External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation's (SCO) foreign and defence ministers meetings. This is the first meeting of the group after India and Pakistan were admitted into the SCO last year.A host of issues, including regional security and terrorism, are likely to top the discussions.

A government t hinktank on e-commerce, headed by the Commerce and Industry Minister, Suresh Prabhu, will hold its first meeting in Delhi today. The think tank will deliberate on cross-border data flow, non-discriminatory treatment of digital products, data localisation and online consumer protection. Representatives from industry chambers, telecom companies, and IT and ecommerce firms, will take part in the meeting.

The Centre is observing April 24 as Panchayati Raj Diwas. On the occasion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the restructured Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan in Madhya Pradesh's Mandla district. The scheme aims to make rural local bodies self-sustainable, financially stable and more efficient.

Huawei will launch its P20 smartphone series in India today. The handsets were unveiled in March, in Paris. The P20 premium version P20 Pro comes with a triple camera and sensors that offer top-notch image definition. It will compete in the same segment as Samsung’s Galaxy S9 and the iPhone X.

Mumbai Indians will lock horns with Sunrisers Hyderabad in Mumbai today. Mumbai Indians had started their campaign with three losses on the trot before a victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore arrested the streak, but the three-wicket defeat to Rajasthan Royals has put them under tremendous pressure.

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