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It is set to be a busy Wednesday with several events lined up for the day.
Firstly, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya is set to visit New Delhi today. Meanwhile, Bihar’s Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will launch JD(U)’s election campaign in Patna.
The German Parliament, Bundestag, is scheduled to debate a new military service model today. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Andhra Pradesh to lay the foundation stone for several projects worth Rs 13,430 crore. Bangladesh is set to face Australia today at the 2025 ODI Women’s World Cup.
Here is all that is set to take place today.
Sri Lanka PM Harini Amarasuriya in Delhi
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya to begin her two-day visit to India from today. This will mark her first official visit to the country since assuming office. She will meet Indian political leaders to discuss bilateral issues of mutual interest.
The Ministry of External Affairs stated that Amarasuriya will visit the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi as well as Niti Aayog to explore avenues of collaboration in the domains of education and technology.
The Sri Lankan PM, a distinguished alumna of the Hindu College of Delhi University, will also visit her alma mater. In addition, she will participate in a business event to strengthen commercial linkages between the countries, according to MEA.
Nitish Kumar to begin Bihar election campaign
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will begin campaigning for the upcoming Bihar elections from today. This comes amid discussions over the finalisation of specific seats between Janta Dal (United) and the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Earlier, JD(U) working president Sanjay Jha told media persons that Chief Minister Kumar is scheduled to begin the campaign from Samastipur and Darbhanga to kick off the party’s drive for the ongoing Bihar Assembly elections.
“Our party will release the list of candidates for the first phase of Bihar assembly elections today”, the JD(U) leader said, adding that the list of candidates for the second phase of polling would be declared within a day or two.
German parliament debates new military service model
The German Parliament is scheduled to debate a new military service model today. This legislative discussion follows weeks of debate and a compromise reached by the ruling coalition in response to the need to strengthen the Bundeswehr (German armed forces) amid a changed security environment in Europe.
The core of the proposed model is a hybrid system that remains primarily voluntary but reintroduces a form of compulsory interaction with the military. It also includes all men above the age of 18 to fill out a questionnaire detailing their interests and fitness for service. The government aims to significantly boost the size of the armed forces to reach 260,000 soldiers by 2035 and create a large reserve force.
PM to lay foundation for projects worth Rs 13,430 cr in Andhra Pradesh
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Andhra Pradesh for multiple engagements, during which he is scheduled to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for projects worth Rs 13,430 crore.
He will also participate in the “Super GST Super Savings” event in Kurnool. The projects span across key sectors such as industry, power transmission, roads, railways, defence manufacturing, and petroleum and natural gas. According to a PIB press release, PM Modi is expected to visit Sri Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Swamy Varla Devasthanam, Srisailam in Nandyal district on Thursday morning to perform pooja and have darshan.
2025 ODI Women’s World Cup: Australia v Bangladesh
Bangladesh Women’s cricket team is set to face the Australian cricket team today in the 17th match of the 2025 ODI Women’s World Cup. The match will be held in Visakhapatnam’s ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium.
Currently leading the points table, the Australian Women’s team is in outstanding form, having secured three wins from their four matches. Their strong momentum was confirmed with a recent, hard-fought victory against India Women, featuring a standout performance from Alyssa Healy.
With inputs from agencies
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