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1. Former Union Minister Kapil Sibal hosts a dinner at his Delhi home for a galaxy of opposition leaders. While the immediate occasion was his birthday celebration, the meeting became a rallying point for the opposition against the Narendra Modi government. Questions were also asked about the rejuvenation of the Congress, which some leaders present suggested can only happen if the Gandhis were freed from the clutches of their leadership, sources say. The Gandhis were not present at the gathering. 2. Supreme Court to hear petitions seeking SIT probe into Pegasus snooping today. 3. The United Nation's Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change, of which India is one of the 195 members, releases its sixth assessment report. Scientists are observing changes in the Earth's climate in every region and across the whole climate system. Some of the changes already set in motion - such as continued sea level rise - are irreversible over hundreds to thousands of years. Yet drastic and rapid cuts in carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases can limit climate change, but nations have to agree to do this. 4. Supreme Court lawyer and former Delhi BJP spokesperson Ashwani Upadhyay and four others have been taken into police custody and are likely to be questioned over the anti-Muslim slogans raised at a protest he allegedly organised at Delhi's Jantar Mantar on Monday, sources in Delhi Police say. He is one of the suspects identified in the case. Sources say the Delhi Police had summoned Mr Upadhyay. 5. India's Olympic medal winners accorded a grand welcome by the government in a dazzling felicitation ceremony in Delhi. 6. Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh scheduled to meet Congress President Sonia Gandhi today ahead of a much-anticipated cabinet reshuffle in the state.