| 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. NEET on Sunday amid strict COVID-19 precautions
Over 15 lakh candidates are expected to appear in medical entrance exam NEET on Sunday which will be conducted amid strict precautions in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to officials of the National Testing Agency (NTA). 2. Business advisory committee meeting of Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha scheduled Business advisory committee meeting of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha is scheduled to be held on Sunday. Sources said Opposition MPs give notices seeking discussion on India-China standoff. 3. PM to dedicate to nation 3 petroleum projects in Bihar  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate an LPG pipeline project and bottling plants in Bihar on Sunday as the government pushes its development agenda in the poll-bound State. 4. Kangana Ranaut to meet Maharashtra Governor B.S. Koshyari today Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut will meet Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Sunday amid friction between the actor and the Shiv Sena. The actor will apprise the Governor of the situation before she leaves Mumbai on September 14. 5. Afghan govt, Taliban to discuss ceasefire on Sunday Peace talks between the Taliban and Afghan government get down to business Sunday, with the search for a lasting ceasefire one of many key challenges up for discussion. 6. Alexander Zverev-Dominic Thiem U.S. Open finals today  When Dominic Thiem and Alexander Zverev meet in the U.S. Open final, one will emerge as a first-time Grand Slam champion, something men's tennis hasn't seen in six years. This is Thiem's fourth major title match and Zverev's debut in a Slam final. It had been 16 years since Grand Slam semifinals were held without at least one of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic, who had combined to win the past 13 major trophies and 56 of the last 67. 7. Neymar back in PSG squad for Marseille game after Covid-19 quarantine Brazilian star Neymar is back in the Paris Saint-Germain squad for Sunday's Ligue 1 match against arch-rivals Marseille after serving a Covid-19 quarantine, PSG coach Thomas Tuchel has confirmed. Neymar tested positive for coronavirus on September 2, having contracted the virus holidaying in Ibiza following the 1-0 loss to Bayern Munich in the Champions League final. 8. Coronavirus | Latest numbers and developments The number of positive coronavirus cases reported from India now stands at 47,51,799 at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 78,634.
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