| 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. BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj put under 14-day quarantine BJP threatens agitation if not freed immediately. "Before the MP landed here, he was apprised of the COVID-19 guidelines. We had informed him about the norms in writing and through WhatsApp message on Friday night," Rahul Kumar Sinha, Giridih Deputy Commissioner, told The Hindu over phone. 2. Mann ki Baat | 68th episode on Sunday at 11 a.m. 3. Rains pound many M.P. districts; 6 dead, rivers in spate Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday night said bad weather and closure of roads has delayed the arrival of the Army and IAF choppers to launch rescue operations in flood-hit areas in three districts.  4. Yediyurappa to flag off first RORO train from Bengaluru to Solapur on Sunday The South Western Railway said Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa will flag off the RORO train from Nelamagala station on the city outskirts at 9.15 a.m. on Sunday. 5. Assam to reopen schools mid-Sept. as a test run Assam's Education Minister said that the State government has decided to reopen its schools and colleges "informally" as an experiment for 15 days in September after engaging the teachers and staff for an equal number of days in sanitising and reorganising the classrooms according to social distancing norms. 6. U.S. Open to begin on August 31 The U.S. Open will become the first Grand Slam of the COVID-19 era when it starts Monday in a spectator-free bubble at Flushing Meadows following a troubled build-up that saw several top stars withdraw over coronavirus fears.  7. Arsenal beat Liverpool on penalties to lift FA Community Shield Arsenal beat Liverpool 5-4 on penalties to lift the FA Community Shield, the curtain-raiser for the English domestic season, after the two sides played out a 1-1 draw on a chilly afternoon at Wembley. 8. Coronavirus | Latest numbers and developments The number of positive coronavirus cases reported from India now stands at 35,39,703 at the time of publishing this newsletter. The toll from the disease stands at 63,672. Morning Filter will return tomorrow. Follow up on the day's biggest stories and get concise analysis by The Hindu with the Evening Wrap newsletter. | 
Post a Comment