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Today's News Headlines.

1.Singapore Covid Cases: The number of weekly infections so far this year peaked in the final week of March at over 28,000 cases.Singapore is experiencing a surge in Covid-19 infections as the city-state transitions to living with an endemic virus. The number of weekly infections so far this year peaked in the final week of March at over 28,000 cases, data from the Ministry of Health showed. That’s almost double the previous week’s figure of 14,467.-hindustantimes.com

2.Japan, France and India will announce a new platform for creditors to coordinate restructuring of Sri Lanka's debt, Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Wednesday, adding it would be "very nice" if China were to join the effort. As chair of this year's Group of Seven (G7) meeting, Japan has put efforts to address debt vulnerabilities of middle-income countries such as Sri Lanka as among priorities for debate.-livemint.com

3.India-Israel free trade agreement (FTA) is expected to be on the agenda during the upcoming visit of Israeli Economy Minister Nir Barkat, sources in Tel Aviv have told The Hindu. The visit by Mr. Barkat is likely to be followed by the visit of Foreign Minister Eli Cohen to India. The back-to-back official interactions are being interpreted as the prelude to the arrival of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in India.-thehindu.com

4.Indian medical students, who returned home from Ukraine following the Russian invasion, will be allowed to take a key examination from India. This has been conveyed to the Indian side by Ukraine's First Deputy Foreign Minister Emine Dzhaparova during her three-day visit to New Delhi. "On the issue of Indian medical students, the Deputy foreign minister mentioned that Ukraine will allow foreign medical students to take the Unified State Qualification Exam in their country of domicile," the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Wednesday.-livemint.com

5.India remains concerned about the global economic outlook and geopolitical environment, despite this year's projected growth rate of over six per cent for the country's economy, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said. She also told global leaders during a meeting here that the current headwinds and strained global supply chains have put a tremendous pressure on the global economy, marked by persistently high interest rates, northbound inflationary pressures and currency depreciation.-livemint.com

6.India today recorded 10,158 news Covid cases cases, 30 per cent more than yesterday. The active cases in the country have now gone up to 44,998, according to data by the Union health ministry.The infection count reported today - a sharp jump from yesterday when 7,830 cases were reported - has taken the total number of Covid cases reported in the country to 4,42,10,127.-ndtv.com

7.Maharashtra on Wednesday witnessed a big spike in the daily Covid-19 cases that crossed the 1,000 mark with 1,115 new infections - out of which 320 cases were reported from Mumbai alone. With this, the state has a total of 5,421 active cases. On Tuesday, Maharashtra had recorded 919 infections in 24 hourst.-hindustantimes.com

8.After OpenAI's chatbot ChatGPT failed to clear the civil service examination - UPSC prelims earlier, the artificial intelligence bot - known for its abilities to solve a wide range of queries – has failed to clear JEE Advanced exam in a latest test. Livemint reported Wednesday that when ChatGPT was made to attempt the top engineering exam, it received a negative score and was only able to solve 11 questions in both the papers of JEE Advanced exam.-hindustantimes.com

9.Fairmont Hotels & Resortstoday announced the signing of a new property in Agra, the city of the Taj Mahal, one of the seven wonders of the world and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.Fairmont Agra’s strategic location is approximately two kilometres from the Taj Mahal, offering guests easy access to this renowned architectural achievement.Situated on the banks of the Yamuna River in the populous city of Agra, located in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, the hotel is just a two-hour drive from the bustling capital city of New Delhi.-hotelierindia.com

10.On entering a room, guests are quick to evaluate its upkeep and equate that with the quality of the hotel. Little do they know of the arduous task that is designing the perfect welcome and stay experience. It is not an exaggeration to say that housekeepers are the “unsung heroes” who have tremendous influence on the hotel. To appreciate its housekeeping staff, Hyatt Place Gurgaon is having a week-long celebration consisting of photo sessions, fun activities and accolades..-hospitalitybizindia.com




 

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