MH Newspaper Cuttings of the Day_ 15th April 2021_ Thursday

Here are the latest updates and the big news stories to follow today


1. ISRO espionage case \| Supreme Court to consider Centre’s plea on Thursday The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Thursday, the Centre’s plea seeking consideration of the report filed by a high-level committee regarding the role of erring police officials in the 1994 espionage case. 2. Appointment of meritorious women as judges in HCs \| SC to hear plea of lawyers’ body on Thursday The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Thursday a plea of women lawyers’ body seeking consideration of “meritorious” lot among them for appointment as judges in High Courts. 3. All-party meet in Chhattisgarh on COVID-19 on Thursday As Chhattisgarh witnesses a surge in COVID-19 cases, the state government has convened an all- party meeting on Thursday to discuss strategies to prevent the spread of the infection, an official said on Wednesday. 4. Kejriwal to discuss Delhi coronavirus situation with LG on Thursday as cases surge Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will discuss the coronavirus situation in the city with Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal during a meeting Thursday, the CM’s office said. 5. Maldivian foreign minister to begin two-day India visit on Thursday Maldivian foreign minister Abdulla Shahid will begin a two-day India visit on Thursday with a focus on further deepening of ties between the two countries. Announcing the visit, the Ministry of External Affairs said it is expected to lend further momentum to the close bilateral cooperation. 6. Shubhankar, Chawrasia and Sandhu set for Austrian Open Shubhankar Sharma and SSP Chawrasia, India’s regular faces on the European Tour, will be joined by Ajeetesh Sandhu in the Austrian Open, the European Tour’s first event on mainland Europe in 2021, from Thursday. 7. Congressional hearing on Capitol siege on Thursday A blistering internal report by the U.S. Capitol Police, obtained by The Associated Press ahead of a congressional hearing on Thursday, describes a multitude of missteps that left the force unprepared for the January 6 insurrection — riot shields that shattered upon impact, expired weapons that couldn’t be used, inadequate training and an intelligence division that had few set standards. 8. Over 6 lakh sellers, SMBs to protest against foreign e-comm players at ‘Asmbhav’ summit The event, which goes live on Thursday, will coincide with Amazon’s ‘Smbhav’ event for small and medium businesses in India that the global e-commerce giant will hold from April 15-18. 9. DC await Nortje’s 2nd RT-PCR test result even as Rabada joins training Delhi Capitals’ South African speedster Anrich Nortje will not be available for the team’s second IPL match against Rajasthan Royals on Thursday as his COVID-19 test reports are still awaited. 10. Coronavirus \| Latest numbers and developments The number of positive coronavirus cases in India recorded in the last 24 hours stands at 1,99,376, taking the tally in the country to 1,40,36,136, at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 1,74,432.

Here are the latest updates and the big news stories to follow today

1. ISRO espionage case | Supreme Court to consider Centre’s plea on Thursday

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Thursday, the Centre’s plea seeking consideration of the report filed by a high-level committee regarding the role of erring police officials in the 1994 espionage case.

2. Appointment of meritorious women as judges in HCs | SC to hear plea of lawyers’ body on Thursday

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Thursday a plea of women lawyers’ body seeking consideration of “meritorious” lot among them for appointment as judges in High Courts.

3. All-party meet in Chhattisgarh on COVID-19 on Thursday

As Chhattisgarh witnesses a surge in COVID-19 cases, the state government has convened an all- party meeting on Thursday to discuss strategies to prevent the spread of the infection, an official said on Wednesday.

4. Kejriwal to discuss Delhi coronavirus situation with LG on Thursday as cases surge

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will discuss the coronavirus situation in the city with Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal during a meeting Thursday, the CM’s office said.

5. Maldivian foreign minister to begin two-day India visit on Thursday

Maldivian foreign minister Abdulla Shahid will begin a two-day India visit on Thursday with a focus on further deepening of ties between the two countries. Announcing the visit, the Ministry of External Affairs said it is expected to lend further momentum to the close bilateral cooperation.

6. Shubhankar, Chawrasia and Sandhu set for Austrian Open

Shubhankar Sharma and SSP Chawrasia, India’s regular faces on the European Tour, will be joined by Ajeetesh Sandhu in the Austrian Open, the European Tour’s first event on mainland Europe in 2021, from Thursday.

7. Congressional hearing on Capitol siege on Thursday

A blistering internal report by the U.S. Capitol Police, obtained by The Associated Press ahead of a congressional hearing on Thursday, describes a multitude of missteps that left the force unprepared for the January 6 insurrection — riot shields that shattered upon impact, expired weapons that couldn’t be used, inadequate training and an intelligence division that had few set standards.

8. Over 6 lakh sellers, SMBs to protest against foreign e-comm players at ‘Asmbhav’ summit

The event, which goes live on Thursday, will coincide with Amazon’s ‘Smbhav’ event for small and medium businesses in India that the global e-commerce giant will hold from April 15-18.

9. DC await Nortje’s 2nd RT-PCR test result even as Rabada joins training

Delhi Capitals’ South African speedster Anrich Nortje will not be available for the team’s second IPL match against Rajasthan Royals on Thursday as his COVID-19 test reports are still awaited.

10. Coronavirus | Latest numbers and developments

The number of positive coronavirus cases in India recorded in the last 24 hours stands at 1,99,376, taking the tally in the country to 1,40,36,136, at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 1,74,432.