Current Affairs Today Headline - 28 March 2022

International News

• Will Smith wins Oscar for Best Actor for the film 'King Richard', Jessica Chastain wins best actress Oscar for "The Eyes of Tammy Faye".
• Encanto bags best animated feature award, 'Drive My Car' from Japan wins best international film Oscar.
• Moment of silence in support of Ukraine observed at Oscars 2022
• CODA star Troy Kotsur makes history as the first deaf male actor to win an Oscar.
• El Salvador declares state of emergency, police powers extended and civil liberties curtailed as the country faces soaring gang-related bloodshed that has left dozens dead in just two days.
• Canada beat Jamaica 4-0 to qualify for their first FIFA World Cup in 36 years.
• Last EU train out of Russia arrived in Finland's capital Helsinki on March 27, marking the closure of the last rail link between Russia and the EU.
• UN Security Council issues press statement on Afghanistan and on the right of Afghan girls to education.
• Ukraine is prepared to discuss adopting a neutral status as part of a peace deal with Russia, says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
• Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets former prime minister of Nepal Pushpa Kamal Dahal in Kathmandu.
• China begins locking down most of its largest city, Shanghai, to begin mass testing its population of 26 million.

National News

• Bharat Bandh called on March 28-29 by a joint forum of central trade unions to protest against central government policies.
• Union Home Minister Amit Shah to introduce the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022 in Lok Sabha today.
• BJP's Pramod Sawant to take oath as Goa CM for the second consecutive term today.
• DRDO successfully conducted two flight tests of the Indian Army version of Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM) at Integrated Test Range at Chandipur on March 27.
• PVR and INOX sign merger deal to create largest multiplex chain with a network of over 1,500 screens.

Sports News 

• Swiss Open 2022: Indian shuttler HS Prannoy loses to Jonatan Christie of Indonesia 12-21 18-21 in men's singles final
• PV Sindhu beats Busanan Ongbamrungphan of Thailand by 21-16, 21-8 to claim the Swiss Open 2022 women's singles title.
• ICC Women's World Cup: India lost by 3 wickets against South Africa in their must-win Women's World Cup group stage match to crash out of the tournament on March 27, 2022.
• Punjab Kings beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by five wickets in IPL 2022 Match 3.
• Delhi Capitals beat Mumbai Indians by four wickets in IPL match 2.