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It is set to be a busy Tuesday with several events lined up for the day.
Bangladesh court will hear bail plea of arrested Hindu Iskcon priest Chinmoy Das.
King Charles III, and Queen Camilla host Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani for a state visit.
President Murmu will embark on a five-day visit to Odisha.
Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito will visit Turkey to mark 100 years of ties.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will host Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
Verdict due in appeal of Vietnamese property tycoon Truong My Lan’s death sentence for $27 billion fraud.
Here’s a glimpse of what will happen today.
Chinmoy Das’s bail plea hearing
A court in Dhaka, Bangladesh, is set to hear the bail plea of Hindu leader and Iskcon priest Chinmoy Krishna Das, as concerns grow over the rising violence against Hindus in the country.
The court will decide whether Das will be granted bail or continue in police custody. The Hindu leader was reportedly arrested last week on sedition charges while protesting against the increasing attacks on Bangladeshi Hindus.
Earlier, a Chattogram court had denied him bail and sent him to jail, sparking protests from his supporters.
UK Royals to welcome Qatar’s Emir
The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, is set to visit the UK for a two-day state visit hosted by King Charles III and Queen Camilla.
As part of the visit, Prince William and the Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton, are expected to welcome the Qatari Emir and his wife, Sheikha Jawaher.
The four Royals will then take part in a carriage procession along The Mall to Buckingham Palace. This will be followed by a visit to Westminster Abbey, where they will meet members of Britain’s House of Lords and parliament, reported CNN.
King Charles and the Qatari Emir last met during the COP28 climate summit in Dubai in December 2023.
President Murmu to commence Odisha visit
President Droupadi Murmu is set to embark on a five-day visit to Odisha.
As per her schedule, the President will arrive in Bhubaneswar aboard a special Indian Air Force flight. On the same evening, she will unveil a statue of Pandit Raghunath Murmu at Niladri Vihar.
Later in her tour, the President will also head to the Sri Jagannath Temple in Puri for darshan and witness a naval strength demonstration by the Indian Navy.
Additionally, President Murmu will lay the foundation stone for several key projects, including the Rairangpur Tribal Research Centre and the Sub-Divisional Hospital.
Japanese Prince to visit Turkey
Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko are preparing for a six-day visit to Turkey to celebrate 100 years of diplomatic relations between the two nations.
According to Japan’s Imperial Household Agency, the royals will meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Ankara before heading to Istanbul for a commemorative ceremony on December 4.
Crown Prince Fumihito, 58, is the younger brother of Emperor Naruhito, the 126th emperor of Japan, who ascended the throne in May 2019.
Greek PM Mitsotakis’s UK visit
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to meet his Greek counterpart, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, with the potential return of the ancient Parthenon sculptures expected to be a key topic of discussion.
The sculptures, commonly known as the Elgin Marbles, were taken in the early 19th century by Lord Elgin, Britain’s ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, which governed Greece at the time. Greece has long campaigned for their return.
Verdict for Vietnamese property tycoon
Vietnamese property tycoon Truong My Lan is awaiting a court verdict on her appeal against the death sentence she received for multi-billion-dollar fraud in the Southeast Asian country.
Earlier, she pleaded with the court to spare her life, stating that she had been attempting to repay the stolen funds.
Lan was convicted earlier this year of embezzling money from Saigon Commercial Bank (SCB), which prosecutors claimed she controlled. She was sentenced to death for fraud amounting to $27 billion, marking one of the largest corruption cases in history.
40 years of Bhopal Gas tragedy
The Bhopal gas tragedy occurred 40 years ago, on the night of December 2-3, 1984, and remains one of the deadliest industrial disasters in history.
The catastrophe unfolded at the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal, where a leak of the highly toxic gas methyl isocyanate (MIC) devastated the area.
The incident led to massive loss of life, countless injuries, and lasting ecological damage, leaving an indelible mark on industrial safety standards worldwide.