The Morning Filter Welcome to The Morning Filter, your best way to start tje day ahead. Here are the major news stories to look forward to today: New Supreme Court bench to hear plea challenging Omar Abdullah’s detention A petition filed by Sara Abdullah Pilot, challenging the detention of her brother and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah under the Public Safety Act, will be heard before a new bench of the Supreme Court headed by Justice Arun Mishra.
Pulwama attack first anniversary, memorial to 40 CRPF jawans to be inaugurated The names of all the 40 personnel along with their pictures will be part of the memorial to be inaugurated at the Lethpora camp along with the moto of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) — ‘Seva and Nishtha’ (Service and Loyalty).
Supreme Court to hear telecom companies’ plea on AGR-related dues The pleas filed by Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel, and Tata Teleservices have sought more time for payment of adjusted gross revenue (AGR) related dues. This is the final attempt by the debt-laden telecom operators to negotiate for an easier payment schedule.
Nirbhaya case: Death row convict claims mental illness in Supreme Court, Centre says he has sound mind A Bench of Justices R. Banumathi, Ashok Bhushan and A.S. Bopanna, which reserved its order on Vinay Sharma’s plea challenging the rejection of his mercy petition by President said it will pronounce the verdict today at 2 p.m.
Delhi BJP to review poll results The meeting will be held at the state BJP office in the national capital from 10 a.m. till 6 p.m. and will deliberate on the reasons for the party’s poor show despite increase in vote percentage.
U.S.-Taliban week-long truce takes effect The United States has secured a seven-day reduction in violence in talks to help seek a negotiated settlement in Afghanistan, Pentagon chief Mark Esper said on Thursday. On Wednesday, a Taliban official said that the group would begin a “reduction of violence” on Friday.
Long-term reverse repo operations announced by RBI come into force The Reserve Bank said LTROs announced on February 6 will be conducted on a fixed-rate basis and the interest rate will remain fixed for the tenor of the operation.
Odisha Assembly Budget session begins Congress members will also raise law and order issues as well as the issue of bonhomie between the ruling BJD and the opposition BJP in the House.
Kryphsa and Gokulam Kerala seek maiden title as they gear up for IWL summit clash KRYPHSA FC of Manipur and Gokulam Kerala FC will seek their maiden title when they face off in the summit clash of the fourth edition of Indian Women’s League in Bengaluru on Friday.
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