| 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 31,05,136 at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 57,710. 2. Congress Working Committee meeting on Monday Ahead of the crucial Congress Working Committee meeting on Monday, the party was deeply divided on the leadership issue with a section demanding a "full-time" chief and another backing Gandhis at the helm, amid indications that interim president Sonia Gandhi might offer to quit. 3. Supreme Court deadline for Prashant Bhushan apology expires on Monday The Supreme Court has granted time till August 24 to Prashant Bhushan to reconsider his "defiant statement" and tender "unconditional apology". 4. One-day session of Kerala Assembly likely to be stormy  Adhering to strict COVID-19 protocols, the Kerala Assembly, which will convene for a day on Monday, is expected to be stormy as the Opposition Congress-led UDF will move a no confidence motion against the LDF government, alleging a slew of graft charges. 5. Delhi launches campaign for registration of construction workers from Monday Around 70,000 construction workers have applied online for registration since the COVID-19 pandemic in March and the verification process is on, Delhi's Labour and Employment Minister Gopal Rai said. 6. New low-pressure area forming over Bay of Bengal, rainfall expected in many parts of Odisha till Friday With a fresh low pressure area brewing over the Bay of Bengal, heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to lash many parts of Odisha for at least four days, the Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar said. 7. Heavy rain likely in several south Bengal districts from Monday The weatherman said an active monsoon in Gangetic West Bengal, coupled with the low pressure is likely to cause widespread rain in the region. 8. Republican National Convention begins on Monday  The four-day RNC will formally nominate 77-year-old Mr. Trump as the party's presidential candidate. Protesters take to streets of Charlotte, North Carolina, to demonstrate as GOP officials gathered in the city for the Convention. 9. Israeli lawmakers negotiate ahead of looming budget deadline By law, if the government does not pass a national budget by 90 days after its formed, the Knesset automatically dissolves. That deadline expires on Monday night. 10. Senior White House counsellor Kellyanne Conway to step down Senior White House counsellor Kellyanne Conway has announced that she is stepping down from her position at the end of the month to focus on her family. 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. Click here to get it in your inbox. | 
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