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News Digest

News Digest: March 28-April 3, 2022

Round-up
of Top 10 Important News Events

March 28

• Pramod Sawant takes oath for a second term as Goa Chief Minister.

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• ‘CODA’ wins best picture trophy at the 2022 Oscars, Jessica Chastain named best actress, Will Smith wins best actor Oscar for ‘King Richard’, Jane Campion wins best director Oscar for ‘The Power of the Dog’.

April 1

• External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov hold talks in Delhi.

• Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba arrives in India on a three-day visit.

• India, Australia ink interim trade pact to boost economic ties.

• Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declares an Emergency in the crisis-hit country.

April 3

• Six persons dead, and several injured in a shooting at Sacramento, California, US.

• Karnataka Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services Department issues direction for slaughterhouses and chicken shops to ensure animals are “stunned” mandatorily before they are slaughtered for meat.

• Pakistan President Arif Alvi approves dissolution of National Assembly on the advice of Prime Minister Imran Khan.

• Australia beat England by 71 runs to win record-extending seventh Women’s Cricket World Cup title.

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