1. PM Modi To Speak At US-Hosted Virtual Climate Summit today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will speak on the opening day of a two-day virtual summit to be hosted by US President Joe Biden on the climate crisis on April 22-23.
The US president has invited 40 world leaders, including PM Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, to the summit.
2. Sixth phase of West Bengal polls today
West Bengal is heading for its sixth phase of polls on Thursday where voters of 43 Assembly constituencies scattered over one district in North Bengal and three districts in South Bengal will cast their mandate.
3. HC verdict likely today on WhatsApp, Facebook pleas against CCI order
The Delhi High Court is likely to pronounce a verdict on Thursday on pleas by social media platforms Facebook and WhatsApp challenging competition regulator CCI's order directing a probe into the latter's new privacy policy.
4. SC to take up only urgent matters from today
The Supreme Court on Tuesday announced that with effect from April 22, only urgent matters will be listed for hearing amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
In a circular, the top court's administration said: "In continuation of Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) dated July 4, 2020, and circular(s) issued earlier regarding mentioning of matter(s), it is hereby notified for the information of all concerned: (a) only urgent matters will be listed for hearing w.e.f April 22, 2021."
