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Feb 16: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a high-level meeting with Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha leaders today in a bid to build consensus moving into the upcoming Budget session of the Parliament. Meanwhile, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will address multiple rallies on his second day of Assam tour. Election Commission of India will release the results of 12 legislative constituencies which went into by-elections on Saturday. For entertainment fans, Kareena Kapoor and Arjun Kapoor starrer Ki and Ka remains the point of conversation.
India.com news team brings to you the morning news bulletin cutting across beats:
– Prime Minister’s outreach towards Opposition ahead of Budget Session
Narendra Modi will hold meeting with senior Opposition leaders of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. The all-party meet will focus on the issue of clearing the pending Goods and Service Tax legislation. With Budget Session set to begin from February 23, ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is hopeful that the taxation reform bill would be cleared after failure of passage in the previous two sessions of the Parliament. (Complete report)
– Key by-election results to be released today – All eyes on Uttar Pradesh
Results for the by-polls conducted in 12 legislative constituencies will be released today. Election were conducted on Saturday. The seats include – Muzaffarnagar, Bikapur and Deoband in Uttar Pradesh, Devadurga, Hebbal and Bidar in Karnataka, Narayankhed in Telangana, Maihar in Madhya Pradesh, Palghar in Maharashtra, Khadoor Sahib in Punjab, Harlakhi in Bihar and Amarpur in Tripura. The three seats in Uttar Pradesh have grabbed eyeballs since the region is divided on communal lines and would also be a preview of the upcoming Assembly elections at the onset of next year. (ALSO READ: Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Punjab by-elections results 2016 Live News Updates: Samajwadi Party leading in Muzaffarnagar)
– Rahul Gandhi to address multiple rallies in poll-bound Assam
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will address multiple election rallies in Assam on second day of his electoral campaigning tour. He will hold a meeting with Civil Society Leaders of Upper Assam region Circuit House in Sivasagar. (ALSO READ: Rahul Gandhi kicksoff election campaign in Assam: Lashes out at Narendra Modi, calls him ‘anti-farmer, anti-poor’)
– Former Delhi University professor SAR Geelani arrested in JNU sedition row
Delhi Police has arrested ex-Delhi University faculty member SAR Geelani for anti-national activities. Geelani had organized the pro-Afzal Guru event in Press Club of India commemorating the third anniversary of his hanging. During the event, Guru’s execution was termed as judicial murder. (Complete report)
– Ki and Ka – Challenging gender stereotypes
Upcoming high-profile Bollywood movie Ki and Ka remains the point of conversation for entertainment fans since it appears to be a stereotype challenging move starring two of the top-rans stars of the industry. While Kareena plays the role of a successful woman in corporate world, Arjun’s character is a sheer reversal of gender role since he plays the homemaker. (Complete report)
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