Today’s Current Affairs Headline- 21 March 2022

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Today’s Current Affairs Headlines for 21 March 2022 by Miliposts.

2nd India-Australia Virtual Summit Starting today, Australia will announce the ‘largest ever’ investment of Rs 1,500 crore in India.
Manipur’s caretaker CM N Biren Singh was unanimously elected as the Chief Minister of the state in the Manipur BJP Legislature Party meeting.
The newly elected MLAs of Uttarakhand will take oath tomorrow morning
Union Minister of Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi will visit Australia soon.
Cyclone Asani: Andaman and Nicobar Islands will experience heavy rain, strong winds today.
The mortal remains of Naveen Shekharappa Gyangoudar, who was killed in a shelling attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, arrives in Bengaluru on March 1.
Former Union Minister Sharad Yadav merged his Loktantrik Janata Dal (LJD) with Lalu Prasad Yadav-led Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD).
The Karnataka government will provide ‘Y’ category security to the judges who delivered the verdict upholding the hijab ban.
External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar calls on Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schellenberg at Hyderabad House, Delhi.
NTAGI recommends bridging gap between two doses of Covishield: Source
The National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI) recommends reducing the interval between two doses of Covishield vaccine from 12-16 weeks to 8-16 weeks after the first dose.
External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar held discussions with his Austrian counterpart on exploiting the new economic potential.

According to the UK Defense Ministry, Russian forces are continuing to surround several cities in eastern Ukraine.
Ukraine rejected Russia’s demand for Mariupol’s surrender by Monday morning.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned of a third world war if talks with Putin fail.
Russia claims to have used hypersonic missiles in Ukraine.
Ten million people – more than a quarter of the population – have now fled their homes in Ukraine because of Russia’s “devastating” war, according to the UN refugee chief.
China on March 20 ordered millions more people in the country’s northeast to stay-at-home as it battles its biggest Covid-19 outbreak in two years.
North Korea fired multiple rocket launchers on March 20, the latest in a series of provocations by the nuclear-armed nation.
East Antarctica recorded exceptionally high temperatures this week, 30 degrees Celsius above normal.
US President Joe Biden will travel to Warsaw, Poland on March 25 to hold bilateral meetings with the President of Poland.
The US defines violence by Myanmar’s military against the Rohingya as genocide and a crime against humanity.
Brazil’s Supreme Court judge lifts ban on messaging app Telegram.

- Taylor Fritz defeated Rafael Nadal 6-3, 7-6 (7/5) to win the ATP Indian Wells Masters and scored a perfect 20-0 run for the 21-time Grand Slam champion’s 2022 start.
- Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc won the F1 season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix after defending champion Max Verstappen was ruled out before laps two with a power issue.
- India’s Lakshya Sen lost in straight sets 10-21 15-21 to world No 1 Viktor Axelsen of Denmark in the men’s singles final of the All England Open Badminton Championships 2022.
- The pitch at Bangalore was used for the second India vs SL Test, rated ‘below average’ by the International Cricket Council.