The Morning Filter Welcome to The Morning Filter, your best way to start the day one step ahead of the news cycle. Here are the big stories that you need to follow today: 1) Coronavirus | Modi to address nation on efforts to tackle virus “PM Shri @narendramodi will address the nation at 8 pm, during which he will talk about issues relating to COVID-19 and the efforts to combat it,” the PMO tweeted. The PM had chaired a high-level meeting to review the ongoing efforts to tackle COVID-19 on Wednesday. 2) Former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi will take oath as Rajya Sabha member Rajya Sabha sources said he will take oath at 11 am on Thursday. 3)Coronavirus | Goa to start stamping home quarantine on passengers’ hands “Stamping of passengers arriving at Dabolim airport will start from 2 am on Thursday. It will be on the lines of Maharashtra,” Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said. 4) Coronavirus | Only five SC benches to function from today According to court officials, only urgent cases which have been directed for listing will be taken up for hearing by the benches. 5) Coronavirus | 10 testing facilities to be added in Maharashtra From Thursday, two more labs will become functional- one in B J Medical College in Pune and another in Mumbai’s Kasturba Hospital, Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said. 6) Coronavirus | Delhi govt contemplating shutting down some of its offices in view of coronavirus Sources said a final decision on it will be taken today when Lt Governor Anil Baijal and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal are scheduled to hold a high-level meeting to review the status and take further measures to contain the spread of COVID-19. 7) Coronavirus | KCR calls for high-level meeting as fresh case is reported in Telangana The meeting would be held on Thursday to discuss measures to contain the deadly disease, an official press release said. 8) M.P. crisis | SC hearing to resume on Thursday at 10.30 am The bench declined the offer of the rebel Congress MLAs saying it would not be appropriate and also refused to send its Registrar General to meet them. 9) Nirbhaya case | Court will hear plea seeking stay on execution of death penalty of convicts Three of the four convicts have sought a stay on their death penalty, saying the second mercy plea of two of them is still pending. Additional Sessions Judge Dharmender Rana issued notices to the Tihar jail authorities and the police on the plea and said he will hear it on Thursday. 10) Yes Bank to extend banking time for three days starting today After 13 days of hardship for customers, Yes Bank said it has resumed all banking services as the moratorium imposed on the lender was lifted on Wednesday evening. Morning Filter will return tomorrow. Follow up on the day’s biggests stories and get concise analysis with The Hindu’s Evening Wrap newsletter, delivered to your inbox every weekday evening. | 
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