| 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 15,84,832 at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 35,014
2) Rajasthan political crisis | Governor summons session from August 14
Rajasthan High Court begins hearing plea against merger of BSP Legislature Party with Congress.  Rajasthan Speaker C.P. Joshi greets Governor Kalraj Mishra during a meeting at the Raj Bhawan in Jaipur on July 29, 2020. Photo: Twitter/@RajBhavanJaipur
3) Modi and his Mauritius counterpart to jointly inaugurate new Supreme Court building of Mauritius
4) Sonia Gandhi to address Congrees Rajya Sabha MPs via video conferencing
5) U.S. expected to report a record-breaking economic plunge
On Thursday, the government will issue its first of three estimates of economic activity, as measured by the gross domestic product, for the April-June quarter.
6) Himachal Pradesh Cabinet expansion on Thursday
The oath-taking ceremony of new Ministers will be held at Raj Bhavan on July 30 at 11.15 a.m.
7) Tripura extends total lockdown till August 4; restrictions on Eid festivities
A three-day total lockdown came into effect in the northeastern State on July 27 and was supposed to end at 5 a.m. on July 30.
8) Shops to remain open for five days in Indore for festivals
The district administration inIndore, worst hit by the Covid-19 outbreak in Madhya Pradesh, has decided to allow opening of all shops for five days from Thursday for upcoming festive season.
9) Supreme Court says shocked at IIT-Bombay backing out of smog tower project
The Bench expressed displeasure as over IIT Bombay backing out from the project after six months as the top court had passed the order in this regard in January this year. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta urged the court to give him time till tomorrow. The Bench accepted the SG's request and posted the matter for hearing on Thursday.  A view of the Supreme Court of India in New Delhi. File
10) COVID-19 in Raj Bhavan: Tamil Nadu Governor isolates himself for a week
Three more Raj Bhavan staff have been shifted to hospital by the Health Department and undergoing treatment, a release said.
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