| 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 positive coronavirus case reported from India now stands at 9,37,367 at the time of publishing this newsletter. The toll from the disease stands at 24,301.
2) Rajasthan political crisis | Sachin Pilot likely to spell out plans
The former Rajasthan Deputy CM will address a press meet at 10 am. Meanwhile, Vasundhara Raje will attend a crucial BJP strategy session as the party assesses its options in the State.
 Past tense: A file photo of Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Rahul Gandhi and Sachin Pilot.
3) India, China commanders hold marathon talks on further disengagement in eastern Ladakh
Peaceful resolution of India-China border row crucial for regional and global stability, says EU ahead of summit with India.
4) India, EU seal civil nuclear energy pact; to unveil roadmap for broadbasing ties in summit talks
The EU officials said an announcement on firming up of the civil nuclear cooperation agreement will be made during the summit on Wednesday.
5) PM Modi to deliver address on World Youth Skills Day
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Wednesday deliver an address to mark the World Youth Skills Day. The Skill India Mission was launched five years ago on this day, an official statement said on Tuesday.
6) CBSE to announce Class X results
7) Udupi to close borders from Wednesday, total lockdown in Dakshina Kannada district
Choosing not to impose a total lockdown on the lines of Dakshina Kannada, the Udupi district administration has decided to seal its borders for two weeks from Wednesday. Dharwad and Dakshina Kannada districts will come under lockdown for nine days and seven days respectively from Wednesday.
8) Odisha to launch plasma therapy in 3 COVID-19 hospitals from Wednesday
The Odisha government on Tuesday decided to start plasma therapy to treat critically ill patients in three dedicated COVID-19 hospitals in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, officials said.
 Convalescent plasma from a recovered coronavirus disease patient. File photo
9) IIT Delhi's low-cost COVID-19 test kit to be launched commercially on Wednesday
IIT Delhi, which became the first academic institute to develop a COVID-19 testing method, gave non-exclusive open licence to companies for commercialising the test, but with a price rider.
10) Gujarat Cabinet to discuss water aerodromes project: officials
A proposal to construct four water aerodromes in Gujarat is likely to be cleared after discussion in the State Cabinet meeting scheduled in Gandhinagar on Wednesday, officials said on Tuesday.
11) Babri Masjid demolition trial | Shiv Sena leader's statement to be recorded via video link
A special CBI court will record the statement of Shiv Sena leader Satish Pradhan in the Babri mosque demolition case through video conference on Wednesday. 
12) Tablighi Jamaat: Delhi court grants bail to 150 Indonesians
The accused, who were granted bail on Tuesday, will file their plea bargaining applications on Wednesday. Under plea bargaining, the accused plead guilty to the offence, praying for a lesser punishment.
13) BJP to hold protests in front of all police stations in West Bengal on Wednesday
BJP West Bengal unit president Dilip Ghosh said that protests will be held across the state in democratic manner against the "murder" of the party MLA Debendra Nath Roy.
14) Orange alert for Mumbai, coastal districts, yellow for others
"On Wednesday, in Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, Palghar, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected. In some districts of central Maharashtra and Marathwada, heavy rainfall is expected," an official said.
15) State Sports Ministers brief Kiren Rijiju on roadmap for post COVID-19 resumption
Representatives from Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Chattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Ladakh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttarakhand and West Bengal, participated in Tuesday's meeting. The other States/UTs will be in the conference on Wednesday.
16) Ambani to detail post-Covid business plan at AGM
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani is likely to announce plans of leveraging recent partnerships with global technology giants like Facebook as well as a vision to maximise oil to chemical conversion at his flagship Reliance Industries' annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday.  Mukesh Ambani. File
17) Yes Bank follow-on public offer opens on Wednesday
Private sector lender Yes Bank on Tuesday said it has raised around Rs. 4,100 crore from anchor investors.
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