Hindustan Times News | 5th March 2022 | 6 PM

HT Daily News Wrap

Russia declared a ceasefire in two war-hit Ukraine cities, a suspected Pakistani drone was spotted again along the Indo-Pak international border, congress to file a petition in the Supreme court challenging the election commission and other top news in this bulletin.
The National Medical Commission (NMC) issued a circular Friday allowing foreign medical graduates with incomplete internships due to situations beyond their control like coronavirus or war in Ukraine to finish the same in India. The regulatory body, which oversees medical education and medical professionals in India, said that the application for completing the internship may be processed by the state medical councils if the candidates have cleared the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE).

Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Saturday said that he will file a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the Election Commission decision which held that the payment of funds by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Manipur government to the banned militant groups under Suspension of Operation didn’t violate the Model Code of Conduct.

Russia on Saturday declared a ceasefire in two war-hit Ukraine cities – including the strategic port city of Mariupol – to open humanitarian corridors for civilians. The Kremlin’s offensive in the country has entered the tenth day. More than a million people have been forced out of their homes.

A Pakistani drone was spotted again along the Indo-Pak international border in the Arnia area of the RS Pura sector in Jammu district prompting the Border Security Force (BSF) guards to open fire during the early hours on Saturday, officials said. “A suspected surveillance drone of Pakistan was seen 150 metre inside the Indian territory near BOP Pindi on the International Border (IB) in Arnia,” said officials.

Thailand police on Saturday ruled out any “foul play” in the shock death of Australia cricket legend Shane Warne who died on Friday of a suspected heart attack while he was on a holiday with his friends on the island of Koh Samui.

Actor Milo Ventimiglia is set to star in ABC network’s drama pilot “The Company You Keep”. According to reports, the pilot is based on the South Korean series “My Fellow Citizens”. “A night of passion leads to love between con-man Charlie (Ventimiglia) and undercover CIA officer Emma, who are unknowingly on a collision course professionally. While Charlie ramps up the “family business” so he can get out for good, Emma’s closing in on the vengeful criminal who holds Charlie’s family debts in-hand – forcing them to reckon with the lies they’ve told so they can save themselves and their families from disastrous consequences,” the plotline reads.