1. PM Modi to inaugurate 6th edition of Raisina Dialogue
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 6th edition of the Raisina Dialogue on Tuesday. President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame and Prime Minister of Denmark, Mette Frederiksen will also join the Inaugural Session as chief guests. The dialogue will be held virtually from April 13 to 16, 2021. The Raisina Dialogue is India's flagship conference on geopolitics and geoeconomics, held annually since 2016. It is jointly organised by the Ministry of External Affairs and the Observer Research Foundation.
2. SC to hear Zakia Jafri plea against clean chit given to Modi in Gujarat riots
The Supreme Court will hear the plea of Zakia Jafri, widow of late Congress Member of Parliament (MP) Ehsan Jafri, who challenged the clean chit given by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several others in the 2002 Gujarat riots.
3. Mamata to sit in dharna against EC decision
As the Election Commission banned West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee from campaigning in the assembly polls for 24 hours, she will sit on dharna on Tuesday in Kolkata from 12 noon to protest against the decision. The Election Commission on Monday banned Mamata Banerjee from campaigning in the ongoing state elections for 24 hours saying that she had made "highly insinuating and provocative remarks laden with the serious potential of the breakdown of law and order and thereby affecting the election process".
4. Amit Shah to address 4 public programs in poll-bound West Bengal
Union Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah will address four public programs in poll-bound West Bengal on Tuesday. Out of the four public programs, he will address one roadshow in the state today.
5. IPL 2021: MI Vs KKR today
Despite losing their first match in the IPL 2021 to Royal Challengers Bangalore, Mumbai Indians face a problem of plenty. Their regular opener Quinton de Kock, who had to sit out of the tournament opener against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) as he was serving his quarantine on arrival from South Africa, was back at training on Sunday and will feature in the second match against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Tuesday.
