1. AAP Steering committee meets today to decide on land bill protest plan
The Aam Admi Party will hold Kisan rallies in Delhi as well as other parts of state to highlight plight of farmers and protest against the Land Bill. The dates will be decided in the AAp’s steering committee meet later today. “ We are also planning to march to Parliament during monsoon session,” Kumar said.
2. Ambedkar birth anniv: Rahul to launch Cong celebrations tomorrow
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will inaugurate the party’s year-round celebrations of the 125th birth anniversary of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar today. The exercise is being seen as an attempt by the Congress party to reach out to the Dalit community. Observances by the Congress to mark the 125th birth anniversary of Ambedkar, the architect of the Indian Constitution, will be held across the country after Gandhi flags off the commemoration at Mhow in Madhya Pradesh.
3. Supercomputer ‘Bhaskara’ will be dedicated to the nation on June 2
‘Bhaskara’, a super computer, will now help meteorologists conduct research and development related to prediction of weather including effective forecast of tropical cyclones, heavy rainfall and cloud bursts. The supercomputer, with a high-resolution regional models, will be dedicated to the nation later today by Union Minister for Earth Sciences Harsh Vardhan.
4. Pawar to meet Maha CM on June 2 to discuss drought
NCP supremo Sharad Pawar will meet Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today to discuss the drought situation in Maharashtra and demand loan waiver in villages with less than 50 per cent of the average yield.
5. 2011 Monica Kirnapure Murder Case: Court to give Verdict Today
After examining 31 witness in the Monica Kirnapure murder case, Justice M W Chandwani is all set to give his verdict today. Monica was was stabbed to death on March 11, 2011 near her college in the Nandanvan area. Special prosecutor appointed in the case was Ujjwal Nikam, along with Sudeep Jaiswal as the defense counsel for the four main accused, Krunal Jaiswal, Shrikant Sonekar, Pradeep Sahare and Umesh Marathe.
6. Telangana Formation Day celebrations today
Telangana Government is all set for the week-long celebrations to observe Formation Day today, marking one year of the new state’s formation. The 10 districts in the newly-formed state have geared up for celebrating ‘Telangana Formation Day’ and will witness a host of events as part of the week-long celebration on Telangana’s culture and struggle (for statehood) on a grand scale. A a memorial for martyrs will also be unveiled.
7. China to stage live ammunition drill near Myanmar border today
China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) will conduct a joint live-ammunition exercise today in the country’s southwestern Yunnan Province along the Sino-Myanmar border, the same area where a Myanmar warplane killed five Chinese citizens while pursuing rebels, military sources said.
8. Pak may raise with US India’s alleged role fomenting unrest
Pakistani Foreign Secretary Aizaz Chaudhry will meet top Obama administration officials today and is expected to discuss with the US the alleged role of India’s external spy agency RAW in abetting violence in the country. The decision comes as a result of a series of allegations by top Pakistani leaders against RAW’s support for militancy. Chaudhry is leading a delegation at an important meeting of the working group under the Pakistan-US Strategic Dialogue in Washington today.
9. Sonakshi Sinha’s Birthday
Bollywood starlet Sonakshi Sinha turns 28 today, amidst outpouring of a lot of love and affection from her fans on social media.