| Welcome to The Morning Filter, your guide to the busy news day ahead. We hope you are staying safe. Here are the latest updates and the big news stories to follow today:
1) Coronavirus | Latest numbers and developments
The number of coronavirus cases in India stands at 2,98,249 with the death toll at 8,502. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has said that the urban slum population most vulnerable to COVID-19 spread in India.
 Healthcare workers conducting a medical camp at Parshuram Yallappa Chawl in Dharavi on Wednesday.
2) Rahul Gandhi to hold dialogue with former U.S. diplomat Nicholas Burns
The conversation will be released on all social media platforms of the Congress at 10 a.m. on Friday.
3) Why can't Chennai alone be under lockdown, Madras High Court asks Tamil Nadu government
Responding to the court's query, the pleader sought time till Friday for getting instructions from the government, if any.
 Aerial view of Madras High Court at Chennai. Photo: File
4) Odisha relaxes night curfew ahead of Raja festival
On Thursday, the State government, in a partial modification of its June 1 order, announced that the night curfew on June 12 will be enforced from 10 p.m., instead of 7 p.m., in order to enable people to do their pre-festival shopping.
5) Shimla residents can eat at restaurants from Friday; hotels to remain shut
The Shimla DM has allowed restaurants, dhabas and other eateries to operate at 60% seating capacity and in accordance with the SOP issued by the State Department of Tourism.
6) Jharkhand to send 1500 labourers in special train for border road construction
About 1,500 labourers from Jharkhand will leave Dumka by a special train on Friday to join road construction work in border areas under the aegis of the Border Road Organisation (BRO), an official statement said.
7) GST Council may discuss ways to garner funds for States' compensation amid falling revenues
The GST Council will on Friday discuss the impact of COVID-19 on tax revenues and may decide on the framework for compensation payout to states, according to sources.
8) Blood trail leads German police to suspected neo-Nazi bomber
Police in Germany say they have tracked down a suspect in an explosives attack on an anti-fascist activist by following a trail of blood that led to his apartment. Left-wing groups are planning a protest on Friday following the attack.
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