| 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 could be discharged on Monday, says his doctor He was given supplemental oxygen, Dr Sean Conley told reporters outside the Walter Reed Military Medical Centre on Sunday. 2. 2020 Nobel Medicine Prize to be announced on Monday The winner or winners of the first of the 2020 Nobel prizes is expected to be announced as the world battles the worst pandemic in a century. This will be will be followed by the physics prize on Tuesday and chemistry on Wednesday.
3. GST Council meeting on Monday Non-BJP states are expected to oppose Centre’s borrowing option in what is likely to be a stormy session. They will argue that the onus is on the centre to borrow in order to make up for the shortfall in revenue collection.
4. Hathras | DMK to take out candle light march on Monday The DMK Women’s Wing led by its chief Kanimozhi will take out a candle light march towards the Raj Bhavan in Chennai on Monday, the party said on Sunday. 5. Hathras | Rajasthan Congress to hold silent protest on Monday “The Congress party will hold a ‘maun satyagraha’ at district headquarters level from 10 a.m. to 12 noon on Monday in protest against the incident of Hathras, Uttar Pradesh,” PCC president Govind Singh Dotasra said on Sunday.
6. Bihar | Congress likely to finalise some candidates on Monday The Congress Screening Committee on Bihar met in New Delhi on Sunday and is learnt to have discussed the names of probable candidates.
7. Bihar | Mukesh Sahni-led VIP to contest all 243 seats in Bihar “I will be releasing a list of 71 candidates for the first phase of polls by 11 a.m. on Monday, if talks with other other parties do not yield fruitful results for formation of a strong alliance to provide a better alternative to people,” Sahni said.
8. Kejriwal to launch mega anti-air pollution campaign on Monday Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Sunday said the Chief Minister will chair a crucial meeting at 11 a.m. on Monday.
9. IPL 2020 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Capitals in Dubai 
10. Coronavirus | Latest numbers and developments The number of positive coronavirus cases reported from India now stands at 66,22,269 at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 1,02,751. Morning Filter will return tomorrow. Follow up on the day’s biggest stories and get concise analysis by The Hindu with the Evening Wrap newsletter. | 
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