Daily Current Affairs, News Headlines 25.03.2024

 

National News

• Holi is to be celebrated throughout the country on Monday.

• Bharat Biotech starts clinical trials of Tuberculosis vaccine MTBVAC in India
• Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh lauds the valor, determination & sacrifices of the Armed Forces to protect the nation

• Article 370 was a temporary measure of the Indian Constitution & extending it harmed the nation: EAM S Jaishankar

• Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh attends the 148th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Switzerland’s Geneva

• Election Commission launches Saksham App to facilitate easier voting for Persons with Disabilities and to avail facilities at Polling Stations

• Centre extends export ban on onion till further orders

• The maritime operation of the Indian Navy played a pivotal role as the First Responder & Preferred Security Partner in the Indian Ocean Region

• Centre asks all states and union territories to take urgent measures to prevent hospital fires during the summer months

• IMD predicts rainfall with thunderstorms over Northeast India, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal till 26th March

International News

• Russia observes a day of mourning after at least 133 were killed at a concert venue in Moscow
• Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar says, his country will seriously consider restoring trade ties with India

• Singapore Embassy in India extends greetings for Holi

• Earthquake of 6.9 magnitude hits remote part of northern Papua New Guinea

Sports News

• IPL 2024: RR defeats LSG by 20 runs in Jaipur; Match b/w MI & GT underway in Ahmedabad
• FIFA cancels Japan & North Korea World Cup qualifier
• Badminton World Federation announces draws for upcoming 2024 Thomas and Uber Cup tournaments in Chengdu, China
• Maharashtra’s Naheed Divecha won 2 gold medals in the Indian Masters National Badminton Championship 2024 in Panchkula
• India’s Sathiyan Gnanasekaran & Manika Batra are to face compatriots Akash Pal & Poymantee Baisya in the Mixed Double’s Finals of the WTT Feeder Beirut- II tournament in Lebanon today