Five events to watch out for today

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu will today operate the first pump of the Pattiseema irrigation project. This would follow the successful interlinking of the Godavari and Krishna rivers at the Prakasam Barrage in Vijayawada.

The India A team will take on the Bangladesh A team in a one-day game in Bengaluru. This will be the first game of the three-match series, which will also include one three-day game.

AccorHotels will today open India’s first integrated hotel and resort property, Novotel Imagica Khopoli (off the Mumbai-Pune Expressway). The French hotel group’s Indian unit is located in close proximity to theme parks Adlabs Imagica and Aquamagica. The hotel is owned by the Adlabs Group and managed by AccorHotels.

Apple is likely to release its latest software, iOS 9, today. It will be available for download in all devices that currently support iOS 8. Apple’s iOS 9 comes with an improved Siri, transit directions in Maps, a new Flipboard-style News app, a new multitasking screen, and an easier way to highlight and select words using the keyboard on the iPad.

The PMK will release its draft manifesto for the 2016 assembly elections on Wednesday. PMK founder-leader S Ramadoss said that after the draft resolution is released, opinion will be sought from members of the general public and experts in various sectors and their ‘constructive’ suggestions incorporated.