✈ INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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#External affairs Minister: Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
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1. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday (Mar 24) held a telephonic conversation with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov and expressed his deepest condolence over the loss of lives in the Moscow terror attack.
2. International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature on Tuesday approved the name ‘Statio Shiv Shakti’ for the landing site of Chandrayaan’s Vikram lander. Chandrayaan 3’s moon lander’s landing site was named Shiv Shakti on August 26 by Prime Minsiter Narendra Modi.
3. External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar termed China’s claim on Arunachal Pradesh as ludicrous. He asserted that Arunachal Pradesh is part of India and not because some other country says it is part of India. Speaking at an event in Institute of South Asian Studies in Singapore, Dr Jaishankar said India has been clear and consistent on the matter. He said this is not a new issue and China has laid claims earlier also and has expanded its claims.
4. The Centre has extended the export ban on onion till further orders. The decision has been taken to increase domestic availability and to keep the prices of onion under check. Directorate General of Foreign Trade DGFT in a notification said.
5. Embassy of India, Kathmandu celebrated the 59th Indian Technical & Economic Cooperation (ITEC) Day on 22 March 2024. Around 300 guests, including several Members of Parliament, senior Government officials, ITEC alumni and prominent Nepalese alumni of academic institutions from India attended the celebrations.
6. Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar on Saturday said that Islamabad will “seriously” consider restoring trade ties with India that remained suspended since August 2019.
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🌎 WORLD NEWS 🌍
UNO Gen. Secy : António Guterres.
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1. Ukraine early on Sunday (Mar 24) launched attacks on the annexed Crimean peninsula and said that it “successfully hit” two Russian large landing ships along with a communications centre and several infrastructure facilities of the Russian Black Sea Fleet.
2. SIMON HARRIS set to become 🇮🇪Ireland’s youngest PM: Irish politician and higher education minister, Simon Harris, who had been a prominent figure in the Fine Gael party, is poised to take on the role of Ireland’s prime minister and will be the youngest in the office as the leadership contest concluded with him emerging as the sole candidate.
3. A video apparently shot by gunmen who carried out the deadly attack on a Moscow Crocus City Hall concert venue in Krasnogorsk, has been posted on social media accounts typically used by the jihadist group Islamic State (IS), according to the SITE Intelligence Group.
4. Russia is observing a day of mourning after at least 133 people were killed on Friday evening in an attack at a packed concert venue in Moscow. Flags are flying at half mast, many events have been cancelled and TV channels have updated their schedules.
5. In 🇳🇬Nigeria, at least 137 of nearly 300 abducted children in the northwestern state of Kaduna were released on Sunday after over two weeks in captivity. The West African nation’s military disclosed this. Earlier a government statement had suggested that all the students were freed.
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