Top news of the day: Sri Lanka’s President faces biggest street protest; Health Ministry says COVID-19 precaution dose service charge cannot exceed ₹150, and more

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April 09, 2022 07:26 pm | Updated 07:26 pm IST

Protesters shouts slogans against Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa near the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo on April 9, 2022.

Protesters shouts slogans against Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa near the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo on April 9, 2022. | Photo Credit: REUTERS

Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa faces biggest street protest

Saturday’s social-media organised protest drew the largest numbers since the crisis blew up last month. And pressure on Mr. Rajapaksa intensified further as the country’s powerful business community also began withdrawing support for the President.

 COVID-19 precaution dose | Service charge cannot exceed ₹150, says Health Ministry

Both vaccines — Covishield and Covaxin — will be available for ₹225 per dose in the private COVID care centres.

U.S. Deputy NSA’s message to Delhi was not a warning, clarifies White House

After U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor Daleep Singh’s visit to New Delhi last week left the government of India indignant over remarks around U.S. sanctions on Russia and their implication for oil purchases, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki clarified Mr. Singh’s message and said that no “warning” was delivered.

LeT chief Hafeez Saeed’s son designated as a terrorist under UAPA

The LeT chief was the first among four to be designated as a terrorist under the amended UAPA law in 2019.

Thieves make away with 500-tonne iron bridge in Bihar

A 60-foot-long, 500-tonne iron bridge at a village in Rohtas district of Bihar has been stolen by thieves who posed as government officials. The Water Resources Department on April 8 lodged an FIR against unknown people.

Twitter handle of Uttar Pradesh CM’s Office hacked for nearly 30 minutes

“The account was hacked for around 29 minutes in the night. The hackers posted around 400-500 tweets, and the account was suspended on grounds of unnatural activity. Efforts are on to restore it,” an official said.

Mayawati didn’t respond to Congress offer for tie-up ahead of U.P. poll: Rahul 

Mr. Gandhi was delivering the keynote address at the launch of the book The Dalit Truth, edited by his close aide K. Raju.

AMU to join CUET for undergraduate courses

The Academic Council of the Aligarh Muslim University on Saturday approved the proposal of joining the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) for undergraduate courses for the current academic session.

Go to India if you like it so much: Maryam Nawaz tells Imran Khan

The remarks of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) vice-president Maryam, who is the daughter of deposed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, came after Mr. Khan called India a “nation with a great sense of honour”. Prime Minister Khan, in an address to the nation on Friday night ahead of the no-trust motion where he has little chances of surviving unless some miracle takes place, said that he was not against India and had a lot of following in the neighbouring country.

Ukraine says 10 humanitarian corridors have been agreed

Ten humanitarian corridors to evacuate people from Ukraine’s besieged regions have been agreed for Saturday, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said. The planned corridors include one for people evacuating by private transport from the city of Mariupol

Shanghai to start easing COVID-19 lockdown after another mass testing

The fresh round of testing comes as the city reported about 23,000 cases on Saturday, most of them asymptomatic.

Iran’s President vows to continue nuclear activities

Speaking in a ceremony marking Iran’s national day of nuclear technology, the hard-line President said his administration will support an acceleration in research of peaceful nuclear technology.

India face Netherlands in Junior Women’s Hockey WC semifinals as history beckons

India’s best performance in the tournament so far is a bronze medal finish in the 2013 edition of the event in Monchengladbach, Germany.

IPL 2022 | Big test awaits Rishabh Pant as Delhi takes on Kolkata

Kolkata Knight Riders are on top of the table while Delhi Capitals are placed seventh.

IPL 2022 | Lucknow, Rajasthan face off in blockbuster clash

Lucknow Super Giants are in the third place while Rajasthan Royals are in fourth.

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