The Morning Filter: Rafale Jets arrive today

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 cases reported from India now stands at 15,32,111 at the time of publishing this newsletter. The toll from the disease stands at 34,341.

2) Rajasthan political crisis | Cabinet seeks Assembly session on July 31

Revised proposal to Governor silent on confidence vote.

The hotel in Jaipur where the Rajasthan Congress legislators are staying.

3) Spotlight on 4 Big Tech CEOs testifying in competition probe

The House Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust is capping its yearlong investigation of Big Tech's market dominance with Wednesday's teleconferenced hearing spotlighting the four CEOs — Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, Google's Sundar Pichai and Tim Cook of Apple.

4) ED summons Rajasthan CM's elder brother for questioning in PMLA case

Agrasain Gehlot has been asked to depose before the investigating officer on Wednesday in Delhi under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

5) IAF Chief Bhadauria to receive 5 Rafale jets at Ambala airbase on Wednesday

The first batch of five jets took off from the Merignac airbase in French port city of Bordeaux on Monday, and will be arriving in Ambala on Wednesday afternoon after covering a distance of nearly 7,000 km.

6) BSP to approach Rajasthan HC against merger of its MLAs with Congress

The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) will approach the Rajasthan High Court challenging the merger of six of its MLAs in the state with the Congress party.

7) Union Cabinet meeting at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg on Wednesday at 10. 30 a.m.

8) Modi to join brain-storming session with heads of banks, NBFCs on Wednesday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet heads of large banks and NBFCs on Wednesday to take stock of the economy that has been hit hard by the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic.

9) India- China | Disengagement at most spots on LAC 'complete', says China

Beijing admits issues still remain at Pangong Lake; no change in situation, say Defence Ministry sources in New Delhi.

Constant vigil: Indian soldiers patrolling the foothills of a mountain range near Leh in Ladakh last month.

10) BJP president Nadda to hold discussions with BJP Chief Ministers via video-conferencing

11) Delhi might delink hotels from hospitals due to low occupancy of COVID beds

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is likely to chair a strategic meeting on Wednesday wherein a decision to delink the hotels may be taken, said a government source.

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