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Economic Times | 31 Mar, 2022 | 08: 38AM IST
Russia and Ukraine will resume their peace talks online on April 1, a senior Ukrainian decent talked about after the most modern spherical of negotiations had ended in Turkey.
Ukrainian negotiator David Arakhamia talked about in an internet put up that Ukraine had proposed the countries’ two leaders need to aloof meet, nonetheless Russia replied by announcing more work wished to be performed on a draft treaty.
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China reports 1,803 current local COVID-19 cases
China reported 1,803 within the neighborhood transmitted COVID-19 cases within the final 24 hours, the National Health Rate talked about. Of the current local infections, 1,340 were reported in Jilin, 355 in Shanghai, 19 in Heilongjiang, 15 in Henan, and 11 every in Fujian and Guangdong, Xinhua News Agency reported citing the price.
Ukraine war: Putin misled by Russian militia, says White Home
- Russian President Vladimir Putin became once misled by advisers who were too disquieted to notify him how poorly the war in Ukraine is going and the plan in which unfavorable Western sanctions were, White Home and European officers talked about.
- Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of its southern neighbor has been halted on many fronts by stiff resistance from Ukrainian forces who hold recaptured territory even as civilians are trapped in besieged cities.
Pakistan: Ongoing political unrest
- Pakistan’s historic Finance Minister Ishaq Dar held talks with estranged Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leader Jahangir Khan Tareen over the current political area within the nation. Both the leaders moreover spoke about the no-confidence motion moved against Usman Buzdar within the Punjab Meeting. Buzdar has submitted his resignation to High Minister Imran Khan nonetheless the resignation is but to be permitted, Geo News reported citing sources within the PML-N and Jahangir Tareen community.
- Dar and Tareen spoke over the phone for approximately half of an hour and talked about the current political area in Pakistan. They moreover talked about seemingly ways of cooperation on the Punjab Meeting degree and the centre, talked about the sources.
UK Foreign Secy to focus on Russia-Ukraine crisis with Jaishankar
Alex Ellis, the British Excessive Commissioner to India indicated that talks between UK Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar might presumably well also simply encompass the Russia-Ukraine crisis. He made these remarks for the length of Queen Elizabeth II’s celebration at British Excessive Rate in Delhi.
Rahul Gandhi to originate two-day consult with to Karnataka as of late
Oscars: Will Smith-Chris Rock slap investigation
The Academy has started disciplinary lawsuits against Will Smith for slapping Chris Rock on the Oscars. It moreover talked about Smith became once asked to proceed and refused (Reuters)
23 countries but to utterly reopen faculties after Covid closings: UNICEF
As the Covid-19 pandemic enters its third one year, 23 countries – home to around 405 million schoolchildren – are but to utterly reopen faculties, with many schoolchildren at risk of falling by the wayside, the UN Early life’s Fund (UNICEF) has talked about.
Shanghai Covid cases
China’s financial hub of Shanghai reported 5,298 asymptomatic COVID-19 cases and 355 symptomatic cases for March 30, the city govt talked about on its decent WeChat tale on Thursday. That in comparison with 5,656 current asymptomatic cases and 326 current cases with indicators reported a day earlier.
Moscow declares Mariupol ceasefire as of late to evacuate civilians
The Russian defence ministry announced a local ceasefire on Thursday to enable civilians to be evacuated from Ukraine’s besieged port city of Mariupol. A humanitarian corridor from Mariupol to Zaporizhzhia, by the utilize of the Russian-controlled port of Berdiansk, might presumably well be opened from 10 am (0700 GMT), the ministry talked about.
Petrol & diesel prices
- Impress of petrol & diesel in Delhi at Rs 101.81 per litre & Rs 93.07 per litre respectively as of late (elevated by 80 paise)
- In Mumbai, the petrol & diesel prices per litre at Rs 116.72 & Rs 100.94 (elevated by 84 paise)
- In Chennai, the value of petrol is Rs 107.45 (elevated by 76 paise) & diesel is Rs 97.52 (elevated by 76 paise)
- In Kolkata, the value of petrol is Rs 111.35 (elevated by 83 paise) and diesel is Rs 96.22 (elevated by 80 paise)
US astronaut returns to Earth with two Russian Cosmonauts in Russian space pill
US astronaut Vande Hei became once in space for 355 days, breaking the previous narrative of 340 days living by Scott Kelly in 2016.
