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 News Headlines- 1.CALLING RUSSIA’S attack on Ukraine a “blatant violation of international law”, visiting German Security and Foreign Policy Advisor Jens Plötner on Wednesday warned about the consequences on the global order if such behaviour goes “unchecked”.-theindianexpress.com 2.New Delhi: British foreign minister Liz Truss will visit India on Thursday as part of a "wider diplomatic push" on the war in Ukraine, her office said, a trip which coincides with her Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov travelling to the country.-ndtv.com 3.Australian is on the brink of finalizing a free-trade agreement with India with an announcement possible in “coming days,” as the government works to strike a deal less than two months before an expected May election.Australian Trade Minister Dan Tehan said that he and his Indian counterpart Piyush Goyal were meeting daily and “getting very close” to reaching a deal.-Business Standard 4.The World Health Organization on Wednesday laid out three p...

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 News Headlines.- 1.Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit New Delhi on Friday for talks with External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar and NSA Ajit Doval amidst pressure by the US and its allies on India to change its position regarding the Russia-Ukraine conflict.-thetribune.com 2.Singapore is moving ahead with a plan to significantly ease longstanding Covid-19 curbs, lifting most restrictions for fully vaccinated visitors and a requirement to wear masks outdoors, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.-hindustantimes.com 3.India maintained its neutral stance on the Rusia-Ukraine situation by abstaining from a resolution brought by Russia on the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. The resolution was not adopted by the United Nations Security Council as it got 2 yes votes from Russia and China.-hindustantimes.com 4.Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to move in Lok Sabha on Thursday the Finance Bill, which proposes two key changes to direct taxes as part of rationali...

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 News Headlines.- 1.India’s newest green entrepreneur Ashay Bhave is the man behind the start-up that has successfully recycled tonnes plastic thrash into thousands of pairs of shoes in less than six months of operations.Since July 2021, Bhave’s ‘Thaely’ sneakers have helped solve the pollution problem by reusing material from over 50000 plastic carry bags and 35000 discarded plastic bottles.-dnaindia.com 2.Why are oil prices rising and it.-From hitting as low as USD 16 per barrel on April 22, 2020, the price of Brent crude oil has been rising steadily ever since and has now crossed the USD 80-per-barrel mark. The rise in crude prices has contributed to petrol and diesel prices hitting all-time highs in India.-dnaindia.com 3.Russia would only use nuclear weapons in the context of the Ukraine conflict if it were facing an "existential threat," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told CNN International Tuesday."We have a concept of domestic security, and it's public. You c...

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 News Headlines.- 1.United Nations has been observing the World Water Day on March 22 every year since 1993 to create awareness about water scarcity in the world.At this point, there are nearly 2 billion people who have to sustain life without access to safe water in the world. The World Water Day is observed to encourage people to take action towards ‘Sustainable Development Goal’.-dnaindia.com 2.Ukraine has turned down Russia's demand to lay down military weapons in the port city of Mariupol in exchange for a safe humanitarian corridor for civilians. The Russian military has intensified bombings in Mariupol to put pressure on Ukrainian forces, and other cities are also being attacked continuously.-dnaindia.com 3.Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida departed from Delhi on March 20 after his two-day visit concluded. During his visit to India, he held bilateral talks with PM Narendra Modi over many international issues and investment plans. Japan will invest Rs 3.2 lakh crores in t...

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 News Headlines- 1.Russia, Ukraine "Close To Agreement", Says Turkey: Turkey, which has tried to position itself as a mediator, says Russia and Ukraine have made progress on their negotiations to halt the invasion and the two warring sides are "close to an agreement".-ndtv.com 2.President Joe Biden has added a stop in Poland to his trip this week to Europe for urgent talks with NATO and European allies, as Russian forces concentrate their fire upon cities and trapped civilians in a nearly month-old invasion of Ukraine.-hindustantimes.com 3.UNDERLINING THAT India-Israel ties are based on mutual “appreciation and meaningful collaboration”, Israel’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has said he will be visiting India in the first week of April to mark the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. It is learnt that the visit will be from April 2 to April 5.-theindianexpress.com 4.Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian...

