March 23: EJ's Top 5 headlines this morning

1. Fuel prices hiked for 2nd straight day

Fuel prices set to burn holes in your pocket. Retailers have raised prices for a second day on Wednesday. Petrol and Diesel prices were raised by 85 paise/litre on Wednesday following a 80 paise hike on Tuesday.

2. Centre asks for report on Bengal violence

The Centre has asked for a report on the alleged political violence in West Bengal's Birbhum district in which eight people died. A mob allegedly threw bombs on the outskirts of Rampurhat town on Tuesday.

3. Covovax gets emergency use nod for kids

American biotechnology company Novavax has said that its Covid-19 vaccine has got emergency use authorisation for children in 12-17 years age group by India's drug regulator. Read More

4. 63 Indian cities among 100 most polluted places

63 Indian cities found their place among the 100 most polluted places on Earth in an air quality pollution report published by Swiss firm IQAir.

5. Russia: will use nuclear weapons in face of ‘existential threat’

Russia will use nuclear weapons in the ongoing war with Ukraine only if it faces an 'existential threat,' Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told CNN International Tuesday.

Peskov's comment was in reply to the interviewer question on whether he was 'convinced or confident' that President Vladimir Putin would not use the nuclear option in the Ukrainian context. Read More