World News Brief: 15 March 2024 – 2024-03-17 04:34:14

Numerous events are happening around us every day. A few things may come up in the discussion. However, several things become important in terms of time and circumstances. If you don’t know them, you have to fall back in many cases. For this reason, there are some important news for the readers of Jago News from various events happening in different parts of the world.

Fuel prices fall ahead of Lok Sabha elections in India

Fuel prices fell ahead of Lok Sabha elections in India. The central government has decided to reduce the excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs. The new prices will be effective from Friday (March 15). The new price of petrol in Kolkata will be Rs 104.03 per liter and diesel Rs 90.76.

India rejects US concerns over citizenship law

At a regular press briefing on Friday, US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said, “We are concerned about the Citizenship Amendment Act that was implemented in India on March 11. We are monitoring how this law will be implemented. Responding to the US statement, India’s Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, “We think that such a comment by the US is a wrong and unreasonable interpretation of the Citizenship Act.” Those who have a limited understanding of India’s pluralistic heritage and post-Partition history, should not speak on this matter.

Individuals and organizations that give money to political parties in India

Some of the biggest Indian companies such as Vedanta Limited, Bharatiya Airtel, RPSG Group and Essel Mining are among the top donors who have funded Indian political parties over the past five years. And that is, Narendra Modi’s party BJP received the largest share of the money of the companies, 6 thousand 61 crore rupees. On the other hand, Trinamool Congress is in second position after BJP with Rs. 16,900 crore bonds and Congress is in third position with Rs. 14,210 crore bonds.

Israel also rejected Hamas’ new ceasefire proposal

Occupying Israel has rejected a new cease-fire offer by Hamas. After the meeting with the wartime cabinet on Friday (March 15), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the new proposal by Hamas still has many unreasonable demands. However, he said that he will send Israeli representatives to Qatar to continue the ceasefire efforts.

Israel says new Hamas proposal for cease-fire is unrealistic

The Palestinian independence movement Hamas has presented a new proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza. In the meantime, they have presented the proposal to the mediating countries and the United States. According to the British news agency Reuters, this new proposal by Hamas could lead to a ceasefire in the holy month of Ramadan. However, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed that the demands of this proposal are unrealistic.

Dangerous bacterial infections are increasing at an alarming rate in Japan

Experts have warned that the rate of dangerous bacterial infections in Japan is increasing at an alarming rate. Officials in the country are struggling to figure out the cause. Infection rates are expected to surpass last year’s record numbers in 2024. There is growing concern that this deadly form of group A streptococcal disease will continue to spread.

The price of dates is high in Kolkata too

This year, 5 kg Maryam dates are being sold wholesale in Kolkata for Rs 4,300 to Rs 5,500, which was Rs 2,500 to Rs 4,000 last year. Kalmi dates are being sold at Tk 4,200, which was Tk 2,500 last year. Five kg of Ajwa dates are being sold at Tk 3,500 to Tk 4,200, which was Tk 26,000 to a maximum of Tk 32,000 last year. This year Mabrum dates are being sold at 3500 to 4500 taka, which last year was from 2200 to 3200 taka. Medjul, which was sold at 5,500 to 6,000 taka last year, is now being sold at 7,500 to 8,000 taka. Compared to last year, the price of dates per kg has increased from Tk 200 to Tk 600.

Presidential election has started in Russia

Presidential election has started in Russia. Voting process will continue for three days. Occupied territories in Ukraine are also included in the election. With no strong opposition candidate, Putin is expected to be re-elected as the country’s president. The results will be announced soon after the polls close next Sunday. The opposition leaders are hoping that public opinion on the war will be reflected in this election.

Imran’s team boycotted the talk show of five presenters

Imran Khan’s political party Teirik-e-Insaf (PTI) has announced a boycott of five presenters’ talk shows in Pakistan. The core committee of the party has instructed the leaders to boycott all the talk shows conducted by these presenters. The talk shows are Off the Front presented by Kamran Shahid on Dunya News, Live with Adil Shahbaz on Dawn News, Mera Sawal with Munib Farooq on Sama TV, Jirga on Geo News with Shahzeb Khanzada and Upasthana by Salim Safi.

Houthis will expand the attack to the Indian Ocean

Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi announced the continuation of attacks on commercial ships associated with Israel. This attack will be extended even to the Indian Ocean and the Cape of Good Hope. The Houthi leader said in a televised address on Thursday (March 14) that the Houthis are conducting raids on commercial ships associated with Israel in support of the Palestinians. He also said that 34 Houthi members have been killed so far.

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