| 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. SC to hear former Punjab DGP Sumedh Singh Saini's plea tomorrow in 1991 Multani case  The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear the plea of former Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Sumedh Singh Saini seeking anticipatory bail in a case related to the alleged abduction and murder of a Junior Engineer Balwant Singh Multani in the year 1991.
2. Delhi environment minister calls crucial meeting ahead of stubble burning season Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai will hold a crucial meeting with senior officials on Tuesday to discuss ways to deal with extreme levels of pollution in the city in winters, officials said.
3. Padma awards nominations open till Tuesday The Union Home Ministry on Monday said the process of online nominations for the 2021 Padma awards, recognising distinguished and exceptional achievements and service in various disciplines, will be available till Tuesday.
4. PM Modi to inaugurate, launch seven urban infra projects in Bihar  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Tuesday inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of seven urban infrastructure projects worth Rs 541 crore in the poll-bound Bihar via video conference. The Prime Minister's Office said on Monday that out of these projects, four are related to water supply, two to sewage treatment and one to riverfront development.
5. Israel, Gulf states accord charts new era for Middle East A new era for the Middle East will be charted Tuesday when the UAE and Bahrain sign agreements to recognise Israel, in a move that shatters the Arab world's consensus on the Palestinian cause.
6. Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee to hold all-party meet tomorrow to discuss COVID-19 management Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) will be organising a round table meeting with all political parties, people organisations and representatives from the medical fraternity on Tuesday to discuss measures to curb the spread of COVID-19.
7. Saudi to ease international flight restrictions Tuesday Saudi Arabia will partially lift its suspension on international flights from Tuesday, the interior ministry said, six months after travel curbs were imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The kingdom will end all restrictions on air, land and sea transport for Saudi citizens “after January 1” next year, the ministry added on Sunday, adding that an exact date will be announced in December.
8. Interstate bus services stand-off: AP, T'gana officials to meet on Tuesday Heads of the State Road Transport Corporations of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana will meet in Hyderabad on Tuesday to thrash out contentious issues that have been hindering the resumption of interstate bus services despite the lifting of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions.
9. Harikrishna to face likes of Carlsen in St Louis rapid & blitz online tourney beginning Tuesday  Indian Grandmaster P Harikrishna will compete against the likes of world champion Magnus Carlsen and Hikrau Nakamura in an elite field in the St. Louis Rapid and Blitz online chess tournament beginning on Tuesday.
10. Coronavirus | Latest numbers and developments The number of positive coronavirus cases reported from India now stands at 49,27,020 at the time of publishing this newsletter. The toll from the disease stands at 80,829.
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