Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: February 16, 2022

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for February 16, 2022

– Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) organising Darkathon–2022 from February 15 to April 22 to find solutions to unravel the anonymity of darknet markets

– Union Cabinet approves setting up of G20 Secretariat to implement overall policy decisions and arrangements for India’s G20 Presidency from December 1, 2022 to November 30, 2023

– Commander of Royal Saudi Land Forces Lieutenant General Fahd Bin Abdullah Mohammed Al-Mutair calls on Army chief General M. M. Naravane in New Delhi

– G. Kishan Reddy, Union Minister for Culture, Tourism and Development of North-Eastern Region inaugurates two-day “Reimagining Museums In India – A Global Summit” in Hyderabad

– Ranchi: Special CBI court convicts RJD chief Lalu Prasad in final case of fodder scam; quantum of punishment to be announced on 21st Feb

– Bengali singer Sandhya Mukherjee passes away at 90

– Kannada actress Bhargavi Narayan passes away at 83

– RBI extends deadline for NBFCS to meet new NPA upgradation norms to March 31; loans classified as NPA will be upgraded to standard category only if all dues are paid.

– Power Minister R. K. Singh, Australian Energy and Emissions Reduction Minister Angus Taylor chair 4th India-Australia Energy Dialogue

– External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar concludes visit to Philippines; holds bilateral meeting with his counterpart Teodoro L Locsin Jr

– Ethiopia lifts state of emergency as Tigray rebel forces retreat