Current Affairs Today Headline - 30 March 2022

National News

• PM Modi to virtually attend BIMSTEC Summit tomorrow
• EAM S Jaishankar invites Bangladesh Foreign Minister to visit India.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be attending the 5th BIMSTEC Summit on March 30th.
• Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard Casaubon arrives in India
• US Deputy National Security Advisor Daleep Singh to visit India ahead of 2+2 dialogue
• President Ram Nath Kovind presented the third National Water Awards and launched the 'Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain campaign 2022' at a ceremony on March 29th.
• Petrol, diesel prices hiked by 80 paise a litre each, the 8th increase in 9 days taking the total hike to Rs 5.60 a litre
• IndiGo airline appoints Gaurav Negi as the chief financial officer of the airline company. 

International News

• Filmmaker Jeff Darling, best known for his work on projects like 'Young Einstein' and 'The Crossing', died while surfing in Sydney on March 27.
• Russia says it will cut back military operations near Kyiv during peace talks in Instanbul
• Russia "repositioning" forces around Kyiv, not withdrawing, says Pentagon
• Germany warns against a "spiral of violence" after attacks near Tel Aviv
• UK will judge Russia by 'actions, not words' over scaling down Ukraine fighting, says UK PM spokesman.
• Peru's President Pedro Castillo avoids impeachment by the opposition-dominated Congress.
• Peruvian President Castillo avoids impeachment in Congress vote
• EU medicines watchdog starts review of Covid-19 booster vaccine by Spanish pharmaceutical firm HIPRA.
• UN atomic watchdog chief Rafael Grossi in Ukraine to discuss the safety and security of the country's nuclear facilities.
• Israel's prime minister says the country gripped by 'wave of murderous Arab terrorism' after third deadly attack in a week, reports AP
• Britain's Queen Elizabeth II made her first major public appearance in months on March 29 after recent ill health at a thanksgiving service for her late husband, Prince Philip, who died at the age of 99 in 2021.

Sports News

• Belgian footballer Miguel Van Damme passes away at 28 following a long-running battle with leukemia.
• BCCI invites bids to acquire the media rights for the Indian Premier League seasons 2023-2027.
• England women's squad to not travel to India due to COVID and injuries for FIH Pro League matches scheduled for April 2 and 3 in Bhubaneswar.
• Laura Wolvaardt has become new world no. ODI batter in women's cricket.
• India's Mithali Raj jumped to the sixth spot in the latest ICC Women's ODI Rankings.
• Rajasthan Royals beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 61 runs in Indian Premier League.