issued a statement that more direct & immediate support could have been extended.-fnbnews.com
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