Pulwama attack aftermath: The Supreme Court will hear a PIL seeking a direction to authorities to protect Kashmiri students who are allegedly being attacked across the country in the aftermath of the Pulwama terror strike, in which 40 CRPF personnel were killed by a suicide bomber. A bench, comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices LN Rao and Sanjiv Khanna, took note of senior advocate Colin Gonsalves’ submission that the plea on Thursday needed to be heard urgently as it relates to the safety and security of students.
Telangana budget: The Telangana government is set to present a vote-on-account budget in the Assembly and also the Council today. This budget session is the first day of the four-day session. Both the Assembly and Council will meet separately at 11.30 AM, following which the state government will present the budget. With the Lok Sabha elections around the corner, will the state government provide sops to woo the voters of the state?
MBS in China: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will look to talk trade, investments and diplomatic ties when he meets Chinese President Xi Jinping today. During this visit, Saudi Aramco is set to sign preliminary deals to invest in two oil refining and petrochemical complexes in China. Also, watch out for announcements regarding the Belt and Road project.
US-Mexico border wall politics: Democrats in the US House of Representatives could introduce a resolution on Friday to end President Donald Trump's national emergency declaration on border security. 92 lawmakers back Representative Joaquin Castro's legislation, which under House rules could advance within weeks to a debate by the full chamber, which is controlled by Democrats. President Trump declared a national emergency last week in order to take money Congress had appropriated for other activities and use it to build a wall on the US-Mexico border.
Cricket: The Indian women’s cricket team is to square off against England in a three-match ODI series which starts today. All the three matches will be played at the Wankhede Stadium and India would be firm favourites. The Mithali Raj-led outfit had beaten England 2-1 the last time the visitors were here, in 2018. The Indian team will look to hold on to its top-four position in the world rankings with this series.