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 latest updates and the big stories you need to follow today: 1) Coronavirus | Parliament likely to adjourn after passing Finance Bill Sources said the House will convene on Monday, and the priority would be to clear the Finance Bill. “With Delhi going into lockdown, there is every chance that Parliament would be adjourned after that,” said a source. 2) Coronavirus | Supreme Court to decide on shutdown A full court meeting of all the 33 judges of the Supreme Court is scheduled at 12.30 p.m. on Monday to consider the repeated requests made by lawyers’ associations to close the court till further notice on account of the COVID-19 infection spread. 3) Coronavirus | Tamil Nadu to decide on Monday about scope of restrictive measures in three districts Chennai, Kancheepuram, Erode among 80 districts that have been advised to be locked down. 4) Coronavirus | Angela Merkel in quarantine after doctor tests positive for virus - follow up Merkel, 65, was informed about the doctor’s test shortly after holding a news conference Sunday announcing new measures to curb the spread of the virus, her spokesman Steffen Seibert said. 5) Coronavirus | China to redirect all arriving international flights from Beijing to 12 other cities from today Country reported its first domestically transmitted COVID-19 case after a gap of three days. 6) Coronavirus | Greece to impose nationwide lockdown The restrictions will come into force from 6 am local time (9.30 am IST) on Monday, and will require citizens to carry proof of identity to leave their homes. 7) Coronavirus | About 340 people held in Sri Lanka for defying nationwide curfew Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s office on Friday imposed a nationwide curfew from Friday until Monday to combat the fast-spreading coronavirus pandemic. The curfew which was to be lifted on today has been extended. 8) Coronavirus | Mahindra & Mahindra to suspend manufacturing operations at Chakan (Pune) and Kandivali (Mumbai) from Monday Maruti Suzuki India and Honda Cars on Sunday announced suspension of manufacturing activities across plants in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak in the country. M&M has already suspended manufacturing operations at its Nagpur plant with immediate effect. Hyundai, Titan, TVS Motors and Royal Enfield to shut Tamil Nadu operations from Monday 9) Coronavirus | NSE, BSE to operate as usual on Monday BSE Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Ashishkumar Chauhan said that all segments at the exchange will operate as usual today. Morning Filter will return tomorrow. Follow up on the day's biggest stories and get concise analysis with The Hindu's Evening Wrap newsletter, delivered to your inbox every evening. |
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