Morning Digest | Delhi Budget presentation on hold as Centre, AAP government trade charges; IMF approves Sri Lanka’s bailout, and more
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Presentation of Delhi Budget put on hold, Centre and AAP government trade charges
The Delhi Government’s Budget, which was supposed to be presented in the Assembly on Tuesday, has been put on hold, with the Arvind Kejriwal dispensation and the Central government trading charges over allocations in various heads.
Need to take a common stand on maintaining international order, says Japanese PM
Russia’s war in Ukraine “obliges” Japan and India to take a common stand on the importance of maintaining the international order, said visiting Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who discussed coordinating the agendas of the G-7, to be held in Hiroshima in May and the G-20 to be held in Delhi in September on a number of issues including debt financing, food and energy security.
Punjab Police looking into the ISI’s role, and foreign funding, in Amritpal Singh case
The Punjab Police on March 20, 2023, said they were investigating the suspected role of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), and possible foreign funding to Waris Punjab De (WPD) chief Amritpal Singh, who continued to evade arrest on the third day of the crackdown against him and his associates. The suspension across the State of all mobile Internet services, SMS services, and dongle services provided on mobile networks, except for voice calls, was extended till Tuesday noon to prevent any attempt to incite violence.
PM security breach: Disciplinary proceedings against then Punjab DGP, two police officers