Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will address the inaugural session of the bi-annual Naval commanders' conference. At the conference, which will conclude on May 11, the commanders will discuss the country’s maritime security and review the naval force’s mission-based deployments in the Indian Ocean region, amid increasing Chinese activities in the strategic waters.

A Supreme Court bench headed by Justice J Chelameswar is likely to take a call on listing a plea challenging the rejection of the impeachment notice against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra by the Rajya Sabha Chairman. Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu had on April 23 rejected the notice, given by the opposition parties led by the Congress for impeachment of the Chief Justice of India. This is the first time that an impeachment notice has been filed against a sitting CJI.

Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu will inaugurate the sixth edition of iPhex in New Delhi today. The flagship annual event of the Pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council of India (Pharmexcil) aims to reach out to global buyers and regulators in key markets, including the US and Europe. About 300 exhibitors and 600 overseas buyers and regulators from 120 countries are expected to participate in the event that concludes on May 10.

Google's annual I/O developers' conference will open today in Mountain View, California, with a keynote by CEO Sundar Pichai. Google is expected to make major announcements about new projects and products at the event spead over three days.

The BCCI national selection panel will announce the squads for the upcoming one-off Test match against Afghanistan in June along with the team for the limited overs leg of the tour of UK starting June 27 in Dublin. 

 

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