National News Schedule for Thursday, August 21:
National: The day's agenda includes parliamentary proceedings and stories related to these sessions. Updates on other political developments and briefings from various parties are also expected.
Legal:
- Supreme Court: Deliberations on the presidential reference regarding the withholding or reservation of Bills by the Governor and the President of India.
- High Court: A plea from UK-based arms consultant Sanjay Bhandari challenging his designation as a "fugitive economic offender" by a trial court.
NCR:
- Developments concerning the attack on CM Rekha Gupta.
- Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi to speak at a Delhi University event.
- An Aam Aadmi Party press conference is scheduled.
North India:
- Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath will be in Etah to join an event commemorating Kalyan Singh's death anniversary in Aligarh.
- Follow-up on the toll plaza attack involving a soldier in Meerut.
- Haryana's Chief Minister is scheduled to be in Hisar for World Entrepreneur Day celebrations.
- Punjab's State Water Resources Minister Barinder Kumar Goyal will visit flood-hit districts Ferozepur and Tarn Taran. A Punjab BJP delegation is also expected to meet with the Punjab Governor in Chandigarh over several pressing issues.
South India:
- The Karnataka Assembly session continues.
- Actor Vijay's political party is organizing a state conference in Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
East India:
- Bihar CM Nitish Kumar is slated to attend a programme by the Bihar State Madarsa Education Board in Patna.
- Rahul Gandhi is expected to participate in the 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' in Munger.
- A curtain raiser will highlight PM Narendra Modi’s upcoming visit to Gayaji on August 22.
- Jharkhand's Agriculture Minister will host a 'Janta Darbar' in Ranchi, and Mizoram's Congress youth wing plans a press conference.
- Updates are anticipated concerning weather issues in Odisha. In West Bengal, a preview will highlight PM Modi’s visit on August 22. The state's chief secretary may act on an Election Commission order to suspend state officials for poll revision irregularities.
West India:
- Mumbai will continue to provide updates on the ongoing rain situation.
- A swearing-in ceremony for two new ministers in Goa's cabinet is scheduled at the Raj Bhavan.
- Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis will chair the Village Social Transformation Foundation meeting in Mumbai.
- The closing ceremony of the 18th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) for 2025 will be held in Mumbai. Additionally, Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar will visit the Wardha district.
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