Modi-Sanchez in Gujarat, Macron in Morocco, Ballon d’Or 2024 in Paris… Today’s top news – Firstpost

October 28 will be a busy day.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Spanish counterpart Pedro Sanchez will inaugurate the Tata Advanced Systems Ltd. (TASL)-Airbus plant in Vadodara.

French President Emmanuel Macron will begin a three-day state visit to Morocco on Monday.

The world’s best footballers will gather in Paris on Monday for the 2024 Ballon d’Or award ceremony.

Here’s how the day will go.

Prime Ministers of India and Spain in Gujarat

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Spanish counterpart Pedro Sanchez will do this
inaugurate at the Tata Advanced Systems Ltd (TASL)-Airbus plant in Vadodara on October 28. This is in line with the ‘Make in India’ initiative to promote indigenous aircraft manufacturing.

According to a release by the Gujarat government, both leaders will also hold a bilateral meeting in Vadodara.

According to a statement by the state government, the foundation stone of the C-295 transport aircraft factory was laid by Modi in October 2022, and the inauguration of the factory by both leaders will take place next Monday.

Macron will visit Morocco

After three years of tense relations between the two countries, French President Emmanuel Macron will go on a three-day state visit to Morocco on Monday.

Macron was invited to the North African country by Morocco’s King Mohammed VI in late September.

The monarch called the visit – his second since 2018 – an opportunity for a “renewed and ambitious vision spanning several strategic sectors.”

In recent years, tension between Paris and Rabat has increased due to France’s ambiguous position on the disputed Western Sahara and Macron’s desire for rapprochement with Algeria.

2024 Ballon d’Or award gala

On Monday, the world’s best footballers will gather in Paris for the 2024 Ballon d’Or award ceremony.

This will be the 68th edition of the award, which has been awarded annually by the French magazine France Football since 1956.

There are 30 nominees in both the women’s and men’s categories.

Although the event has different categories, all eyes will be on the men’s category winner, Lionel Messi, who won in 2023, and whether Aitana Bonmati will manage to win the women’s top prize again.

Just Stop Oil is scheduled to appear in court

Three Just Stop Oil activists who poured soup on two Vincent van Gogh paintings “Sunflowers” at London’s National Gallery on September 27 will likely appear in court on Monday.

The incident occurred just hours after two other members of the protest group were jailed for doing the same in 2022.

Activists threw tomato soup at the London Gallery’s “Sunflowers” – a painting targeted two years ago – and another from a series on loan from the Philadelphia Museum of Art for a temporary exhibition.

DUSU is conducting a poll among the candidates who are scheduled to appear in the Delhi HC

On Monday, several student aspirants will appear before the Delhi High Court for allegedly defaming public property during the September 2024 Delhi University Students’ Union polls.

During the previous hearing, the court questioned the university and the Delhi Police for failing to take appropriate action against those responsible for defamation and hooliganism.

Karnataka HC hearing on Darshan’s bail application

The Karnataka High Court will on Monday hear the bail plea of ​​Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa in his fan Renukaswamy murder case.

During the previous hearing, Nagesh’s lawyer had stated that the actor was suffering from severe back pain and had to undergo surgery.

Darshan, Pavithra Gowda and 15 others were arrested on June 11 on charges of kidnapping and brutally murdering Renukaswamy of Chitradurga. Renukaswamy allegedly sent derogatory and obscene messages to Pavitra Gowda.

Third edition of Swavlamban Naval Seminar in Delhi

The third edition of the Indian Navy’s flagship Swavlamban Seminar, which aims to promote innovation and indigenization in the Navy, will be held on October 28-29.

Swavlamban 2024 will be held at the Bharat Mandapam Complex.

Tokyo International Film Festival

The annual Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) will be held from October 28 to November 6 at venues in and around the Tokyo Midtown Hibiya shopping and entertainment complex.

It is the largest film festival in Japan, presenting a wide selection of films from Japan, Asia and around the world, as well as discussion sessions with Hirokazu Kore-eda, Johnnie To and other leading directors.

A day to remember

• Birthday anniversary of the American business magnate and philanthropist Bill Gates

• Birth anniversary of Pepsico’s Indian-American CEO Indra Nooyi

• Birth anniversary of Urjit Patel, 24th Governor of RBI

• The birth anniversary of the Irish-Indian nurse Sister Nivedita

• Birthday anniversary of actress Julia Roberts

• The birth anniversary of the football player Garrincha

• Actor Aditi Rao Hydari’s birth anniversary

• International Animation Day commemorating the art of animation

• Beijing officially became the capital of the Ming dynasty in 1420