News Headlines : 31st March 2022

  • A cultural evening at Upa-Rashtrapati Nivas. Bidding farewell to 72 retired/retiring Members of Rajya Sabha.
  • Lok Sabha takes up discussion on promotion of sports in the country.
  • Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla meets US Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics and G20 Sherpa, Daleep Singh in New Delhi.
  • External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar held delegation level talks with UK Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs Elizabeth Truss in Delhi this evening.
  • Centre decides to reduce disturbed areas under Armed Forces Special Powers Act in Nagaland, Assam and Manipur; AFSPA to be withdrawn from 60 percent areas of Assam from mid-night tonight.
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi to interact with students, teachers and parents all over the world in ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’ programme tomorrow.
  • Heavy fighting raged on the outskirts of Kyiv and other zones. Meanwhile, a convoy of buses headed to Mariupol in another bid to evacuate people from the besieged port city after the Russian military agreed to a limited cease-fire in the area.
  • Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrives in New Delhi on a two-day visit.
  • The Chairperson of Mumbai Port Authority Rajiv Jalota, says that the Mumbai International Cruise Terminal, is expected to be commissioned by July 2024.
  • India and South Korea hold Consultations on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation in New Delhi today.
  • India to donate another batch of 10 thousand Metric Tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan under UN World Food Program.
  • Emphasis is being laid on promoting sunflower area and production in the country. Sunflower will be promoted on the lines of oilseeds and Oil Palm Mission said Agriculture Minister.