Today’s key events: Devendra Fadnavis will take oath as the new Chief Minister of Maharashtra today. Reports indicate that Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar are also expected to take oath as deputy chief ministers. In other updates, the King of Bhutan is preparing for an official visit to India. Delhi High Court judge Justice Manmohan is about to take oath as a Supreme Court judge. Additionally, Pushpa 2 will be released worldwide.
Devendra Fadnavis will take oath
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Devendra Fadnavis will take oath as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra today in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Sources said that Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde will take oath as Deputy Chief Minister along with NCP’s Ajit Pawar. Earlier on Wednesday, Shiv Sena leader Uday Samant said that only the CM and Deputy CM will take oath during the swearing-in ceremony and the decision on the modalities of the cabinet and departments will be taken later.
Bhutan King’s visit to India
King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan will pay an official visit to India from December 5-6 along with Queen Jetsun Pema Wangchuck and senior officials of the Royal Government of Bhutan. Raja will also meet PM Modi during the two-day visit.
south korea crisis
South Korea is facing a major political crisis after President Yoon Suk Yeol unexpectedly declared martial law. Although the decision was immediately reversed, it caused a strong political reaction, with more people calling for his impeachment. South Korea’s opposition parties on Wednesday introduced a motion to impeach President Yoon after his unexpected and short-lived declaration of martial law. Voting is likely to take place on Friday or Saturday as the bill must take place within 72 hours of being proposed.
Justice Manmohan will take oath as SC judge
Delhi High Court Chief Justice Manmohan will take oath as Supreme Court judge today. Recently he was elevated as a judge in the top court after the Supreme Court Collegium recommended his name.
pushpa 2 release
Allu Arjun-Rashmika Mandanna starrer “Pushpa 2: The Rule” will be released in theaters worldwide today. The sequel follows the highly successful first part, “Pushpa: The Rise”, which was released in 2021. The film has been released in Hindi. Will be released in dubbed versions in Tamil, Kannada, Bengali and Malayalam.
OPEC+ meeting
OPEC+ will hold an oil policy meeting on December 5. Earlier this meeting was to be held on December 1. OPEC+ is looking to postpone its oil production increase starting in January to the first quarter of 2025, OPEC+ sources told Reuters.
PSLV-C59/PROBA-3 mission launch
ISRO will launch PSLV-C59/PROBA-3 mission today at 16:04 IST. The PSLV-C59 vehicle will carry the Proba-3 spacecraft into a highly elliptical orbit as a dedicated commercial mission of NewSpace India Limited (NSIL). The Misson launch was rescheduled yesterday due to an anomaly detected in the PROBA-3 spacecraft PSLV-C59/PROBA-3.
Sri Lanka will present interim budget
The interim budget of the new government will be presented on December 5 while the full budget for 2025 will be presented on February 17, the government announced.
NSUI to organize ‘Parliament March’ on unemployment, students’ issues
Congress’ student wing NSUI has announced to organize a “Parliament March” on December 5 to demand action on issues like unemployment, delay in recruitment and funding cuts in education, which they claim are adversely affecting students. . National Students Union of India (NSUI) President Varun Chaudhary said in an official statement that the protests will also highlight problems like paper leaks in recruitment exams, systemic corruption and closure of scholarships for minority and marginalized communities.
Jharkhand cabinet can take oath today
A JMM leader said that the council of ministers of the Hemant Soren government in Jharkhand is likely to take oath on Thursday. “Eleven ministers of the JMM-led coalition government are likely to take oath on December 5,” the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader said. PTI.
(with inputs from agencies)
