News Headlines : 23rd February 2022

  • ED arrests Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik in money laundering case.
  • Special PMLA court sends Maharashtra minister and NCP leader Nawab Malik to Enforcement Directorate custody till 3rd March, in connection with Dawood Ibrahim money laundering case.
  • SC refuses to entertain plea seeking cancellation of offline board exams for classes 10 and 12 to be conducted by CBSE and other boards.
  • SC reserves judgement on appeals against Madras HC order which quashed 10.5 per cent reservation to Vanniyars in Tamil Nadu.
  • Polling for fourth phase of assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh concludes; around 58 percent voter turnout recorded till 5 PM.
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi says, Nari Shakti is a major pillar of the rural economy; Addresses webinar on budget announcements in rural development sector.
  • Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Mansukh Mandviya releases Harvard study reports on India’s COVID-19 vaccination programme; Says, it will help to understand country’s vaccination journey and fight against pandemic.
  • India is now an attractive hub for foreign investments in manufacturing sector, says Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh.
  • In Gujarat, state board exams of class 10th and 12th will be conducted from March 28 to April 12.
  • PRO (Defence), Srinagar said Army and J&K Police in a joint operation have apprehended two terrorists affiliated with LeT in Shopian district where they’ve recovered one AK rifle & a magazine with 24 rounds of AK ammunition from a nearby orchard.
  • In Rajasthan, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot restore old pension scheme for  employees appointed after January 1st, 2004; Presents budget for financial year 2022-23.
  • Air India plane carrying around 240 Indians from Ukraine lands at Delhi airport.
  • Latest edition of Indian Navy’s multilateral exercise MILAN 2022 to commence from Friday at Visakhapatnam.
  • Enforcement Directorate arrests senior NCP leader and Maharashtra’s Minorities Affairs Minister Nawab Malik in connection with money laundering case.
  • National Investigation Agency arrests an explosives supplier in the case of the killing of five police personnel by CPI (Maoist) in Saraikela District of Jharkhand in 2019..
  • Spain women’s hockey team arrives in Bhubaneswar for FIH Pro League matches against India.