1.Finland and its neighbour Sweden ended decades of military non-alignment and decided to join NATO last May. Turkey on Thursday became the final NATO nation to ratify Finland's membership of the US-led defence alliance in the wake of Russia's invasion of UkraineLawmakers unanimously backed the Nordic country's accession two weeks after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan publicly blessed the bid.-hindustantimes.com
2.US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday he was "deeply concerned" by Russia's arrest of an American journalist and denounced Moscow's efforts to "punish" the media. He also advised US citizens living or traveling in Russia to "please leave immediately".-https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/
3.In a big relief for foreign workers in the U.S. tech sector, a judge has ruled that spouses of H-1B visa holders can work in the United States.In the process, U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan dismissed a lawsuit filed by Save Jobs USA which had approached the court to dismiss the Obama-era regulation that gave employment authorization cards to spouses of certain categories of H-1B visa holders.-thehindu.com
4.Indian-American business leader Ajay Banga is poised to become the next President of the World Bank after the nomination period closed and no country proposed an alternate candidate for the prestigious post. In February, President Joe Biden announced that the US would be nominating Banga to lead the World Bank because he is "well equipped" to lead the global institution at "this critical momentinhistory."-hindustantimes.com
5.In a major boost to 'Aatmanirbharta' in Defence, the government on Thursday signed multiple deals worth over Rs 36, 400 crore, giving more firepower to the Army, the Navy and the Indian Air Force.Bharat Dynamics Limited signed a deal for supplying two regiments of upgraded version of the Akash air defence missile systems to the Indian Army.- https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/
6.The reconstructed Himalaya foot overbridge (FOB) outside the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) was opened to the public at 8 am on Thursday without a formal inauguration. In the wake of a mid-day report on March 29 about how the bridge was ready but awaiting a final nod, the BMC decided to open it immediately to the public. Seven people died and more than 30 were injured after the FOB collapsed on March 14, 2019. This triggered in-depth structural audits of all bridges across the city.-mid-day.com
7.MUMBAI: Maharashtra reported nearly 700 fresh Covid-19 cases on Thursday, the highest single-day detection in over five months. The significant jump in infections has pushed the count of active cases in the state beyond the 3,000-mark, which doubled in just nine days.-hindustantimes.com
8.The first 24x7 restaurant-on-wheels on the western line will come up at Andheri and Borivali stations in line with the one in Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT). The restaurant-on-wheels is under consideration and tenders have been called for the same,” said Sumit Thakur, chief PRO of Western Railway (WR).As per sources, the eatery will be located at Andheri East and will spread over 143 square metres. It is likely to come up on the autorickshaw deck,-hindustantimes.com
9.The underlining theme emerging in the G20 tourism working group is the recovery of tourism to pre-Covid figures.The G20 tourism working group met at Rann of Kutch in Gujarat this February. The second meeting is scheduled to be in Darjeeling district from April 1 to 3. “Recovery issues are the dominating theme (in the meetings). All the countries have been hit very badly by the pandemic. Experiences have been different everywhere.- https://www.telegraphindia.com/
10.Food Safety Works, a leading Food Safety consulting company with a robust footing of 11 plus years of consulting experience, launches a new programme aimed at promoting food safety and hygiene has been launched in Bangalore,Karnataka.The programme is a joint initiative of Food Safety Works and leading industry professionals. Christened as The FQHS Programme (Food Quality Health and Safety), it is one of its kind campus to the corporate programme to bridge the gap between the academic and professional worlds.-fnbnews.com
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