Current Affairs Today Headline- 9 March 2022

National News

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephonic conversation with the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte, to discuss the current situation in Ukraine.
• In the second half of the budget session, the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha meetings will be held from 11 am.
• India’s first woman-owned ‘FLO Industrial Park’, 100% owned and operated by women, begins operations in Hyderabad.
• Indian envoy to UNHRC session said, India protects the rights of minorities, which is an essential center of democracy.
• The Pakistani student thanked PM Modi and the Indian Embassy in Kyiv for evacuating her from the war-torn region in Ukraine.
• The hijacker of Indian Airlines flight IC-814, Mistry Zahoor Ibrahim alias Jamali, shot dead in Karachi, Pakistan, two decades after the infamous hijacking.

International News

• The IAEA says it has lost contact with the Chernobyl nuclear power plant data system, a voice of concern to employees working under Russian guards at the Ukrainian facility.
• Coca-Cola suspended its business in Russia, saying “our hearts are with those who are suffering the unconscious effects of these tragic events in Ukraine.”
• PepsiCo has suspended production and sales of Pepsi-Cola and other global beverage brands in Russia.
• McDonald’s pulls out of Russia, says it will close all restaurants in the country.
• The US rejected Poland’s offer to supply Russia-made fighter jets to Ukraine.
• Russia announced a humanitarian ceasefire in Ukraine for March 9, 2022.
• Russia has banned the sale of foreign currencies until September 9, 2022.
• Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro signed a decree allowing free menstrual supplies for low-income women and girls, five months later criticized for vetoing a similar measure.
• Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree prohibiting the import and export of products and raw materials in some countries.
• US President Joe Biden announced a ban on the importation of all Russian oil, gas and coal into the United States.
• The people of South Korea voted today to elect a new president.
• Ukrainian President Zelensky became the first foreign leader to address the House of Commons directly, addressing Britain’s Parliament in a historic virtual speech.
• Energy giant Shell announced the withdrawal of its participation in Russian gas and oil, including an immediate moratorium on crude oil purchases from the country.
• The UN human rights chief will visit Xinjiang, China, where Beijing has been accused of serious abuse in May, to prepare for his visit.

Sports News

• East World No. 1 Andy Murray pledges his prize money from tennis tournaments for the rest of the year for UNICEF’s Ukraine appeal.
• The Football Federation of Russia appealed against the suspension of Russian national teams and clubs from all FIFA and UEFA competitions due to the invasion of Ukraine.
• Australia’s first Test in Pakistan in 24 years ended in a draw
• Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Premier League suspended the deal with its Russian broadcast partner.