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1.US President Joe Biden on Tuesday said Russia's war in Ukraine amounted to genocide,” accusing President Vladimir Putin of trying to “wipe out the idea of even being a Ukrainian."Speaking in Iowa shortly before boarding Air Force One to return to Washington, Biden said he meant it when he said at an earlier event that Putin was carrying out genocide against Ukraine.-hindustantimes.com
2.Bridging their differences on the crisis in Ukraine, India and the United States, at the 2+2 ministerial dialogue, recommitted to the bilateral strategic partnership, articulated their shared interest in securing a free and open Indo-Pacific, hailed Quad “as a force for global good” and reviewed mutual efforts to respond to the worsening humanitarian crisis triggered by the Russian invasion.-hindustantimes.com
3.A major British airport warned passengers to expect the delays plaguing travel to continue for months, as the U.K. aviation regulator told the country’s air industry to shape up after weeks of cancelled flights and long airport queues.-news18.com
4.India and Pakistan should secure peace and focus on the socio-economic development of their people, Pakistan’s new Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Tuesday while responding to a congratulatory message from his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi.-hindustantimes.com
5.The first delivery of Covid-19 vaccines under the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue’s vaccine partnership was made on Tuesday, with representatives of the four member countries handing over 325,000 doses of made-in-India jabs to Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen.-hindustantimes.com
6.PM Modi to inaugurate Pradhanmantri Sanghralaya on Thursday.-Guided by the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to honour the contribution of all the prime ministers of India towards nation-building, the Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya is a tribute to every prime minister of India since Independence, irrespective of their ideology or tenure in office,” the PMO said in a statement on Tuesday.-hindustantimes.com
7.The new XE variant of Covid-19 is just another form of Omicron, and its case was detected in January also before recently being found in Gujarat, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Tuesday.Mandaviya also stressed the need to maintain precautions as the pandemic is not over yet. On the question of vaccination drive for those below 12 years of age, he said that it is up to experts to decide.-dnaindia.com
8.The "load shedding", which entails compulsory power cuts in select areas, will be carried out both in urban and rural areas, the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company said in a statement.-rediff.com
9.In a first, the government has decided to allow students to pursue two full-time and same-level degree programmes in physical mode simultaneously either at the same university or from different universities, UGC Chairman M Jagadesh Kumar said on Tuesday.-hindustantimes.com
10.Birla 91 launched ‘Imagined in India’, a portfolio of four new limited-release beers – Bollywood IPA, Kokum Sour, Brown Ale, and Mango Lassi – crafted with indigenous ingredients to tickle the Indian taste buds. ‘Imagined in India’ is inspired by the raw creativity of today’s India led by emerging artists, entrepreneurs, and startups combined with the cradle of flavors that find a home here.-hotelierindia.com
11.With two preceding editions in 2013 and 2016, Hotelivate shared the results of its third Indian Hotel Owners’ Sentiment Survey 2022. With the world a different place from when it last collected responses, this survey was aimed at highlighting the opinions, perceptions and concerns of Indian Hotel Owners in a post-pandemic world.-hotelierindia.com
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