Morning digest: April 02, 2022

Day after unrest, Sri Lanka government declares Emergency President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared a state of Emergency in crisis-hit Sri Lanka, a day after angry citizens converged in front of his residence demanding his immediate resignation. India, Russia trying to bypass sanctions: Russian Foreign Minister Russia and India are looking at ways to “bypass” the sanctions imposed by the United States, European Union, and partners, visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday after talks with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar. “Prime Minister reiterated his call for an early cessation of violence, and conveyed India’s readiness to contribute in any way to the peace efforts,” Mr. Modi’s office said. India has already started buying Russian oil: Nirmala Sitharaman Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said India has already started buying the cheaper Russian oil on offer. The March GST revenues, for transactions undertaken in February, were 15% higher than the same month last year and 46% higher than the collections in March 2020. sends show cause notice to Congress over Chanakyapuri house The Centre has initiated eviction proceedings against the Congress over a house in the Chanakyapuri locality of the national capital, which had been allotted to it as an office, with the Directorate of Estates under the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry sending a show-cause notice last week.