# Haryana

• The supreme Court of India on Thursday set aside the Punjab and Haryana high court order staying a controversial state law which provides 75℅ reservation for local youth in private sector jobs paying less than 30000 a month.
• Industrial associations have said that law affects the idea of India as an economic unit.
• The Bench observed that every law passed by the legislature was presumed to be legal.
• An order to stay on its implementation by a court of law should be reasoned and high court did not provide reasonable reasons.

# Karnataka

• The Department of minority welfare has issued a circular to the schools that come under it to implement the Karnataka high court’s interim order on Hijab.
• The department runs 200 Maulana azad model schools and 100 morarji desai residential schools.
• The minority department issued circular that staff should ensure students do not wear saffron shawl and hijab or carry any religious flag into the Classroom.

# Foreign minister

• External affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will leave for Germany and France where he will meet Counter parts from the Europe.
• The discussions are likely to be Overshadowed by the situation between Russia and Ukraine.

# India-UAE

• India and the United arab Emirates will sign the first ever bilateral free trade agreement between the two countries on Friday.
• The Comprehensive Economic partnership Agreement is expected to be in focus during a virtual summit between the Prime minister Narendra Modi and Crown prince of Abu dhabi Sheikh Mohamad bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
• India UAE trade was expected to revert to pre pandemic level this year and touch $60 billion in this financial year.