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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 counterpart, Scott Morrison, will hold a virtual summit today where they will review the progress on various initiatives under the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. The first India-Australia virtual summit was held on June 4, 2020, when the relationship was elevated to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.-hindustantimes.com
5.Saudi Arabia’s state oil company Aramco, under pressure from the West to boost output amid soaring prices, pledged on Sunday to hike investments by around 50% this year as it reported a doubling in 2021 profits.-theindianexpress.com
6.The government may intensify its exercise to identify people who undertake high-value financial transactions, but avoid filing tax returns, officials aware of the development said. The move comes despite the government expecting robust income-tax collection in the financial year, as it wants to widen the tax base, which is a mere 81.3 million.-hindustantimes.com
7.The Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha proceedings will resume today at 11 am after being adjourned on March 16. The proceedings remained canceled on March 17 in view of Holi festival. Last week, Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi warned about social media giants and their ‘threat to democracy’ in Lok Sabha. She also urged the government to end social media's influence on electoral politics.-hindustantimes.com
8.Mumbai The Mumbai Coastal Road project will be completed as per the decided deadline of November 2023 as the construction of the 10.58 km long coastal road is on track, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said in a statement on Saturday.Once complete, it will add an 8.5 km long and 20-metre wide sea promenade to the city between Priyadarshini Park at Napean Sea Road, and the Worli side of the Bandra Worli Sea Link.-hindustantimes.com
9.According to Mint, the tourism ministry plans to discuss the long-standing demand for infrastructure status to the hospitality sector with other concerned departments, two government officials aware of the development said.Infrastructure status for any sector provides incentives and relaxations, including cheaper loans, tax concessions, and increased flow of capital.-hospitalitybizindia.com
10.Created by a group of hospitality industry veterans, #HospitalityHelps was launched with one goal to provide temporary hotel accommodation to Ukrainian residents who are forced to leave their homes because of the war. It is an online booking platform for short-term hotel stays for people fleeing the war in Ukraine.-hotelierindia.com
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