Supreme Court on Monday sought the Centre’s response on a petition seeking development of a “judicial vista”

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PM Modi is expected to travel to Europe from May 2 to 6 to have bilateral meetings with re-elected French president, Twitter is on its way to become a privately held company as Elon Musk, the world's richest person seals the deal at $44 Billion, Punjab Kings opener Shikhar Dhawan completed a huge milestone in the clash against Chennai Super Kings. and other top news in today's bulletin.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to travel to Europe from May 2 to 6 to have bilateral meetings with re-elected French president Emmanuel Macron and German chancellor Olaf Scholz, apart from addressing the India-Nordic summit in Copenhagen, according to people familiar with the matter. With Macron getting re-elected as French president for the second term with a resounding vote, PM Modi is expected to drop by in Paris to meet and greet the leader of one of India’s closest bilateral partners. Twitter is on its way to become a privately held company as Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, has been finally able to seal the $44 billion deal in one of the biggest buyout offers of recent times. Bret Taylor, Twitter’s Independent Board Chair, has called it “the best path forward for the stockholders” in a statement. The huge development comes just days after the social media giant adopted the poison pill defense strategy. Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday that peace talks with Ukraine would continue, while warning there was a “real” danger of a World War III. Speaking to Russian news agencies, he criticised Kyiv’s approach to the talks, adding: “Good will has its limits. But if it isn’t reciprocal, that doesn’t help the negotiation process. The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Centre’s response on a petition seeking development of a “judicial vista” on land adjoining the present premises of the court to provide more work space to judges, lawyers and officials besides enhancing facilities for litigants. “Just like you have Central Vista, it is a logical and correct thing to have a judicial vista in a planned manner,” a bench of justices Vineet Saran and JK Maheshwari said. Monday was a happening day for Soha Ali Khan and Kunal Kemmu as they held reading sessions of their first children’s book from the ‘Inni and Bobo’ series. After reading stories from the book during the day, the couple dined with Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor at their residence. Siblings Saif and Soha were also joined by a few friends. Kareena shared a glimpse of their get-together on her Instagram Stories. She shared a picture of all of them together and captioned it, “Best crew,” along with a heart emoticon. The picture shows hosts Kareena and Saif twinning in white– with Kareena in a white shirt and shorts and Saif in his usual kurta-pyjama. Soha is seen sitting between Saif and Kareena in a floral outfit while Kunal is seen standing behind her in a green tee. Punjab Kings opener Shikhar Dhawan, who made his 200th Indian Premier League appearance on Monday, completed a huge milestone in the clash against Chennai Super Kings. The left-handed batter became the second player to edge past the 6000-run mark and he now stands second in the list of highest-run getters in the competition.