1. Assam spent Rs 1 lakh cr in FY 2021-22, says Himanta Biswa Sarma
Assam has spent Rs 1 lakh crore in the financial year 2021-22 taking it at per with the big states of the country in terms of annual spending, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said.
2. Sri Lanka declares emergency after violent protests over economic crisis
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared a nationwide public emergency late on Friday following violent protests over the country’s worst economic crisis in decades.
3. Narendra Modi holds talks with Nepal PM in Delhi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba met and held delegation-level talks at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Saturday.
4. Northeast: 2 Youths Injured in Firing by Assam Rifles
In a tragic incident, two youths were injured in firing by the Assam Rifles jawan. The incident took place at Tirap district in Arunachal Pradesh.
5. Will Smith resigns from film academy over Oscars slap, says he’s ‘heartbroken’
Actor Will Smith has resigned from Hollywood‘s Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, saying on Friday that his slapping of presenter Chris Rock on stage at this year’s Oscars ceremony was “shocking, painful and inexcusable.”