CURRENT AFFAIRS 6th APRIL

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April 6, 2021

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# India-Russia talks

 

 

  • An important round of discussion between India and Russia will take place on tuesday between the visiting Russian foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov and external affairs minister S. Jaishankar.
  • Russian foreign minister will be accompanied by Moscow’s special envoy on Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov.
  • Zamir Kabulov, is expected to brief the Indian side about the Russian plans regarding the difficult peace process under way in Afghanistan.

 

 

 

# Rafale controversy

 

 

  • A french media report has claimed that a 1 million euro was bribed in Rafale purchase.
  • Congress has demanded a probe into this claim.
  • BJP has claimed that it is an unverified report and this report is a case of corporate rivarly in France.

 

 

 

# Delhi government

 

 

  • Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has written to Prime minister Narendra Modi seeking relaxation in the rules pertaining to the opening of covid vaccination centres.
  • He also urged centre to remove the age limit on vaccination in view of controlling the virus surge across the country.

 

 

 

# Chenab bridge

 

 

  • The railways on monday said it had completed the arch closure of the 1315 metre Chenab bridge.
  • This is the world’s highest railway bridge.
  • Railways has termed it one of the biggest civil engineering challenges faced by any project in India.

 

 

 

# Russia

 

 

  • Russian President Vladimir putin on monday signed a law allowing him to potentially hold onto power untill 2036.
  • The 68 year old president, who has been in power for more than two decades, longer than any other Kremlin leader since soviet dictator Josef stalin.

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