Renault Board Meet: French car-maker Renault to hold a board meeting today to name a replacement for its boss Carlos Ghosn, who is allegedly accused of financial misconduct. The company is likely to put forward Thierry Bollore to replace Ghosn as chief executive and Michelin chief Jean-Dominique Senard as board chairman.

US Senate vote:  US Senate to vote today on separate Republican and Democratic proposals to end a partial government shutdown that is now in its second month. Mitch McConnell laid the groundwork on a Democratic proposal to fund the government for three weeks, without attaching the $5.7 billion in U.S.-Mexico border wall funding demanded by President Donald Trump.

TV operators shutdown: Thamizhaga Cable TV Operators General Welfare Association has announced a complete shutdown of cable network today across South India to protest against the new tariff order of TRAI.

ISRO launch: India’s space programme account kicks off today, with the launch of Microsat-R, an imaging satellite for DRDO, and Kamalsat, a small communication satellite developed by students and Space Kidz India.

CBI chief committee: The three-member special panel led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to meet today to select a replacement for ousted Central Bureau of Investigation chief Alok Verma. The other two members of the panel are CJI Ranjan Gogoi and Leader of the Opposition, Mallikarjun Kharge.