Important national events to look for today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address an election rally in Puducherry to seek support for the NDA in the union territory for the Assembly polls next month. Meanwhile, President Ram Nath Kovind will undergo a heart bypass procedure today at AIIMS in New Delhi. Here is a heads-up of the important national events to look for today.

• President Kovind to undergo bypass surgery at AIIMS
  

  President Ram Nath Kovind

President Ram Nath Kovind will undergo a heart bypass procedure today at AIIMS in New Delhi, according to a statement from the Rashtrapati Bhavan. The President was admitted to the Army’s Research and Referral Hospital in Delhi on Friday morning after complaining of chest discomfort and was then shifted to AIIMS.

• PM Modi to address election rally in Puducherry
  

  Prime minister Narendra Modi

Prime minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Puducherry today to campaign for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies for the forthcoming assembly polls. This is the Prime Minister's second visit to Puducherry to campaign for the NDA candidates after having addressed a poll rally here on February 25.

• S Jaishankar to attend 9th Ministerial Conference of Heart of Asia
  

  External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar visits Tajikistan

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will attend today the 9th Ministerial Conference of Heart of Asia - Istanbul Process on Afghanistan. He is on a three-day visit to Tajikistan

• Rahul, Priyanka to hit campaign trail from today
  

  Rahul, Priyanka to hit campaign trail

In view of the Assembly elections, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and his sister and party's General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi will be campaigning in Assam and Kerala, respectively from today.

• Gujarat HC to hear Shrey Hospital fire case
  

  Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court is expected to hear the Shrey Hospital fire case today, where eight COVID-19 patients had died on August 6, 2020. The chargesheet has named three accused – hospital owner and managing director Bharat Mahant, along with day-to-day hospital administrators Maheshbhai alias Malabhai Odedara and Babubhai Ahari.