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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 government official said, even as Russia warned Ukraine’s neighbours against hosting Kyiv’s military aircraft.-hindustantimes.com

4.Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to step in to ensure Indian medical students enrolled in Ukraine can continue their studies in India so that they do not suffer due to the conflict in Ukraine.-hindustantimes.com

5.Reliance Industries Ltd will open the country’s “largest and most prestigious multi-faceted destination", the Jio World Centre, the company announced today.“Envisioned by Nita Ambani, Director Reliance Industries and Founder-Chairperson of Reliance Foundation, the Centre covers an expanse of 18.5 acres in Mumbai’s Bandra Kurla Complex, and is set to become an iconic business, commerce and culture destination.-livemint.com

6.The Indian trio of Rahi Sarnobat, Esha Singh and Rhythm Sangwan clinched gold in the women's 25m pistol team event on the penultimate day of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Rifle/Pistol competition here on Sunday.-hindustantimes.com

7.The GST Council in its next meeting might raise the lowest tax slab to 8%, from 5%, according to a report by the PTI news agency, citing sources.  A panel of state finance ministers is likely to submit its report by this month end to the Council suggesting various steps to raise revenue, including hiking the lowest slab and rationalising the slab.-livemint.com

8.Mumbai police commissioner Sanjay Pandey on Saturday posted on Twitter that the police force had plans to stop towing of vehicles across Mumbai and that the decision will be tested in the city on an experimental basis. Parking is a serious issue in city which often leads to altercations between cops and motorists Vehicles parked in no-parking areas across Mumbai will not be towed by the traffic police for a week, starting Sunday.-mid-day.com

9.National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India has directed Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to ensure that hotels and restaurants comply with food safety norms, in wake of the death of a 10-year-old child after consuming food at a restaurant in Tamil Nadu.-fnbnews.com

10.Hotel Association of India (HAI), the apex body of the hotel industry in India met Tourism Minister, G Kishan Reddy yesterday with a single point agenda to re-iterate its request for according hotels the status of ‘Infrastructure’. The Ministry and the government have acknowledged the Industry’s long-standing demand and have recently initiated a dialogue to address the same.-hotelierindia.com

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