| 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. Foreign Secretary three-nation tour on Thursday
Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla will embark on a week-long visit to France, Germany and the United Kingdom beginning Thursday to discuss a host of issues including Indian priorities of robust multilateralism and a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific.
2. Jagdeep Dhankhar to meet Amit Shah in New Delhi on Thursday
Amid incidences of political violence and killings in West Bengal, the State's Governor will meet the Union Home Minister in New Delhi on Thursday.
3. Court to hear on Thursday bail plea of 3 arrested on their way to Hathras  Journalist Siddique Kappan and three others are escorted to a court in Mathura on October 7, 2020.
A district court has deferred till Thursday the hearing on the bail plea of one of the four people booked on sedition and other charges after they were arrested while on their way to Hathras.
4. Polls to six civic bodies in Rajasthan
The prestige of both the major political parties, Congress and BJP, is at stake as six municipal corporations in three Rajasthan cities go to polls on Thursday.
5. Lahiri eyeing to make up for last year’s disappointment at Bermuda Champs
Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri will be among the early starters as he tries to make up for last year’s disappointment at the Bermuda Championships which begins here on Thursday.
6. National TT camp gets underway; Sharath Kamal, Anusha to join on Thursday  Sharath Kamal. File Photo: G. Ramakrishna With focus firmly on qualifying for next year’s Tokyo Olympics, the Indian table tennis players on Wednesday resumed their training after almost seven months at the national camp, which got underway at Sonepat with nine paddlers.
7. Bangladesh team gets ready to welcome Shakib as his ban ends on Thursday
Bangladesh’s cricket establishment is waiting eagerly to welcome Shakib Al Hasan with open arms as he completes his one-year anti-corruption rule violation ban on Thursday.
8. IPL 2020 | Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders at Dubai
9. Coronavirus | Latest numbers and developments  A COVID-19 awareness wall paintings at new Bus stand in Thoothukudi | File Photo
The number of positive coronavirus cases reported from India now stands at 80,37,322 at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 1,20,623.
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