Morning Filter: Delhi HC verdict on marital rape today

1. Sri Lanka’s Defence Ministry orders tri-forces to open fire on rioters Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Defence on Tuesday ordered the Army, the Air Force and the Navy personnel to open fire on anyone looting public property or causing harm to others amidst violent protests in the island nation over the unprecedented economic crisis. The order came after embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa urged people to stop “violence and acts of revenge” against fellow citizens and vowed to address the political and economic crisis facing the nation. 2. Delhi HC to pronounce verdict on pleas to criminalise marital rape The Delhi High Court is scheduled to pronounce its verdict on a batch of pleas seeking the criminalisation of marital rape today. A bench of Justices Rajiv Shakdher and C. Hari Shankar had reserved its judgement on February 21 on the petitions seeking to strike down the exception granted to husbands under the Indian rape law after conducting marathon hearings on the issue. 3. Sedition | SC wants reply today The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the Centre’s stand on keeping the pending sedition cases in abeyance to protect the interests of citizens already booked and not registering fresh cases till the government’s re-examination of the colonial-era penal law is over. It wanted a response today. Asking the Centre to take a clear stand after it posed the two specific queries, the top court agreed that a re-look of Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) be left to the government, a day after it had filed an affidavit deciding to reconsider the contentious provision. 4. ‘Asani’ moving in a ‘cone of uncertainty’ over the Bay of Bengal The cyclonic storm Asani is currently moving in a “cone of uncertainty” over west-central Bay of Bengal and is expected to cross the coast anywhere between Kakinada and Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh by evening. 5. Gyanvapi | Arguments over changing survey official inconclusive, hearing to resume today The hearing on changing the court commissioner appointed to conduct a video survey of the Shringar Gauri temple-Gyanvapi mosque complex here remained inconclusive on Tuesday and it is set to continue at the Varanasi district court today. 6. Babul Supriyo to take oath as TMC MLA West Bengal Assembly Deputy Speaker Asish Banerjee would administer the oath to playback singer-turned politician Babul Supriyo who was recently elected as a Trinamool Congress MLA from the Ballygunge seat today, an official said. 7. India, UAE Ministers to discuss ways to boost trade ties Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will meet UAE Economy Minister Abdulla Bin Touq Al Marri today in New Delhi and discuss ways to further boost trade ties between the two countries, an official statement said on Tuesday. 8. IPL | Delhi Capitals aim to bounce back against Rajasthan Royals Delhi Capitals will aim to quickly recover from their loss in the previous match to stay in the IPL play-offs race while Rajasthan Royals will be eager to hold on to their winning momentum when the two teams clash today. The Capitals have lost six of their 11 games and although they are fifth on the points table, they are bunched alongside Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings, who also have 10 points from as many games. [logo] The Morning Filter 11 MAY 2022 [The Hindu logo] Welcome to the Morning Filter newsletter, your guide from The Hindu on the major news stories and events to follow today. [[Arrow]Open in browser]( [[Mail icon]More newsletters]( Here are the latest updates and the big news stories to follow today 1. Sri Lanka’s Defence Ministry orders tri-forces to open fire on rioters Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Defence on Tuesday ordered the Army, the Air Force and the Navy personnel to open fire on anyone looting public property or causing harm to others amidst violent protests in the island nation over the unprecedented economic crisis. The order came after embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa urged people to stop “violence and acts of revenge” against fellow citizens and vowed to address the political and economic crisis facing the nation. 2. Delhi HC to pronounce verdict on pleas to criminalise marital rape The Delhi High Court is scheduled to pronounce its verdict on a batch of pleas seeking the criminalisation of marital rape today. A bench of Justices Rajiv Shakdher and C. Hari Shankar had reserved its judgement on February 21 on the petitions seeking to strike down the exception granted to husbands under the Indian rape law after conducting marathon hearings on the issue. 3. Sedition | SC wants reply today The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the Centre’s stand on keeping the pending sedition cases in abeyance to [protect the interests of citizens already booked]( and not registering fresh cases till the government’s re-examination of the colonial-era penal law is over. It wanted a response today. Asking the Centre to take a clear stand after it posed the two specific queries, the top court agreed that a re-look of Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) be left to the government, a day after it had filed an affidavit deciding to reconsider the contentious provision. 4. ‘Asani’ moving in a ‘cone of uncertainty’ over the Bay of Bengal The cyclonic storm Asani is currently moving in a “cone of uncertainty” over west-central Bay of Bengal and is expected to cross the coast anywhere between Kakinada and Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh by evening. 5. Gyanvapi | Arguments over changing survey official inconclusive, hearing to resume today The hearing on changing the court commissioner appointed to conduct a video survey of the Shringar Gauri temple-Gyanvapi mosque complex here remained inconclusive on Tuesday and it is set to continue at the Varanasi district court today. 6. Babul Supriyo to take oath as TMC MLA West Bengal Assembly Deputy Speaker Asish Banerjee [would administer the oath]( to playback singer-turned politician Babul Supriyo who was recently elected as a Trinamool Congress MLA from the Ballygunge seat today, an official said. 7. India, UAE Ministers to discuss ways to boost trade ties Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will meet UAE Economy Minister Abdulla Bin Touq Al Marri today in New Delhi and discuss ways to further boost trade ties between the two countries, an official statement said on Tuesday. 8. IPL | Delhi Capitals aim to bounce back against Rajasthan Royals [Delhi Capitals will aim to quickly recover from their loss]( in the previous match to stay in the IPL play-offs race while Rajasthan Royals will be eager to hold on to their winning momentum when the two teams clash today. The Capitals have lost six of their 11 games and although they are fifth on the points table, they are bunched alongside Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings, who also have 10 points from as many games. 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