Top headlines from Monday, March 21:
US President Joe Biden to visit Poland on March 25: White House
The US President Joe Biden is set to visit Poland on March 25, the White House informed on Sunday. Biden will meet with Poland President Andrzej Duda & will discuss Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Read here
Myanmar committed genocide against Rohingya: US
According to an official who spoke to AFP on Sunday, the US has found that Myanmar’s military’s atrocities against the Rohingya minority amounted to genocide and crimes against humanity. Read here
Biren Singh to take oath as CM of Manipur for 2nd term today
Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Sunday that the 61-year-old leader had been chosen as the BJP’s candidate for a second term. Other leaders who visited the state ahead of the announcement included Kiren Rijiju and Bhupendra Yadav. Read here
Hong Kong lifts flight ban from 9 countries including India
On Monday Carrie Lam, Hong Kong’s Chief Executive addressed a press conference that they have decided to lift the ban on international flights coming from 9 countries of which enlisted were Britain, the US, India, France, and recently in February it had included Nepal as well. Read here
Qatar Airways Delhi-Doha flight makes emergency landing in Karachi
The QR579 aircraft is a part of the Qatar Airways fleet, which was on its way to Doha starting from Delhi & had to land in Karachi due to an emergency. The emergency was declared due to indications of smoke detected in the cargo hold, Aircraft has landed safely in Karachi where it was taken care of and passengers were disembarked. Read here
Over 22,500 Indian students & nationals brought back from Ukraine: Centre to SC
Central Government briefed Supreme Court that under ‘Operation Ganga’, Indian Government has so far evacuated 22,500 students and Indians from Ukraine, this herculean task has been completed. Read here
“We are shocked,” says Chinese President Xi Jinping on Boeing 737 flight crash
The flight was carrying 132 people on board. “We are shocked to learn of the China Eastern MU5735 accident,” said Xi as per CCTV. The president had ordered immediate rescue efforts & investigation to find out the cause of the accident. Read here
AAP nominates Harbhajan Singh, Raghav Chadha & 3 others for Rajya Sabha seats
AAP won Punjab Assembly polls in a sweeping victory with 92 seats. It now has an opportunity to nominate its Rajya Sabha contenders. A total of five have already been selected by AAP and these 5 members’ term in Punjab either will end soon or has already ended. Read here
President Ram Nath Kovind honours late CDS Bipin Rawat with Padma Vibhushan
India’s first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat, who passed away in a helicopter crash in December last year, was posthumously conferred Padma Vibhushan, the country’s second-highest civilian award. Read here
Russia’s intelligence agency urges to ban Meta
Russian Intelligence organisation FSB asked authorities to ban meta, a company that owns all popular Social Media platforms over the internet, they also labelled Meta to be an “extremist” organisation. Read here
Zomato to deliver food in 10 min, 30-mins delivery too slow: CEO Deepinder Goyal
Online food delivery service provider Zomato aims to deliver food to its customers in a record 10 minutes, after getting into grocery delivery firms, Deepinder Goyal, the founder, said in a blog on March 21. Read here