Current Affairs Today Headline- 11 March 2022

National News

• India’s Saina Nehwal lost 10-21, 15-21 to Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand in the women’s singles match of the German Open
• PM Modi will visit Gujarat on March 11 and March 12 to attend various programs.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the newly elected President of South Korea, Yoon Suk-yol, on his victory in the presidential election.
• Aam Aadmi Party’s CM candidate for Punjab Bhagwant Mann will visit Delhi today to meet party convener Arvind Kejriwal.
• The BJP confirmed its return to power in Uttarakhand by winning 47 seats in the 70-member assembly.
• Yogi Adityanath became the first CM of UP to retain power after completing his full term in 37 years.

International News

• Sony Music says it is ceasing operations in Russia.
• Russian President Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting of the government to prepare a response to Western sanctions.
• The Bank for International Settlements has suspended the Russian central bank.
• President Zelensky signed a law allowing confiscation of Russian assets in Ukraine without compensation.
• Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that sanctions on Russia could push up global food prices.
• Islamic State names new leader, confirms death of Abu Ibrahim al-Qurashi
• The G7 is considering measures to contain the hike in gas prices, and calls on oil and gas producers to increase deliveries.
• The United States will provide another $50 million to aid humanitarian aid through the United Nations’ World Food Program.
• Facebook eases rules allowing violent speech against ‘Russian invaders’.
• BAFTA President Prince William will not attend this year’s awards ceremony.
• President Volodymyr Zelensky said about 100,000 people were evacuated from Ukrainian cities in two days.
• UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the UNGA calls for international cooperation and solidarity to support all affected by the war in Ukraine and to address clear violations of international law.
• Ukraine’s Defense Minister Oleksey Reznikov has described Russia’s invasion as a “terrorist war”, adding that Russian troops have killed more Ukrainian civilians than soldiers.
• The launch of two North Korean missiles in recent weeks was a test firing of a powerful new long-range intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), with full-range tests to follow.
• Russia promises to open daily humanitarian corridors from 10 a.m. every day, but only to Russia without the permission of the Ukrainian government.
• US Vice President Kamala Harris announced about $53 million in new humanitarian aid from the US government through USAID to support innocent civilians affected by Russia’s unjust invasion of Ukraine.
• Moscow has never wanted war and wants to end the current conflict,” said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.