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One person was reported dead whlile three injured in an attack by Russian forces on a hospital in eastern Ukrainian city of Rubizhne, said the local governor Sergiy Gaiday said on Telegram, reports news agency AFP.
Imran Khan has been officially removed from the post of Prime Minister after the Paksitan National Assembly was dissolved on Sunday following dismissal of no-confidence motion against his government.
Sri Lanka's Prime Minister's Office has denied reports claiming Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa's resignation "false." "Reports that Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has resigned are false, no such plan at present," said the Sri Lanka's PMO, reports ANI.
Following declaration of emergency in island nation of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa is likely to step down as the Prime Minister of the country, reports Daily Mirror. The speculation comes after the Prime Minister and President Gotabaya Rajapaksa agreed to form an All Party interim government.
Following declaration of emergency in island nation of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa is likely to step down as the Prime Minister of the country, reports Daily Mirror. The speculation comes after the Prime Minister and President Gotabaya Rajapaksa agreed to form an All Party interim government.
Following commotion in Pakistan's political landscape today where no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan was dismissed, hearing for dissolution of the National Assembly is underway in Pakistan's High Court.
Lithuanian filmmaker, Mantas Kvedaravicius was killed in Ukraine's Mariupol on Sunday, reports Kyiv Independent. Kvedaravicius, 45, was best known for his documentary “Mariupolis,” which premiered at the 2016 Berlin International Film Festival.
Multiple victims have been reported after a shooting incident took place in California's Sacramento says Sacramento police, reports news agency AP.
Congress Parliamentary party meeting to be chaired by CPP Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday, April 5 at 9.30 am in Parliament
A few coaches of 11061 LTT-Jaynagar Express were derailed between Lahavit and Devlali (near Nashik) on Dn line at around 3 pm on Sunday. Accident relief train and medical van were rushed to the spot and more details are awaited said Central railway CPRO, reports news agency ANI.
After the National Assembly of Pakistan was dissolved on Sunday, the Pakistan Army denied to have been playing any role in the dissolution. "Absolutely not. Whatever happened today, Army has no role in it," said Babar Iftikhar, Director-General of Inter-Services Public Relations on Sunday.
While acting upon the advice of the Prime Minister, President Arif Alvi has approved the removal of Mohammad Sarwar from the position of Governor of Punjab and appointed Omar Sarfraz Cheema as Governor Punjab, under Article 101 of the Constitution of Pakistan: Pakistan's PTV News
EU chief vows more sanctions after Russian army 'atrocities' near Kyiv, AFP reported.
New Delhi, Apr 3 (PTI) Air India on Sunday said it will reduce its India-Sri Lanka services from 16 flights per week currently to 13 flights per week from April 9 due to poor demand.
Sri Lanka is currently experiencing its worst economic crisis in history. With long lines for fuel, cooking gas, essentials in short supply and long hours of power cuts, the public has been suffering for weeks.
"Currently AI is operating 16 flights a week -- daily flights from Delhi and nine flights a week from Chennai," an Air India spokesperson told PTI.
In the new schedule, AI will be operating a total of 13 flights per week, the spokesperson noted.
In the new schedule, while the frequency from Chennai will remain untouched, flights from Delhi will reduce from seven to four per week, the spokesperson said.
"Four flights from Delhi instead of seven effective April 9 due to poor loads," the spokesperson noted.
AI 283 on the Delhi-Colombo sector will now operate on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays from April 8 to May 30.
AI 284 on the Colombo-Delhi sector will operate on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from April 9 to May 31.
The Sri Lankan government on Sunday blocked social media platforms such as WhatsApp, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram after declaring a nationwide public emergency and imposing a 36-hour curfew ahead of a planned anti-government rally over the worst economic crisis in the island nation.
The move is aimed at preventing masses from gathering in Colombo to protest the government's failure to provide relief to the public suffering from shortages of food, essentials, fuel and medicine amidst hours-long power cuts, the Colombo Page newspaper reported.
Pakistan President Arif Alvi dissolves National Assembly on the advice of Prime Minister Imran Khan, ANI reported citing Pakistan Media.
Deputy speaker dismisses no-trust motion against PM Imran Khan in Pakistan National Assembly.
As per the latest reports, Imran Khan is yet to reach the National Assembly for the no-trust vote proceedings. It is being speculated that PM Imran Khan may address the nation soon, a mass resignation by PTI lawmakers is also being rumored.
"I sympathize with the people of PML-N. There is one family in which the father says he wants to be PM & the son is dreaming of becoming the CM. They have no shame. People of Pakistan hate them," Pak minister Ch Fawad Hussain said, as reported by ANI.
