World News:
Top News:
Russia’s Chernobyl seizure risked accident: nuclear chief.
Nearly 60% of US population had Covid by February 2022: CDC.
China has no easy exit strategy from zero-COVID, says Dali Yang.
Kamala Harris positive for COVID-19, Joe Biden not ‘close contact’.
U.S. hosts weapons summit for Ukraine as Moscow warns of world war.
North Korea’s Kim vows to bolster nuke capability during parade.
U.N. chief calls for ceasefire on Moscow visit.
Sri Lanka
· News analysis | A political deadlock threatens Sri Lanka’s economic recovery
· A fuel hunt that turned fatal in Sri Lanka
· As Sri Lanka pins hopes on IMF, China pledges more aid
· Maldives President Solih bans ‘India Out’ campaign
· Protests intensify in Sri Lanka over killing of anti-government protester
· Mahinda moots clipping presidential powers; one killed in police firing
USA
· Focused on diplomacy, not secondary sanctions: Blinken on purchase of cheap Russian oil
· India, again, ‘Country of Particular Concern’ on religious freedom grounds, says U.S. Commission
· WTO looking to resolve challenges for Indian food exports: Nirmala Sitharaman
· Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has urged IMF to assist Sri Lanka: Govt
· IMF cuts global growth on Ukraine war, trims India forecast to 8.2%
· India’s move away from coal hampered by Ukraine war: Nirmala Sitharaman
China
· China has no easy exit strategy from zero-COVID, says Dali Yang
· Explained | Why has the China-Solomon Islands deal become the latest flashpoint between China and the U.S.?
· China to allow Sri Lankan students to return
· Philippine envoy to China dies in quarantine
· China, Solomon Islands sign landmark security pact
· The View From India | The India U.S. “2+2” Tango
South Asia
· Four killed in explosion in southern Pakistan
· Book slams Sashastra Seema Bal for sloth on Bhutan border during peak of militancy in northeast
· Morning digest | Elon Musk buys Twitter for $44 billion; No limits to Russia-China friendship, warns EU chief amid Ukraine crisis, and more.
National News:
Top News:
During lockdown, Home Ministry helplines received over 13,000 distress calls.
South Korea to examine joining Quad grouping
‘Indianness’ is India’s only caste, says PM Modi.
Govt, Netflix launch partnership with videos on women changemakers.
Retired bureaucrats urge PM to call for an end to ‘politics of hate’
Hope Supreme Court will reverse revocation of Article 370, restore special status: Mehbooba Mufti
MHA seeks report from Maharashtra on MP’s charge of being denied water by police due to her caste.
