The Hindu Newsletter - A let-up in Delhi
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The Morning Filter Welcome to The Morning Filter newsletter, the best way to start your day, one step ahead of the news cycle. Here are the major developments you need to keep track of today: - Delhi violence follow up
The death toll in Delhi stood at 38 on Thursday with more than 200 injured under treatment. Prohibitory orders imposed under Section 144 will be relaxed for 10 hours today in view of an improvement in situation according to the MHA, and the Delhi High Court will hear a petition over collection of bodies of riot victims.
- Amit Shah to address pro-CAA rally in Bhubaneswar
The Home Minister will attend the rally after chairing a meeting of the Eastern Zonal Council (EZC) which will be attended by four Chief Ministers, including Mamata Banerjee who is a bitter critic of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA).
- Mamata to meet Amit Shah
Incidentally, the West Bengal Chief Minister would be meeting Mr. Shah during the Eastern Zonal Council for the first time after the enactment of the amended citizenship law in December.
- Friday prayers cancelled in Tehran over virus fears
Friday prayers have been cancelled in Tehran and elsewhere in Iran over the outbreak of new coronavirus, semi official news agencies in Iran reported on Thursday.
- Digital Communications Commission meeting likely to discuss AGR relief
DCC, the highest decision-making body of the government on telecom, is likely to meet on Friday to discuss relief measures for telecom companies hit by the Supreme Court ruling. Ahead of the crucial meeting, Vodafone Idea has told the government that it is unable to pay Supreme Court mandated Rs 53,000 crore dues and sought state support to survive the crisis.
- National Science Day
National Science Day is celebrated on February 28 each year commemorating Indian physicist C V Raman’s discovery in 1928 of the Raman effect -- the scattering of photons or light particles by matter.
- Delhi HC to hear plea seeking FIR against Sonia, Rahul, Priyanka, others for alleged hate speech
The petition by Lawyers Voice was on Thursday mentioned before a bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar which allowed it to be listed today.
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