- BJP announced its candidates for Biennial Rajya Sabha elections from Assam,Himachal Pradesh,Nagaland & Tripura. The party has fielded Pabitra Margherita from Assam, Dr Sikandra Kumar from Himachal Pradesh, Mrs S Phangnon Konyak from Nagaland and (Prof.) Dr Manik Saha from Tripura.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi says, Amrit Kaal gives us opportunity to work towards a strong, developed and inclusive India; Inaugurates centenary year celebrations of Malayalam Daily, Mathrubhumi.
- India is highly dependent on imports for meeting its energy requirements as nearly 85% of its crude oil requirement has to be imported.
- U.S. has also now become an important crude oil source for India. Sources said, imports from U.S. are expected to increase substantially in the current year, probably by around 11%. Its market share will be 8%.
- 14th Annual India-Japan Summit to be held tomorrow to advance partnership for peace, stability and prosperity in Indo-pacific region.
- Indian Embassy in Ukraine issues fresh advisory for citizens, Shares new contact details for assistance.
- In Bangladesh a group of miscreants attacked the ISKCON affiliated Radhakanta Jeev temple at Lal Mohan Saha Street in Wari area of Dhaka yesterday.Hindu organisations protested against the incident in Dhaka today.
- Over 180 crore 97 lakh doses of Corona vaccine administered in the country under Nationwide Vaccination Drive; Recovery rate stands at 98.73 per cent.
- Austrian Federal Minister for European and International Affairs Alexander Schallenberg is arriving in New Delhi tomorrow on a three day official visit. External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar is scheduled to hold meeting with Mr Schallenberg on Sunday.
- In Tamil Nadu, Finance Minister PTR Palanivel Thiagarajan presents Budget for 2022-23; Allocates over 4,100 crore rupees for waiver of farm loans, jewelry loans and loans of Self Help Groups.
- Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh inaugurates seven-storeyed Flight Control System Integration facility at Aeronautical Development Establishment, a laboratory of DRDO in Bengaluru.
- Panchayati Raj Minister Giriraj Singh releases Disaster Management Plan of Ministry of Panchayati Raj through video conferencing. He calls for people’s participation in preparedness for disaster management and mitigation activities at grassroots level.
- In Manipur, Kuki People’s Alliance extends unconditional support to Bharatiya Janata Party in formation of new government.
- India extended a $ 1 billion concessional credit facility to Sri Lanka. Signing ceremony took place in Delhi yesterday in presence of visiting Sri Lankan Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, EAM Dr S Jaishankar among others.
- Information and Broadcasting Secretary Apurva Chandra and Actor R Madhavan inaugurate Media and Entertainment Fortnight at India Pavilion in Dubai Expo 2020 today.
- Festival of colours, Holi is being celebrated throughout the country.
- Many places in northern China witnessed a cold wave and snowfall – rare snow in spring season, causing temperatures to plummet and disrupting traffic in the affected regions. China’s capital Beijing received snow on Thursday and Friday.
- In All England Badminton Championship Indian Shuttler Lakshya Sen cruises into semi-final in Men’s Singles and Tressa Jolli and Gayatri Gopichand also moves in to semifinal in Women’s Doubles event.
