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PM Modi appreciates bipartisanship exhibited by all MPs in Parliament, says it augurs well for India

ION correspondentApril 7, 2022April 7, 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that over the last few days Parliament has witnessed a healthy discussion on the situation in Ukraine and India’s efforts to bring back...

World

Sri Lanka speaker warns of starvation across country

ION correspondentApril 7, 2022April 7, 2022

As Sri Lanka continues to grapple with an unprecedented economic crisis, speaker of the country’s parliament, Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana, on Wednesday painted a doomsday scenario where starvation and power...

Russia Ukraine War

Bucha killings: US sanctions Vladimir Putin’s daughters

ION correspondentApril 7, 2022April 7, 2022

Amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and uproar on the appalling Bucha killings, the United States on Wednesday announced fresh sanctions on Moscow, including various economic penalties on President Vladimir...

Sports

Indian pugilists Ashish Kumar, Monika, Govind Sahani, Varinder Singh enter finals of Thailand Open

ION correspondentApril 7, 2022April 7, 2022

Indian boxers Ashish Kumar, Monika, Govind Sahani and Varinder Singh entered the finals of the Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament in Phuket on Wednesday. Ashish registered an easy 5-0...

Russia Ukraine War Top Stories

US announces 100 million dollar military aid for Ukraine

ION correspondentApril 7, 2022April 7, 2022

The United States announced 100 million dollar military aid for Ukraine. This is the sixth batch of US equipment aid to Ukraine since August. Pentagon press secretary John Kirby...

Pak President asks EC to propose dates for holding General Elections within 90 days

ION correspondentApril 7, 2022April 7, 2022

The President’s Secretariat in Pakistan has asked Election Commission to propose dates for holding general elections within ninety days from the date of dissolution of the National Assembly. The...

Sports Top Stories

Pat Cummins scores fastest fifty in KKR’s win vs MI

ION correspondentApril 7, 2022April 7, 2022

Pat Cummins hit an incredible 15-ball 56 as the Kolkata Knight Riders handed the Mumbai Indians a heavy defeat in their IPL match at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium...

Business and Commerce

Shah to move Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022 in RS today

ION correspondentApril 6, 2022April 6, 2022

Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to move the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022 in Rajya Sabha today. The bill seeks to authorise for taking measurements of convicts and...

States

Parliament passes Bill to merge three Municipal Corporations of Delhi into one

ION correspondentApril 6, 2022April 6, 2022

Parliament has passed the Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 with the Rajya Sabah approving it yesterday. The Amendments moved by the opposition were also negated. The Lok Sabha...

World

Sri Lankan President revokes state of emergency declared on April 1

ION correspondentApril 6, 2022April 6, 2022

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has revoked the state of emergency which was declared on April 1, amid widespread protests following the nation’s economic crisis. In a gazette notification,...

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