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1.Russian attacks have battered cities and villages across large parts of Ukraine, including the capital, Kyiv, where residents have been huddling in homes and shelters. Ukraine foreign ministry said Russian forces dropped a powerful bomb on a theatre in the besieged southern port city of Mariupol, leaving many civilians trapped and an unknown number of casualties.-livemint.com   2.US President Joe Biden announced a $800 million emergency security assistance for Ukraine on Wednesday, hours after the country's embattled President Voldymyr Zelenskyy made an emotional appeal to him to be the leader for peace and do more to save Ukraine from Russian attacks.-The Times of India  3.The United Nations Security Council will hold an emergency meet on Thursday at the request of six Western nations that sought an open session on Ukraine ahead of an expected vote on a Russian humanitarian resolution that they have sharply criticized. -livrmint.com  4.The U.N. Security Council is...

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 News Headlines- 1.Russian airstrike hits base in western Ukraine, kills 35.-Waves of Russian missiles pounded a military training base close to Ukraine’s western border with NATO member Poland, killing 35 people. The strike followed Russian threats to target foreign weapon shipments that are helping Ukrainian fighters defend their country against Russia’s grinding invasion.-indianexpress.com 2.In the first high-level in-person engagement between the US and China after the Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the US’s national security adviser and one of President Joe Biden’s closest aides, Jake Sullivan, will meet Yang Jiechi, politburo member of the Chinese Communist Party and director of the office of foreign affairs commission, in Rome on Monday.-hindustantimes.com 3.India is stepping closer to setting up an alternative payments system to maintain its trade with Russia, identifying a potential bank, as a top panel examining the issue recommended prioritising edible oil and fertiliser ...

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 News Headlines.- 1.Talks between Ukraine and Russia's foreign ministers on Thursday failed to bring any respite in the ongoing conflict between the two nations. As Russian President Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine entered the 16th day, more than two million people have fled the country, while several cities are under siege.-theindianexpress.com 2.It is day 16 of the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. There are still no signs of this fight coming to an end. Many cities in Ukraine have been destroyed by Russian attacks. The Russian army has come closer to capital Kyiv. Russia continued its heavy bombardment of Mariupol on Thursday. But Ukraine is also giving a befitting reply to the attack.-dnaindia.com 3.President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that sanctions imposed against Russia would rebound against the West, including in the form of higher food and energy prices, and Moscow would solve its problems and emerge stronger.-dnaindia.com 4.A big snub to U.S president, Saud...

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 News Headlines.- 1.President Volodymyr Zelensky said he is no longer pressing for Nato membership for Ukraine, a delicate issue that was one of Russia's stated reasons for invading its pro-Western neighbor.In another apparent nod aimed at placating Moscow, Zelensky said he is open to "compromise" on the status of two breakaway pro-Russian territories that President Vladimir Putin recognized as independent just before unleashing the invasion on February 24.-Times of India 2 US President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced a ban on Russian oil imports to America, even at the risk of domestic rise and global uptick in fuel costs, saying the US "will not be part of subsidising Putin's war on Ukraine"The US President made it clear that he intended to bring the Russian economy down to its knees and punish President Putin for a "war of his choice" even if it meant Americans would have to suffer high gas prices for awhile.-Times of India 3.United States Presid...

