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Sri Lanka battles worst economic crisis, troops deployed as fuel, food shortage sparks protests

ION correspondentMarch 23, 2022March 23, 2022

Sri Lanka ordered troops to petrol stations Tuesday as sporadic protests erupted among the thousands of motorists queueing up daily for scarce fuel. The South Asian island nation is...

States

Haryana Assembly passes Anti-Conversion Bill

ION correspondentMarch 23, 2022March 23, 2022

Haryana Assembly has passed the anti-conversion bill. The Haryana anti-conversion bill, which was introduced in the state Assembly on March 4, was taken up for passage yesterday. The Haryana...

Nation Top Stories

India’s exports hit record $400 billion in FY22

ION correspondentMarch 23, 2022March 23, 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the country has achieved the highest-ever goods exports target of $400 billion during the current financial year, a 37 per cent jump...

Business and Commerce Nation Top Stories

Petrol, Diesel prices hiked for second day in a row

ION correspondentMarch 23, 2022March 23, 2022

Fuel prices were raised for a second consecutive day on Wednesday, by as many as 80 paise per litre, a day after these were hiked for the first time...

States

J&K LG Manoj Sinha addresses Gulf Countries Investment Summit in Srinagar

ION correspondentMarch 23, 2022March 23, 2022

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha addressed the Gulf Countries Investment Summit in Srinagar on Tuesday and highlighted the scope to make the paradise on earth as the most beautiful investment...

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Common University Entrance Test for all UGC-funded Central Universities in July

ION correspondentMarch 22, 2022March 22, 2022

UGC Chairman, M Jagadesh Kumar has said that Central Universities will have to use Common University Entrance Test CUET scores to admit students to undergraduate programmes this year. Briefing...

India, US reaffirm commitment to free, open, inclusive, peaceful, and prosperous Indo-Pacific

ION correspondentMarch 22, 2022March 22, 2022

India and US have reaffirmed their commitment to a free, open, inclusive, peaceful, and prosperous Indo-Pacific. The Ministry of External Affairs said this after Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla...

States Top Stories Uttarakhand

BJP retains Uttarakhand, Goa CMs for second consecutive term

ION correspondentMarch 22, 2022August 13, 2025

BJP has announced the names of Chief Ministers of Uttarakhand and Goa. Pushkar Singh Dhami in Uttarakhand and Pramod Sawant in Goa will be Chief Ministers for their second...

World

China Eastern Airlines plane crashes with 132 on board

ION correspondentMarch 22, 2022March 23, 2022

A China Eastern Airlines plane with 132 people on board has crashed in Southern China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Monday. The crashed plane – Boeing 737 was flying...

World

Hong Kong to lift flight ban from India, other 8 countries in April

ION correspondentMarch 21, 2022March 21, 2022

Hong Kong will resume international flights from nine countries including the United States and Britain in April, city leader Carrie Lam said on Monday. After the highly transmissible Omicron...

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