Morning Digest | Quad foreign ministers call for lasting peace in Ukraine; Kerala Blasters walk off the field against Bengaluru FC alleging foul play by the referee, and more

The Quad foreign ministers’ meeting was hosted by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in Delhi. , Photo Credit: PTI

Quad foreign ministers take aim at Russia and China

India joined other Quad members in calling for “a just and lasting peace in Ukraine”, and respect for a rules-based order in the South and East China Seas, the first such statement by the group to criticize both Russia and Went. China.

Amid rumor-driven panic, Tamil Nadu government reassures migrants

After rumor mongers and a section of Bihar politicians created panic among Hindi-speaking laborers by claiming that they were being targeted in Tamil Nadu, the state government and industrialists assured the laborers of their safety on March 3, 2023.

White House doctor says wound removed from Joe Biden’s chest was cancerous

A skin lesion removed from President Joe Biden’s chest last month was a basal cell carcinoma – a common form of skin cancer – his doctor said on March 3, 2023, adding that no further treatment was needed.

ISL Play-Off | Kerala Blasters walks off the field against Bengaluru FC alleging foul by the referee

Kerala Blasters FC on Friday courted a huge controversy when the team decided to pull out of their all-important ISL play-off tie against Bengaluru FC in protest against Sunil Chhetri’s controversial strike. The Blues will now take on League Shield winners Mumbai City FC in a two-legged semi-final on March 7 and 12, starting with the away trip.

Russia helping to bring India, China closer: Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in New Delhi on Thursday that Russia is interested in ensuring friendship between India and China and Moscow is trying to “help” in this regard. Responding to a question at the annual Raisina Dialogue, Mr Lavrov cautioned against ‘outside players’ and said Russia would like India and China to meet more often as the Russia-India-China trilateral has existed since the days of his predecessor. Yevgeny Primakov.

EPFO link on higher pension faulty, says CITU

Tapan Sen, general secretary of the Center of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), has written a letter to Central Provident Fund Commissioner Neelam Shami Rao seeking his immediate intervention to resolve the problems being faced in uploading the higher pension option application on the EPFO ​​website. Mr Sen also sought a comprehensive statement from the EPFO ​​with a holistic approach for implementing the Supreme Court’s judgment on the Employees’ Pension Scheme of 1995.

Medvedev beats Djokovic to face Rublev in Dubai final

Daniil Medvedev ended Novak Djokovic’s 20-match winning streak by defeating the world top-ranked player 6-4, 6-4 to reach the final of the Dubai Championships on Friday. Third seed Medvedev will face defending champion Andrey Rublev in an all-Russian final of the hard-court tournament.

Aam Aadmi Party and BJP at loggerheads over ‘I love Sisodia’ messages from school children

AAP leaders sharing pictures of Delhi government school children with handwritten cards and messages for Manish Sisodia drew the attention of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), which on Friday issued a notice against senior AAP leader Atishi and asked her demanded registration of FIR against His.

UK MPs question Boris Johnson over damaging ‘Partygate’ report

UK lawmakers announced on Friday they would question former Prime Minister Boris Johnson over whether he lied about “Partygate”, in an inquiry that could lead to his removal as a member of parliament.

‘Modi magic’ works everywhere in India, be it Northeast or Karnataka: Shah

Crediting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s efforts and charisma for his party’s success in the Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya assembly elections, BJP national leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the “Modi magic” will work everywhere in India and Predicted that it would happen in Karnataka. Well.

Supreme Court relaxes rules for selection of chairpersons, members of consumer courts

The Supreme Court on Friday invoked its extraordinary powers under Article 142 to attract young talent to preside over consumer courts by reducing the mandatory professional experience from 20 to 10 years. In a judgement, a division bench of Justices MR Shah and MM Sundresh also introduced written test and viva voce test to check the performance of the candidates.

Self-reliance in arms production is a big lesson from Ukraine war: General Chauhan

Emphasizing on self-reliance in defense equipment, Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan spoke of lessons for India from the war in Ukraine, saying, “Earlier we thought wars would be short and sharp, but now they seem long”. .

US-CDC probe into cough syrup deaths in Gambia blames Indian manufacturer

A report investigating child deaths due to kidney injury in Gambia by the Centers for Disease Control, America’s top public health body, has suggested a strong link between these deaths and consumption of allegedly contaminated cough syrup manufactured by India – Based Maiden Pharmaceuticals.