Morning Digest: March 21, 2022

Lakshya Sen loses to Viktor Axelsen in the final of All England Open

Lakshya Sen’s dream at the All England Championships came to an end with a straight game loss in the men’s singles final against world number one and Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen, continuing India’s 21-year long wait for the coveted trophy.

BJP to announce Chief Ministers of Goa and Uttarakhand on Monday

Monday is the day for the announcement of the chief ministers of Uttarakhand and Goa, 11 days after the assembly elections saw the BJP return to power in both states, but political complications and timing issues delayed the announcement. Legislature parties meeting for the election of Chief Minister in both the states has been scheduled on Monday.

Quad has accepted Indian stand on Ukraine: Australian envoy

The Australian Ambassador to India said here on Sunday that there was no reason to be unhappy with India’s stand on the Ukraine crisis.

Addressing the media in New Delhi, High Commissioner Barry O’Farrell lauded India’s efforts in this regard and said Canberra looked forward to completing the early harvest trade deal by the end of March.

gang rape of dalit woman in rajasthan

A 26-year-old Dalit woman has filed a police complaint in Rajasthan’s Dholpur district that she was recently gang-raped at gunpoint in front of her children.

The woman said in her complaint that earlier this week she was returning home with her husband and children from the farm where they worked.

Turkey says Russia, Ukraine ‘close to agreement’

Turkey said on Sunday that Russia and Ukraine had made progress in their talks to stop the invasion and that the two warring sides were close to an agreement.

Foreign Minister Mevlut Kavusoglu said in live comments, “Of course, it is not an easy thing to deal with during the war, while civilians are being killed, but we would like to say that the momentum has still been gained.” The southern Turkish province of Antalya.

Japan still hopes that India will rejoin RCEP: Noriyuki Shikata

Japan has still not given up hope that India may reconsider joining the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), which it abandoned in 2019, a senior Japanese official said, indicating that if India continues to stay out. India-Japan cooperation in other countries may be affected. , Notably, the official said the RCEP “rules of origin” clause could make it even more difficult for products in which the Indian component could be easily sold among the 15-member grouping countries in the future.

NTAGI recommends short time interval between first and second dose for Covishield

The National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI) recommends that a second dose of Covishield be given 8 to 16 weeks after the first dose. The second dose is currently being given 12-16 weeks after the first dose.

Delhi court orders framing of charges against Yasin Malik, Hafiz Saeed, others

A Delhi court has ordered framing of charges under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) against Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Mohammad Yasin Malik and others.

Sharad Yadav merges his party with RJD, demands opposition unity

Former Union minister and socialist leader Sharad Yadav merged his party Loktantrik Janata Dal (LJD) with Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on March 20, advocating unity among opposition parties to take on the BJP.

Tripura People’s Front merged with BJP

The Tripura People’s Front (TPF), which has a partial influence on the indigenous communities of the state, on Sunday merged with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at an event attended by Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb and senior party leaders. TPF president Patal Kanya Jamatia said they took the decision after closely watching the “pro-people governance” of the BJP-led state government, which has completed its four years.

Troubled Imran patted India’s foreign policy

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday launched a verbal attack on Pakistan’s military and opposition as his three-and-a-half-year-old government was dealt with in its biggest crisis with the declaration of a no-confidence motion in the National Assembly on March 25. Khan said he was criticized by the opposition for rejecting a US request for a military base to take action against the Taliban and said he would forgive dissidents who had left his party in recent weeks.

Diesel price hiked by ₹25/litre for bulk users; Private retailers closed in stare

Sources said the price of diesel sold to bulk users has been hiked by around Rs 25 per liter in line with the nearly 40% increase in international oil prices, but there has been no change in retail rates at petrol pumps.