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, Rahul to campaign in Bihar on Friday
Modi will address three rallies — at Dehri-on Sone (Rohtas district), Gaya and Bhagalpur. Rahul will address two rallies — at Hisua in Nawada and Kahalgaon in Bhagalpur district.
2. Joint committee of Parliament summons social media giants Facebook, Twitter
Representatives of Facebook India have been asked to appear on Friday before the Joint Committee on the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019, chaired by BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi, while Twitter officials are required to appear before the panel on October 28, as per the notice issued by the Lok Sabha Secretariat. 3. Eknath Khadse to join NCP on Friday Eknath Khadse. File
Social activist Anjali Damania on Thursday accused former Maharashtra minister Eknath Khadse of dragging her name to settle political scores with his opponents and warned him against doing so in future.
4. More rains likely in Odisha amid Durga Puja as low pressure intensifies
The low-pressure area is expected to move north-northeast wards and cross the coasts as a deep depression between Sagar islands and Khepupara over Sundarbans by Friday afternoon, the Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar said.
5. Met office predicts heavy rain in South Bengal on Friday
A Met office bulletin said on Thursday that the system is likely to cross an area between Sagar Island in the state and Khepupara in Bangladesh by October 23 afternoon and turn into a deep depression.
6. Umar Khalid tells court he’s in sort of solitary confinement Umar Khalid. File
Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat directed Tihar Jail Superintendent to be present before the court on Friday to hear the matter.
7. IPL 2020 | Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians at Sharjah
8. Coronavirus | Latest numbers and developments
The number of positive coronavirus cases reported from India now stands at 77,59,334 at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 1,17,354.
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