| 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 reported from India stands at 7,69,031 with the death toll at 21,144. Daily cases reported in India crossed the 25,000 mark for the first time on Wednesday.
2) Chinese pull back continues Mutual disengagement in Gogra (Patrolling Point 17A) is expected to be completed by Thursday.
3) Modi to deliver inaugural address at India Global Week 2020 today  Prime Minister Narendra Modi Themed 'Be The Revival: India and a Better New World', the event will have 5,000 global participants from 30 nations and it will be addressed by 250 global speakers in 75 sessions.
4) Modi to interact with NGOs of his Lok Sabha constituency today During the nationwide lockdown, the residents of Varanasi and members of social organisations, through their own efforts as well as by providing assistance to the district administration, ensured that food was timely available for everyone in need, a PMO statement said.
5) 114 Indians stranded in Pakistan to return through Wagah border As many as 114 Indian nationals who are currently stranded in Pakistan due to COVID-19 related travel restrictions will be repatriated to India through the Attari-Wagah border on July 9, as per a Pakistan government release.
6) Lockdown in containment zones in Bengal for 7 days from 5 p.m. today  A health worker collects swab sample for COVID-19 testing in Kolkata, West Bengal Mamata Banerjee has approved a list of at least 25 containment zones in Kolkata, 93 in North 24-Parganas and 56 in Howrah.
7) Week-long 'total lockdown' in Assam's Jorhat city from today Movement of all vehicles, opening of government and private offices, markets, shopping complexes and shops dealing in non-essential activities will not be allowed during the period.
8) Delhi court grants bail to 91 foreign Tablighi Jamaatis from 21 countries The accused will file their plea bargaining applications on Thursday, said advocate Ashima Mandla, appearing for some of the foreign nationals. Under plea bargaining, the accused plead guilty to the offence, praying for a lesser punishment.
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