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 rationalising rates covering associations of persons and dividends received by companies.-hindustantimes.com
5.India has achieved the $400 billion merchandise exports target well before the set deadline, said Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles Piyush Goyal on Wednesday. The merchandise exports from India crossed the $400 billion-mark in the current financial year.-dnaindia.com
6.Nationwide bank strike on March 28-29.-If you have any important bank related work then complete it soon as banks across the country will remain closed for four consecutive days in the last week of March. Various Employees Unions are going on a nationwide strike. The country's largest bank, the State Bank of India (SBI) has given this information.-dnaindia.com
7.Mumbai: City’s clean-up marshals who were assigned the dedicated task of penalising people for not wearing face masks in public during the pandemic will now move to their routine work of fining citizens who litter in public, spit, defecate in the open, and pet owners whose pets litter on the streets too.-hindustantimes.com
8.Pernod Ricard India (PRI), a global player in the wine and spirit industry, has accelerated its commitment to building a diverse and inclusive workplace by introducing multiple high impact measures aimed at creating a culture that enables employees to feel safe, to thrive, and to bring their most authentic selves to work.-hotelierindia.com
9.Leisure Hotels Group (LHG),an experiential resort chain with a bouquet of 29 properties spanning North India partnered with Ginger to launch a hotel in Greater Noida. Ginger will operate the 72 room hotel while Leisure Hotels Group will continue to manage the outdoor banquet halls and lawns for bespoke events.-hotelierindia.com
10.Indian Hotels Company (IHCL) is set to launch a qualified institutional placement (QIP) worth Rs 2,000 crore, sources told The Economic Times.The aim is to bolster its business expansion on the other side of the COVID-19 pandemic, the report said.-moneycontrol.com
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