DH Evening Brief: April 2, 2022

Sri Lanka declared a 36-hour nationwide curfew Saturday and deployed troops backed with sweeping new powers under a state of emergency to quell protests against the president, his relatives and even his most trusted shaman.

. Dynastic political parties were a "threat" to democracy in India, claimed BJP chief J P Nadda on Saturday while asserting that only his party was based on ideology.

. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a "mass leader" and not a leader of any particular caste, community, region or religion, Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Saturday, adding that his commitment to development with dignity is succeeding in ensuring "inclusive empowerment" of all.

. Citing the "historic" decision of the Centre to lift the Armed Forces Special Powers Act from "major parts" of Assam, Nagaland and Manipur, the BJP on Saturday asserted that peace has returned to the Northeast region which has now become a part of the "mainstream".

. Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa said that his country is ready to move forward on Kashmir if India agrees, Dawn reported.

. The greater trade deficit is expected to widen India's current account deficit to 1.5 per cent of the GDP in FY22.

. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that he discussed with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar about actively developing the Russia-India-China trilateral mechanism in the interests of stabilising international relations and ensuring "equity in international affairs".

. Some unidentified people pasted a poster outside the US Embassy in the national capital following which the Delhi Police registered a case against unknown persons, an official said on Saturday.

. Pakistan’s embattled Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the “establishment” had given him three options — "resignation, no-confidence (vote) or elections" after the Opposition filed a no-trust motion against him in Parliament.

. The Delhi government's excise department has allowed private shops to offer up to 25 per cent discount on the maximum retail price (MRP) of liquor.

DH Evening Brief: April 2, 2022

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka declares 36-hour nationwide lockdown

Dynastic political parties 'threat' to democracy in India, says J P Nadda

Modi a mass leader, not of any particular caste, religion; he ensures inclusive empowerment of all: Naqvi

Northeast now part of mainstream India after AFSPA scale-down: Kiren Rijiju

Pakistan ready to move forward on Kashmir if India agrees, says General Bajwa

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