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 News Headlines.- 1.Ukraine on Monday dismissed an offer from Moscow for humanitarian corridors that would lead refugees from bombarded cities into Russia and Belarus, as fresh talks were held with slim hopes of ending the conflict.-hindustantimes.com 2.The World Bank said its executive board on Monday approved a $723 million package of loans and grants for Ukraine, providing desperately needed government budget support as the country battles a Russian invasion.-hindustantimes.com 3.Russia will carry out a cease-fire on Tuesday at 10am Moscow time and open humanitarian corridors to evacuate citizens from strife-torn cities of Ukraine – Kiev, Chernigov, Sumy and Mariupol, said Moscow’s UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia. The evacuation plan would be subject to Ukraine's approval, he said.-hindustantimes.com 4.China and India should help each other accomplish goals, instead of "draining each others' energies", Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday.Ties between the...

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 News Headlines- 1.Britain’s Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab on Sunday called on India and China to help increase diplomatic pressure on Russia as it continued its military onslaught on Ukraine that began over a week ago. "China has got a job here. They've got to step up as well - this is a permanent member of the (UN) Security Council - and India as well. We need to expand the diplomatic pressure," Raab said.-hindustantimes.com 2.Saudi Arabia has scrapped PCR test requirements and institutional and home quarantine for arrivals to the Kingdom, starting from Saturday as part of easing COVID-19 related precautionary measures.According to an official source at the Ministry of Interior, negative PCR test and quarantine are no longer required from passengers coming to the Kingdom.-gulfnews.com 3.A second attempt to evacuate civilians from a besieged city in southern Ukraine collapsed on Sunday as Russian attacks stopped plans to create a humanitarian corridor, a Ukrainian g...

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 1.Russia and Ukraine have agreed on the need to set up humanitarian corridors and a possible ceasefire around them for Ukrainian civilians fleeing the war, negotiators for both sides said following talks on Thursday.-deccanherald.com 2.Leaders of the Quad grouping of countries -- the United States, India, Australia and Japan -- agreed on Thursday that what is happening to Ukraine should not be allowed to happen in the Indo-Pacific, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said.-deccanherald.com 3.Russian troops attacked Europe's largest nuclear power plant on Friday, setting part of the Ukrainian facility ablaze in an assault the country's leader branded "nuclear terror" and said could endanger the continent.-ndtv.com 4.As war rages on in Ukraine, India on Thursday bolstered efforts to evacuate its citizens from the strife-torn country, with four IAF aircraft bringing back 798 people, and Russia promising it will help Indians make a safe exit through its borders.-dnaind...

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 News Headlines. 1.Japan is set to loosen border controls to allow more people to enter the country, especially students, while extending infection control measures to limit the spread of the coronavirus in several areas, including Tokyo.-ndyv.com 2.All Indians who are stranded in Ukraine and have lost their passports will be issued an emergency certificate to help get back their identity and come back to India.-dnaindia.com 3.The United Arab Emirates has temporarily suspended a visa waiver for Ukrainian citizens, Kyiv's embassy in the Gulf Arab state said, at a time thousands of people are fleeing war in Ukraine.-ndtv.com 4.Russia is pushing hard to seize control in major Ukrainian cities as the country puts up the defiant stand. India has stepped up evacuation of its citizens from the war zone by roping in the Air Force.-ndtv.com 5.India, along with China and Pakistan, was among 35 countries which abstained from voting on a resolution deploring in the strongest terms Russia’s act...

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 News Headlines- 1.Gujrat's Manish Dave, 52, has won hearts for opening his restaurant door to Kyiv residents facing an unprecedented crisis as Russia ups its offensive against Ukraine. Indian restaurant Saathiya was started for Indian students studying in Ukraine, now it is a safehouse for anyone who wants a respite from the airstrike, shelling, and a hot meal. But how long will Dave be able to provide food in a war situation. "As long as I can," Dave said to Washington Post.-hindustantimes.com 2.The North Atlantic Treaty Organization,(NATO )to hold emergency meeting over Ukraine on March 4-moneycontrol.com 3.The US Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration said orders blocking Russian aircraft and airlines from entering and using all US airspace will be fully in effect by the end of Wednesday.The orders suspend operations of all aircraft owned, certified, operated, registered, chartered, leased, or controlled by, for, or for the benefit of, any Ru...