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Leaders from opposition parties are expected to attend an event, hosted by rebel JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav, in New Delhi. Top leaders of the Congress, the Left, the Samajwadi Party, the BSP, the TMC and other parties opposed to the BJP have been invited to the programme which is being seen as Yadav’s show of strength against JD(U) party chief Nitish Kumar’s decision to ally with the BJP.
The 2008 Malegaon blast case will come up for hearing at the Supreme Court today. The apex court will hear the issue of granting bail to former Lieutenant Colonel Shrikant Prasad Purohit and cancellation of bail of Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, both accused in the case. Six persons were killed and nearly 100 others injured when a bomb strapped to a motorcycle exploded in Malegaon town of Nashik district, about 270 km from here, on September 29, 2008.
The Karnataka Ecotourism Development Board will launch seven trekking trails close to Bengaluru. The controversial Great Canara Trail (covering nearly 100 km near the Kali Tiger Reserve) and the Canopy Walk, which features elevated platforms stretching 500 m allowing visitors to get a glimpse into the canopies of dense evergreen forests, are among those that got the go-ahead from the Forest Department. The projects had met with resistance from environmentalists and conservationists.
ASUS will launch the Zenfone 4 handset in Taiwan today. In July, the Taiwanese electronics company had launched the Zenfone AR, which it claimed is the world’s first Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality smartphone. Other product launches today include Acer's gaming laptop Predator Helio 300.
The six-city trophy tour for the FIFA U-17 World Cup will begin in New Delhi today. The tour will cover almost 9,000 km over a period of 40 days between August 17 and September 26. Fans will be able to see the trophy in the six host cities starting with New Delhi, where India will be playing their group matches. India will be hosting its first FIFA tournament from October 6 to 28.
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