 "FirstUp: Philippines President Marcos to visit India and other top news today")
Several important events are scheduled for today.
Philippines President Ferdinand R Marcos Jr, along with First Lady Madame Louise Araneta Marcos, will begin his state visit to India.
Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, will hold a protest in Bengaluru today over what he claims were irregularities during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in Karnataka.
The monsoon session of the Delhi Assembly is also set to begin today, following a formal order by Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena to summon the House.
Let’s take a look at the events:
Philippines President in India
Philippines President Ferdinand R Marcos Jr, along with First Lady Madame Louise Araneta Marcos, will begin his visit to India today.
This will be his first visit to India since becoming President.
He will also be joined by a high-level delegation that includes Cabinet Ministers, senior officials, business leaders and other dignitaries.
According to a press release from the Ministry of External Affairs, Marcos is expected to meet President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other leaders during his stay.
Marcos and Prime Minister Modi will hold bilateral talks tomorrow (August 5).
India and the Philippines established diplomatic ties in November 1949.
Since then, the two countries have built a strong relationship across many areas, such as trade, defence, maritime ties, agriculture, healthcare, pharmaceuticals and digital technology.
Rahul Gandhi’s protest in Bengaluru over vote ‘theft’
Congress MP and Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, will hold a protest in Bengaluru today against what he claims were irregularities during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in Karnataka.
With a row already underway over the revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, Gandhi said on July 23 that elections are being “stolen” in India.
He also said the Congress has figured out how the “vote theft” took place, based on a study of one Lok Sabha seat in Karnataka.
Impact Shorts
More ShortsAfter Gandhi’s remarks, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah also claimed that the BJP misused the Election Commission to carry out “illegal manipulation” during the Lok Sabha elections in the state.
Karnataka BJP President BY Vijayendra called Gandhi’s charges of vote theft “funny” and said if the Election Commission could really be “manipulated” as claimed, Congress would not be in power in the State.
Monsoon session of Delhi Assembly to begin
The monsoon session of the Delhi Assembly will begin today, following a formal order issued by Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena to summon the House.
This will be the first session to be completely digital and paperless, under the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) project.
According to the schedule shared by Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta, the House is tentatively set to meet from August 4 to 8, 2025.
Each sitting will start at 2:00 PM and continue until the listed business for the day is completed.
Reports suggest that a Bill to regulate private school fees, which had earlier been passed as an ordinance, is likely to come up for discussion and approval during this session.
With inputs from agencies
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