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1.Russian forces bombarded the outskirts of Kyiv and a besieged city in northern Ukraine on Wednesday, a day after promising to scale down operations there in what the West dismissed as a ploy to regroup by invaders taking heavy losses.-dnaindia.com

2.China and India are firmly opposed to any third party interference in the border dispute, the Chinese defence ministry said on Thursday, adding that the two countries have agreed to resolve differences by negotiating and consulting each other.-hindustantimes.com

3.The World Bank has announced that they have put on hold four projects in Afghanistan worth USD 600 million following the Taliban's decision to ban girls from attending school above the sixth grade in the country.The projects that were funded by Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF) concentrated on agriculture, education, health, and livelihood, Khaama Press reported.-dnaindia.com

4.An unscripted sharp exchange Thursday between External Affairs minister S Jaishankar and his counterpart, visiting British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, highlighted the divergences between New Delhi and London on the issue of sanctions on Russia.-theindianexpress.com

5.Hours before Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in Delhi, United States Deputy National Security Advisor Daleep Singh, the chief architect of the sanctions imposed on Russia, said that there will be “consequences” to countries that “actively attempt to circumvent the sanctions”.-theindianexpress.com

6.A defiant Imran Khan on Thursday indicated that he will not resign from the post of Pakistan's prime minister despite losing the majority in the National Assembly and insisted that he will face the vote of no-confidence which would take place on Sunday.-dnaindia.com

7.Sri Lanka is witnessing protests over the government's handling of the country's economic crisis, which is said to be the worst since independence. The protests heated up on Thursday after hundreds of protesters tried to storm the home of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in the capital Colombo, demanding his resignation.-hindustantimes.com

8.Parliament Budget Session 2022 Updates: Union minister Jitendra Singh is set to introduce a bill in the Lok Sabha to provide a regulatory framework for India’s research activities in the Antarctic. The Indian Antarctica Bill is expected to help India fulfil its obligations under the Antarctic Treaty of 1959.-indianexpress.com

9.Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Thursday met PM Narendra Modi and urged the Centre to allow the state government to provide humanitarian aid to Sri Lankan Tamils. He said many of them are fleeing Lanka and coming to the state through the sea route in the wake of the economic crisis in the island-nation.-theindianexpress.com

10.The Maharashtra government on Thursday decided to withdraw all Covid-19 restrictions imposed under the Disaster Management Act and Epidemic Diseases Act in the state from Saturday, when Gudi Padwa – the Maharashtrian New Year — will be celebrated.-theindianexpress.com

11.Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), India’s largest hospitality company, announces the opening of its first Ginger hotel in Kochi. Located at Kalamassery, the hotel is built around the brand’s design and service philosophy of offering a vibrant, contemporary, and seamless hospitality experience to its guests.-hindustantimes.com

12.The Hotel and Restaurant Association of Western India (HRAWI) has written to the Maharashtra State Government requesting for 50 per cent waiver in the Excise License Fee for FY 2021-22. The Association has pointed out that of the twelve months, hotels and restaurants were allowed to operate without any interruptions to business for only one month.-hospitalitybizindia.com

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