Morning Filter: PM Modi to inaugurate youth festival, launch projects in Maharashtra

PM Modi to inaugurate youth festival in Maharashtra Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 27th National Youth Festival in Nashik on Friday and will later launch development projects worth over ₹30,500 crore in Maharashtra. Later in the day, he will launch multiple developmental projects in the state, according to a statement. He will inaugurate the Mumbai Trans-harbour link (MTHL), now named ‘Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sewari-Nhava Sheva Atal Setu’, constructed at a cost of over ₹17,840 crore, the statement said. The bridge is about 21.8 km long six-lane bridge having about 16.5 km length over sea and about 5.5 km on the land. AAP, Congress to discuss Lok Sabha polls seat-sharing on Friday Leaders of Congress and AAP will hold further discussions on Friday on seat-sharing in Delhi and in States for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, sources said. The discussions will take place at a meeting at the residence of senior Congress leader Mukul Wasnik, a source in the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) said. Child murder case against start-up CEO: Goa police to recreate crime scene The Goa police would on Friday take Suchana Seth, the CEO of a start-up who is accused of killing her four-year-old child, to a service apartment where she had stayed to recreate the crime scene, a senior official said. Chennai court to pronounce orders on Friday on Senthilbalaji’s third bail petition A sessions court in Chennai would frame charges on January 22 against Tamil Nadu Minister V. Senthilbalaji, arrested by the ED in connection with a money laundering case. Attempt to murder case | Supreme Court to hear anticipatory bail plea of Union Minister Nisith Pramanik on Friday The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear on Friday a plea of union minister of state for home affairs Nisith Pramanik seeking anticipatory bail in an attempt-to-murder case lodged against him in 2018. India to seek social security pact, greater market access for mangoes in Trade Policy Forum meet with U.S. on Friday India will raise a number of issues with the US such as inking social security pact, and greater market access for mangoes in America during the Trade Policy Forum (TPF) meet in New Delhi on Friday, an official said. South Africa tells the UN top court Israel is committing genocide in Gaza as a landmark case begins Israel’s lawyers will address the court on Friday. While Israel has vehemently denied the allegations, it is unclear whether it will heed any order from the court to halt operations. If it doesn’t, it could face UN sanctions, although those may be blocked by a U.S. veto. South Africa immediately sought to broaden the case beyond the narrow confines of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. [logo] The Morning Filter 12 January 2024 [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 PM Modi to inaugurate youth festival in Maharashtra Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 27th National Youth Festival in Nashik on Friday and will later launch development projects worth over ₹30,500 crore in Maharashtra. Later in the day, he will launch multiple developmental projects in the state, according to a statement. He will inaugurate the Mumbai Trans-harbour link (MTHL), now named ‘Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sewari-Nhava Sheva Atal Setu’, constructed at a cost of over ₹17,840 crore, the statement said. The bridge is about 21.8 km long six-lane bridge having about 16.5 km length over sea and about 5.5 km on the land. AAP, Congress to discuss Lok Sabha polls seat-sharing on Friday [Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal during the INDIA alliance meeting in New Delhi on December 19, 2023.] Leaders of Congress and AAP will hold further discussions on Friday on seat-sharing in Delhi and in States for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, sources said. The discussions will take place at a meeting at the residence of senior Congress leader Mukul Wasnik, a source in the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) said. Child murder case against start-up CEO: Goa police to recreate crime scene The Goa police would on Friday take Suchana Seth, the CEO of a start-up who is accused of killing her four-year-old child, to a service apartment where she had stayed to recreate the crime scene, a senior official said. Chennai court to pronounce orders on Friday on Senthilbalaji’s third bail petition A sessions court in Chennai would frame charges on January 22 against Tamil Nadu Minister V. Senthilbalaji, arrested by the ED in connection with a money laundering case. Attempt to murder case | Supreme Court to hear anticipatory bail plea of Union Minister Nisith Pramanik on Friday The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear on Friday a plea of union minister of state for home affairs Nisith Pramanik seeking anticipatory bail in an attempt-to-murder case lodged against him in 2018. India to seek social security pact, greater market access for mangoes in Trade Policy Forum meet with U.S. on Friday India will raise a number of issues with the US such as inking social security pact, and greater market access for mangoes in America during the Trade Policy Forum (TPF) meet in New Delhi on Friday, an official said. South Africa tells the UN top court Israel is committing genocide in Gaza as a landmark case begins Israel’s lawyers will address the court on Friday. While Israel has vehemently denied the allegations, it is unclear whether it will heed any order from the court to halt operations. If it doesn’t, it could face UN sanctions, although those may be blocked by a U.S. veto. South Africa immediately sought to broaden the case beyond the narrow confines of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. 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