Pakistan Muslim League (N) leader Shahbaz Sharif has reached the Pakistan National Assembly. He clarified that he is not there for the vote.
Heavily armed Sri Lankan security forces blocked a march led by opposition legislators who had defied a weekend curfew, AFP reported.
More than 100 had joined the march before it was stopped by police and soldiers carrying assault rifles
Prime Minister of Nepal Sher Bahadur Deuba offers prayers at Kaal Bhairav temple in Varanasi.
Pakistan's Opposition member has moved a motion for the removal of Asad Qaiser, National Assembly Speaker, ahead of Imran Khan's No-trust vote
Federal government has sacked the Governor of Punjab province, Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar. The Deputy Speaker of the Punjab assembly will be the acting governor in the meantime, ANI cited Pakistan media as reporting.
Series of explosions heard in Odessa, Ukraine, reports AFP
District administration imposes Section 144 and completely bans pillion riding in Islamabad as the National Assembly session will start at 1130 hours: Pakistan's Geo News
PM Imran Khan is set to face the no-confidence vote in the National Assembly today.
Bank fraud case | Mumbai Police sends notice to BJP leader Pravin Darekar to appear before it for questioning tomorrow, ANI reported.
A case has been registered against Darekar in MRA Marg police station
Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed chargesheet against the nephew of former CM Charanjit Singh Channi and one more person in an illegal sand mining case under money laundering charges, ANI reported.
12 Rameswaram fishermen and one boat apprehended by Sri Lankan Navy near Delft island, ANI reported.
Sri Lanka government imposed a nationwide social media blackout after midnight on Sunday, April 3, according to an internet observatory. Some two dozen social media platforms were affected including Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, YouTube, Snapchat, TikTok, and Instagram.
"Confirmed: Real-time network data show Sri Lanka has imposed a nationwide social media blackout, restricting access to platforms including Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp, YouTube, and Instagram as emergency is declared amid widespread protests," NetBlocks tweeted.
Ahead of the planned protest for Sunday, the island nation had declared a 36-hour curfew from Saturday to Monday as the country faced a severe power crisis and rising inflation. The island nation of 22 million people is having a hard time dealing with blackouts for up to 13 hours a day as the government scrambles to secure foreign exchange to pay for fuel imports.
A London-based rights watchdog on Saturday warned the Sri Lankan government that the declaration of emergency in the island nation, in the name of public security, should not become a pretext for human rights violations.
"Sri Lanka: The declaration of the state of emergency in the name of public security should not become a pretext for further human rights violations. The order declaring a state of emergency intends to restrict the rights to freedom of association, assembly and movement as well as due process protections," Amnesty International said in a statement.
"In the context of growing public discontentment with the government's handing of economics crisis, the state of emergency could have the effect of stifling dissent by creating fear, facilitating arbitrary arrests and detention," the statement added.
On Friday, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa issued the Extraordinary Gazette declaring a state of public emergency in Sri Lanka with immediate effect. Rajapaksa said the emergency was declared in the interests of public security, protection of public order, and the maintenance of supplies and services essential to the life of the community. (ANI)
China reports 13,146 Covid cases, the highest since the peak of the first wave more than two years ago, as the highly transmissible Omicron variant spread to more than a dozen provinces, AFP reported.
"No new deaths reported," the National Health Commission says in a statement.
After weeks of political mudslinging, name-calling, and claims of an international conspiracy, Imran Khan is set to face the no-confidence vote on Sunday in Pakistan's National Assembly.
As Pakistan PM readies himself to face the "last ball", it is clear that Imran Khan has seemingly lost support both in the lower house of the legislature and the backing of the all-powerful Pakistan army. Imran Khan received a massive blow when the PTI "lost the majority" in the National Assembly after losing its key ally in the coalition Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P).
The MQM announced on Wednesday that it had struck a deal with the opposition Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and would support the no-trust vote in the 342-member National Assembly. Imran Khan, elected in July 2018 vowing to fix the economy and combat corruption, isn't going quietly. Pakistan PM held a massive rally last Sunday in Islamabad and later gave controversial speeches to show he remains wildly popular with his supporters.
A day before the decisive no-confidence vote, Imran Khan urged the country's youth to stage "peaceful protests" against a "foreign conspiracy" allegedly hatched against his government. Pakistan Prime Minister even said that he has "more than one plan" for tomorrow's vote on the no-confidence motion against him. He also urged the youth of Pakistan to agitate and raise their voice against the conspiracy by external forces.
Imran Khan further claimed that the Opposition leaders are seeking power to dispose of the corruption cases against them. In an editorial on Saturday, Pakistan's Dawn said Imran Khan seems willing to go to any lengths in his determination to convert his looming defeat in Sunday's vote of no-confidence into a moment of political martyrdom.
