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. Parliament’s Monsoon session likely to end on Wednesday
The Monsoon Session of Parliament is likely to conclude on Wednesday, eight days before it is scheduled to end, amid concerns of spread of coronavirus among lawmakers, sources said. Rajya Sabha is likely to adjourn sine die after taking up five bills on Wednesday, the sources said on Tuesday. The Lok Sabha, Speaker Om Birla said, will meet at 6 pm on Wednesday instead of the usual 3 pm.
2. Harivansh's 24-hour fast ends on Wednesday
Deputy Chiarperson Harivansh with protesting MPs. Photo Courtesy: Vice President Twitter Handle
Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairperson Harivansh invoked his humble origins in Bihar and socialist inspirations like JP and Karpoori Thakur on Tuesday, as he went on a fast citing opposition members’ “humiliating” conduct towards him, which the ruling NDA has made into a political issue in the poll-bound State.
3. PM to chair COVID-19 review meeting with CMs of seven high-burden States on Wednesday
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a high-level virtual meeting with chief ministers and health ministers of seven high-burden states on Wednesday to review the COVID-19 situation.
4. Facebook moves Supreme Court
Ajit Mohan, Managing Director of Facebook India.
Facebook India head Ajit Mohan has been summoned to appear before a Delhi Assembly Committee on Wednesday and has moved the Supreme Court to set aside the notice issued to him.
5. Delhi High Court stays AAP government order directing 33 big private hospitals to reserve 80% ICU beds for COVID-19 patients
Delhi government to challenge the High Court order on Wednesday.
6. Bombay High Court allows Kangana Ranaut to include Sanjay Raut in plea against BMC
The High Court is likely to further hear the matter on Wednesday.
7. Rhea Chakraborty, brother file bail plea in High Court
Rhea Chakraborty and brother Showik | PTI
Their lawyer Satish Maneshinde said the plea will come up for hearing on Wednesday before a bench presided over by Justice Sarang Kotwal.
8. Europe adopts tougher virus restrictions as infections surge
As the U.S. crossed 200,000 coronavirus deaths, the crisis deteriorated across Europe, with Britain working to draw up new restrictions, Spain clamping down again in Madrid and the Czech Republic replacing its Health Minister with an epidemiologist because of a surge of infections.
9. Ruth Bader Ginsburg casket will be on public view on Wednesday and Thursday
On Friday, Ginsburg will lie in state in the Capitol’s Statuary Hall in a ceremony open only to invited guests, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said.
10. IPL 2020 | Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders Hardik Pandya and Andre Russell.
11. Coronavirus | Latest numbers and developments
The number of positive coronavirus cases reported from India now stands at 56,43,460 at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 90,075.
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