| 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. Akali Dal quits NDA
SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal announced the decision, which, he said was unanimously taken at the party’s core committee meeting in Chandigarh.
2. Punjab farmers continue ‘rail roko’ agitation
 Farmers blocking rail tracks in Patiala on Saturday.
Farmers in Punjab continued their rail roko agitation at several places on Saturday as the Congress in Haryana announced over a month-long agitation against the Centre’s farm-related Bills from September 28.
3. Paddy procurement to commence in Haryana from Sunday
The procurement of ‘PR-126’ variety of paddy will start from September 27 in Haryana, a senior official said.
4. Amit Shah to inaugurate ‘Destination North East-2020’ event on Sunday The ''Destination North East-2020'' is a calendar event of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region conceptualised with the objective of taking the northeastern region to other parts of the country and bringing them closer together in order to strengthen national integration, an official statement said.
5. Trump nominates Judge Barrett to U.S. Supreme Court  President Trump arriving to hold an event to announce Judge Amy Coney Barrett as his nominee.
US President Donald Trump nominated conservative judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court at the Rose Garden of the White House on Saturday.
6. 92 areas of England on COVID-19 watchlist; London Mayor wants stringent curbs
London Mayor Sadiq Khan said he has spoken to Prime Minister Boris Johnson and urged him to impose a ban on the U.K. capital’s estimated 9 million residents mixing between households as he criticised the government over a lack of adequate coronavirus testing facilities.
7. IPL 2020 | Buttler back in Rajasthan Royals line-up for Kings XI Punjab showdown
 Rajasthan Royals’s Jos Buttler | File
Jos Buttler, who missed the first match due to quarantine rules as he reached the UAE separately with his family, is expected to open the batting for Rajasthan Royals on Sunday. The presence of Jos Buttler puts Rajasthan Royals on even keel with Kings XI Punjab in an IPL game which promises to be yet another six-hitting contest.
8. Coronavirus | Latest numbers and developments
The number of positive coronavirus cases reported from India now stands at 5,990,495 at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 94,563.
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