| 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 25,89,614 at the time of publishing this newsletter. The toll from the disease stands at 50,096. 2. Dhoni retires from international cricket The mercurial Suresh Raina too has decided to bid adieu to international cricket along with his friend and mentor, M.S. Dhoni. 3. Coronavirus | India death toll crosses 50,000 The nation has not yet reached any peak or plateau in terms of coronavirus cases which means the situation will probably get worse, cautioned CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology director Rakesh Mishra. 4. Vajpayee's second death anniversary President Kovind to unveil portrait of Vajpayee at Indian Council for Cultural Relations Head Quarters Azad Bhavan. 5. Vaishno Devi Yatra to resume from Sunday Only 2,000 pilgrims allowed per day. 6. Several island villages inundated in East and West Godavari districts : SDRF deployed Authorities raised the first warning signal as 11.21 lakh cusecs of floodwater reached the Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage at Dowaleswaram near Rajamahendravaram. The second warning is also expected by Sunday morning as the flood level may cross 13 lakh cusecs. 
7. Heavy rainfall disrupts normal life in several parts of Odisha Heavy to very heavy rainfall coupled with strong surface wind is likely to persist in many parts of the state till August 17 under the influence of the low pressure area, which has become well marked, the Met office said. 8. U.P. MLA, arrested in M.P., to be produced before a court in Bhadohi on Sunday Vijay Mishra, a Nishad Party MLA, currently has 73 cases registered against him and has been booked under the Goonda Act and the stringent National Security Act in the past. 9. Coronavirus | South Africa lifts lockdown restrictions after COVID-19 infections fall South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Saturday that all indications were that South Africa had reached the peak of COVID-19 infections, as he announced a sweeping removal of lockdown restrictions on the economy.
10. England-Pakistan 2nd Test heads for draw More bad weather is forecast Sunday. With only two days left, the match is heading for a likely draw. 11. Lyon stuns Man City 3-1 to reach Champions League semifinals Lyon stunned Manchester City to reach the Champions League semifinals for the first time in a decade, with Moussa Dembşlş scoring twice for the French outsiders Saturday to seal a 3-1 win that sets up a meeting with Bayern Munich. 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. |
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