✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS
1. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is scheduled to begin his two-day visit to India. He will visit Gujarat on April 21 and hold consultations with PM Narendra Modi on April 22.
2. PM Modi wishes speedy recovery from COVID to his Italian counterpart Mario Draghi. Mr Draghi had tested positive for COVID following which he scrapped his trip to Africa.
3. Energy Minister R. K. Singh held a meeting with Minister of Economic Affairs of Finland Mika Lintila in New Delhi.
4. India to provide additional $500 million to Sri Lanka to buy fuel. India sent nearly 76,000 MT of fuel to Sri Lanka, taking the total supply of various types of fuels under Indian assistance to Sri Lanka to 2,70,000 MT.
🌎WORLD NEWS🌍
1. Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia has successfully tested the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile,
saying the weapon capable of carrying nuclear charges will make enemies “think twice”. Dubbed Satan 2 by Western analysts, it’s among Russia’s next-generation missiles that Putin has called “invincible”. Weighing more than 200 tonnes, Putin said it can hit any target on Earth.
2. Inflation in Russia rose to 17.62% as of April 15, its highest since 2002, the Economic Development Ministry said on Wednesday.
3. German Finance Minister Christian Lindner on Wednesday said companies buying Russian natural gas shouldn’t have to set up ruble accounts to pay for it. “Contracts are based on dollars and euros and so private-sector companies should pay in dollars or euros,” Lindner said. Last month, Russian President Vladimir Putin had demanded “unfriendly countries” to pay for Russian gas in rubles.
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