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MARCH 13 2022
NATIONAL
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Akhilesh asks SP
workers to prepare for 2024
A day after the Samajwadi
Party’s defeat in the U.P.
Assembly election, party
chief Akhilesh Yadav held a daylong meeting on
Friday with the MLAselect,
candidates and allies. He
urged the party’s rank and
file to begin work for the
2024 Lok Sabha election.
PM Modi chairs high-level meeting on India's
security preparedness
short by Apaar
Sharma / 01:51 pm on 13 Mar 2022,Sunday
PM Narendra Modi on
Sunday chaired a high-level meeting to review India's security preparedness and
the prevailing global scenario in the context of the ongoing conflict in
Ukraine. Union Ministers Rajnath Singh, S Jaishankar and Nirmala Sitharaman
were seen taking part in the meeting with PM Modi. NSA Ajit Doval and Foreign
Secretary Harsh V Shringla also attended the meeting.
INTERNATIONAL
UK govt offers ₹35,000/month to residents to
house Ukrainian refugees
short by Ridham
Gambhir / 02:12 pm on 13 Mar 2022,Sunday
Britain will pay
its citizens £350 (around ₹35,000) per month if they offer Ukrainian refugees a
spare room or property for a minimum period of six months. The government said
the new scheme called "Homes for Ukraine" will allow refugees to come
to Britain even if they don't have family ties. Notably, about 2 million people
have already fled Ukraine.
Thousands of Russian tourists stuck in
Thailand amid Ukraine war
short by Saurabh
Sinha / 02:33 pm on 13 Mar 2022,Sunday
Thousands of
Russian tourists running short of cash are reportedly stranded in Thailand as
they are unable to return due to various sanctions and cancelled flights over
war in Ukraine. There are about 6,500 Russian tourists stuck in Phuket, Surat
Thani, Krabi and Pattaya, in addition to 1,000 Ukrainians, said the Governor of
Tourism Authority of Thailand.
US authorises $200 million for additional
weapons to Ukraine
short by Medhaa
Gupta / 02:22 pm on 13 Mar 2022,Sunday
US government on
Saturday said that it has given "immediate" authorisation $200
million for additional arms and equipment to Ukraine for its defence amid
Russia's invasion of the country. US State Secretary Antony Blinken said that
this will help Ukraine meet "armoured, airborne and other threats it's
facing". This brings US aid to Ukraine since January 2021 to $1.2 billion.
Banking, Business
and Economy
Adani, Piramal among 14 firms looking to buy
Anil Ambani's Reliance Capital: Report
short by Pragya
Swastik / 05:52 pm on 13 Mar 2022,Sunday
Adani Finserve,
KKR, Piramal Finance and Poonawalla Finance are among the 14 prominent firms
that have expressed interest in buying debt-ridden Reliance Capital promoted by
Anil Ambani's Reliance Group, PTI reported on Sunday. The last date for
submission of bids for the firm was extended to March 25. Last year, RBI
superseded Reliance Capital's board in view of payment defaults.
Govt can float LIC IPO without fresh filing
till May 12: Reports
short by Ashley
Paul / 05:45 pm on 13 Mar 2022,Sunday
The government has
time till May 12 to float the LIC IPO without filing fresh papers with SEBI,
PTI reported. If the deadline is missed, the government will have to file fresh
papers with Q3 FY22 results and an updated embedded value. "We're watching
the volatility and will file the red herring prospectus giving price band
soon," an official said.
SPORTS
Australia record their biggest win by runs
against NZ in Women's World Cups
short by Ankur
Taliyan / 10:35 am on 13 Mar 2022,Sunday
Australia recorded
their biggest win (by runs) against New Zealand in Women's ODI World Cups after
beating them by 141 runs in the ongoing 2022 Women's World Cup. Australia
posted 269/8 in 50 overs and then restricted New Zealand to 128/10 in 30.2
overs with Darcie Brown picking three wickets. It's Australia's third straight
win in the tournament.
She tries to do more than she has to: WV
Raman on Smriti's 123 in WC
short by Anant
Kaur / 05:06 pm on 13 Mar 2022,Sunday
Talking about
Smriti Mandhana's 119-ball 123 against West Indies in 2022 Women's World Cup,
ex-India Women head coach WV Raman said the India opener always tries to
surpass herself. "She tries to do more than she has to but here she didn't
get into that mode...she was calm," he stated. "It was a fabulous
innings," he further said.
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