National news schedule for Tuesday, December 9: NATIONAL

Parliamentary proceedings and related stories; debates on Vande Mataram and election reforms Other political developments and party briefings

LEGAL SUPREME COURT

Pleas challenging the Election Commission's decision to undertake SIR of electoral rolls in various states Bail pleas of various persons facing trial in the 2020 Delhi riots cases SC to hear a plea challenging the designation of 70 advocates as senior advocates by the Delhi High Court SC to hear a plea of Flipkart India against a Competition Commission order against it SC to hear a suo motu case pertaining to pollution in rivers in the country SC to hear pleas, including one filed by Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, against demolition of houses, especially of Muslims SC to hear a plea of Chaitanya Bhaghel, the son of former Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel, in a money laundering case SC to hear pleas related to hate speeches SC to hear the Enforcement Directorate's case concerning Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira

HIGH COURT

Plea by two children of Bollywood actor Karisma Kapoor seeking a share in their late father Sunjay Kapur's reported assets worth Rs 30,000 crore Plea by J&K Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary seeking direction to remove certain objectionable content against him on social media

NCR

Chief Minister Rekha Gupta at Delhi government events PWD Minister Parvesh Verma at an event Aam Aadmi Party press conference Pollution-related stories

NORTH UTTAR PRADESH:

CM Yogi Adityanath to attend an event in memory of the late General Bipin Rawat, India's first Chief of Defence Staff, unveil his statue and an auditorium at Sainik School; inaugurate IIT building in Gorakhpur Police intensify verification drive against Rohingyas and Bangladeshis

RAJASTHAN

Interview of Leader of Opposition Tikaram Jully ahead of the completion of two years of BJP government.

Film producer Vikram Bhatt and his wife to be produced in a court in Udaipur

EAST

Assam: Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to attend convocation of Cotton University Arunachal Pradesh: 12-hour Itanagar bandh called by three organisations on various demands Mizoram: Counting of votes for autonomous district council polls Tripura: CM to inaugurate and lay foundation stone of projects in Sepahijala district Governor to interact with border villagers in Gomati district Jharkhand: Winter session of assembly Special story: Jharkhand's first vulture breeding centre set to become operational more than a decade after its establishment West Bengal: Updates on SIR Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to address a public meeting-cum-anti-SIR rally on day 2 of her visit to Cooch Behar EC to hold a special SIR camp in Sonagachhi, one of Asia's largest red light areas that is home to some 10,000 sex workers Odisha: Parliamentary affairs minister to introduce the Odisha Legislative Assembly Members' Salary, Allowances and Pension (Amendment) Bill, 2025, in assembly; CAG report to be tabled in the House Bihar: Cabinet meeting

WEST

Goa: Nightclub fire probe follow-up Madhya Pradesh: Cabinet meeting in Khajuraho Gujarat: AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal to address a press conference in Rajkot Maharashtra: Winter session of state legislature in Nagpur

SOUTH

Karnataka: Legislature session; BJP, along with farmers, plans to lay a siege to Suvarna Vidhana Soudha to highlight various issues including that of maize and sugarcane farmers Kerala: Voting for the first phase of local body elections Tamil Nadu/Puducherry: Actor-politician Vijay to address TVK's first grand public meeting in Puducherry Telangana: CM to unveil vision document

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