| 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. Trump rally in White House U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a Florida rally on Monday in an attempt to relaunch his stumbling re-election campaign against surging Democratic rival Joe Biden, who called the President’s behaviour “reckless.” 2. Fake TRP | Republic TV CEO, two COOs summoned by probe team Republic TV’s Chief Finance Officer Shiva Subramaniyam Sundaram and another official chose to not appear before the probe team saying that the news channel has approached the Supreme Court. 3. Low-pressure area in Bay of Bengal becomes well-marked The well-marked low pressure area is expected to concentrate into a depression, the first of the post-monsoon season, over the Central Bay. It is forecast to move west-northwestwards and cross the North Andhra Pradesh coast as a depression on Sunday morning. 4. Kyrgyzstan bans rallies, imposes curfew to end turmoil Authorities in Kyrgyzstan on Saturday banned rallies and imposed a curfew in the Central Asian nation’s capital, seeking to end a week of turmoil sparked by a disputed parliamentary election. 
5. FC Bengaluru United, Garhwal FC look to bounce back Having lost their respective opening games of the I-League Qualifiers 2020, FC Bengaluru United and Garhwal FC will look to get off the mark when they lock horns at the Kalyani Municipal Stadium in West Bengal on Sunday. 6. French Open men's final | Rafael Nadal vs Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal meet for the 56th time on Sunday in a Roland Garros final blockbuster with history on the line for both men. 7. IPL 2020 | Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals at Abu Dhabi Many small battles are expected to unfold when the season’s two most consistent teams — Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals — cross swords in a clash of equals in the Indian Premier League here on Sunday. 8. IPL 2020 | Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad at Dubai Bruised and battered after a string of defeats, Rajasthan Royals will hope the presence of Ben Stokes gets the adrenaline flowing as they seek a revival of fortunes against a charged-up Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League on Sunday. 
9. Asian Online Chess: Indian men placed 6th after three rounds The women’s event gets underway on Sunday with India given the top billing 10. Coronavirus | India's COVID-19 numbers have crossed 7-million mark The number of positive coronavirus cases reported from India now stands at 70,51,383 at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 1,08,407.
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