| 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. Modi to hold virtual summit with Danish counterpart Frederiksen Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen will hold a virtual summit on Monday that will provide a broad political direction to strengthen the collaborative bilateral partnership, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Sunday. 2. Army gears up for winter in eastern Ladakh; biggest operation in decades to stock supplies A significant number of T-90 and T-72 tanks, artillery guns and infantry combat vehicles were flown into various sensitive areas including Chushul and Demchock sectors as part of the logistics operation, sources said 3. Amarinder Singh to sit on dharna against farm Bills The Punjab Chief Minister is scheduled to sit on a dharna against the legislations at Khatkar Kalan on Monday after paying tributes to Shaheed Bhagat Singh at his Samadhi Sthal. 
4. Karnataka bandh by farmers on Monday against State Bills The dawn-to-dusk bandh call has been supported by several pro-Kannada and other outfits besides the opposition Congress and the JD(S), who had opposed the amendment bills in the Assembly. 5. Health Minister to launch vaccine portal Dr. Harsh Vardhan will release ICMR history timeline and launch vaccine portal for COVID-19 at 11 a.m. 6. AIADMK executive meeting amid new round of power struggles All eyes are on the meeting of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam’s executive, scheduled for Monday, to see how the party is going to resolve the current round of power struggle between the camps led by Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami and Deputy Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam. 
7. Maharashtra building collapse: Bhiwandi officials to meet The meeting will discuss issues like civic and police manpower as well as machinery needed to evacuate and raze such structures, Bhiwandi Nizampur Municipal Corporation PRO Milind Palsule said on Sunday. 8. Abdullah Abdullah arrives in Pakistan to discuss Afghan peace process Dr Abdullah Abdullah, the Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation of Afghanistan, will arrive in Pakistan on Monday on a three-day visit to discuss the Afghan peace process as well as bilateral ties, the Foreign Office said on Sunday.
9. IPL 2020 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians Royal Challengers Bangalore would be looking to address their pace-bowling concerns when they face defending champions Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League in Dubai on Monday. 
10. Coronavirus | Latest numbers and developments The number of positive coronavirus cases reported from India now stands at 60,73,678 at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 95,605. 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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