"As if the shock value of an international conspiracy to oust him was not enough, his close aides and Mr Khan himself have since doubled down with public statements that they fear an attempt on his life," the newspaper said. Criticising the country's prime minister, the Pakistani daily said one hopes that Imrana Khan is not simply trying to create panic among his supporters, many of whom have already issued passionate calls for rallies and demonstrations ahead of the Sunday vote.
Tilak Devasher, an author and India's foremost Pakistan expert said that Imran Khan is hoping for clashes and violence forcing the army to step in and wrap up the system rather than leave democratically. "Imran Khan still doesn't get it that his fate will be decided in the National Assembly on Sunday and not by inciting youth to come on the streets to protest. He is hoping for clashes and violence forcing the army to step in and wrap up the system rather than leave democratically," Devasher tweeted. (ANI)
"By saying that he won't accept the results of the NCM, Imran Khan has confirmed that he doesn't believe in democracy or the constitutional process. Someone needs to tell him that it doesn't matter whether he accepts the results or not. If he is defeated he is ex-PM," he added.
Petrol, diesel prices hiked again by 80 paise a litre each; rates up by Rs 8 a litre in less than two weeks
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Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday and thanked him for the help extended to Nepal during the Covid-19 crisis, reported news agency ANI.
“Nepal PM Deuba thanked PM Modi for standing by them during COVID & supplying them vaccines, medicines, medical oxygen,” said Foreign Secretary Harsha Vardhan Shringla during a press briefing following a meeting between both the heads of the nation.
“Talks were positive, forward-looking; covered areas like security, development, trade,’ Shringla said.
During the meeting, both sides reached a consensus on energy harvesting. “The collaboration covers the entire spectrum from generation to transmission to power trade,” the foreign secretary said.
PM Modi informed Deuba that their power export proposals have been cleared. Renewed commitment to move forward with the Pancheshwar project was also made during the meeting.
In other news, India experienced the hottest March in its recorded history of 122 years since 1901, revealed the India Meteorological Department (IMD). March 2022 surpassed the all-time average maximum temperature of March 2010.
According to a report by the Times of India, Rajendra Jenamani, scientist, National Weather Forecasting Centre, IMD said that even in India, climate change is influencing the severity and length of extreme weather, be it in the form of heatwaves, cyclones strength, or heavy rainfall.
Jenamani stated that dry spells have become longer in certain cases and in others, severe rain volumes have increased, and so is the case with hot spells which have become hotter.
Fuel Prices Hiked By 80 Paise
Petrol and diesel prices were hiked on Saturday by 80 paise a litre each, taking the total increase in rates in the last 12 days to Rs 7.20 per litre.
This is the 10th increase in prices since the ending of a four-and-half-month long hiatus in rate revision on March 22.
According to a price notification of state fuel retailers, petrol in Delhi will now cost Rs 102.61 per litre as against Rs 101.81 previously, while diesel rates have gone up from Rs 93.07 per litre to Rs 93.87, news agency PTI reported.
Sri Lanka Declared Emergency
Amid the ongoing economic crisis, Sri Lanka on Saturday declared a 36-hour nationwide curfew to curb protests.
In tune with the same, Sri Lanka deployed troops backed by sweeping new powers under a state of emergency to quell protests against President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
The lockdown, according to police, will go into effect at dusk Saturday and be lifted on Monday morning, AFP reported.
Pakistan Army Chief Gen Bajwa On Kashmir Issue
Pakistan Chief of Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa on Saturday said that Islamabad believes in resolving all issues with India through dialogue and that his country is ready to move forward on Kashmir if India agrees.
Speaking at the two-day ‘Islamabad Security Dialogue’ conference, Bajwa, as quoted by news agency IANS, said, “Pakistan continues to believe in using dialogue and diplomacy to resolve all outstanding issues, including the Kashmir dispute and is ready to move forward on this front if India also agrees to do so.”
Stressing the importance of keeping conflicts at bay, he said that his country also wanted the Sino-India border issue to be resolved soon through diplomacy and dialogue, Dawn reported.
Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Raking up North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) membership once again, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday said not admitting Ukraine is NATO's mistake, as reported by Fox News.
"It’s hard for us to talk about Nato because Nato doesn't want to admit us," Zelenskyy said. "I think it's a mistake because if we join Nato, we make Nato much stronger.”
He added, "We are not a weak state. We are not proposing to make us stronger at the expense of Nato...We are an addition, we are the locomotive. I think we are one of the important components of the European continent."
Zelenskyy has expressed hope of getting support from China amid the ongoing conflict with Russia.
"I would like the China People’s Republic to be on our side, but nevertheless it will be their choice," Zelensky said in an interview with Fox News Channel.
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