| 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. Schools to re-open partially in some states Schools outside containment zones will reopen with strict COVID-19 norms from today. Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Sikkim will be reopening their schools partially in areas outside containment zones.
2. Punjab assembly likely to pass legislation against farm laws  Ahead of a two-day special Assembly session to counter the Centre’s farm laws, Punjab Cabinet on Sunday authorised Chief Minister Amarinder Singh to take any legislative or legal decision he may deem fit to protect farmers’ interests. The government will also table a bill to improve the State’s investment climate and generate employment.
3. India, Sri Lanka Navies to begin three-day drill from Monday The eighth edition of the annual SLINEX exercise will feature a series of complex drills including surface and anti-air weapon firings and cross deck flying operations with an aim to further fine-tune the “high degree” of inter-operability between the two navies, they said.
4. Home Secretary to chair meeting with Chief Secretaries of Mizoram, Assam on Monday Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla to chair meeting with Chief Secretaries of Mizoram and Assam on Monday, following violent clash at inter-State border: Mizoram Home Minister.
5. J.P. Nadda to visit West Bengal on Monday  BJP president J P Nadda will be on a day-long visit to Siliguri in West Bengal on Monday to attend several events.
6. Supreme Court to hear Nanded gurudwara plea to hold Dusshera procession Conscious decision not to allow religious events amid COVID-19, Maharashta to Supreme Court on plea by gurudwara.
7. Industry leaders to participate in UAE-India Healthcare Conference The importance of countries cooperating in the medical sector and how affordable, worldclass services could be made available to the common man would be among the topics in focus during the virtual ‘UAE-India Healthcare Conference 2020’ on Monday.
8. Mohammedan look to finish I-League qualifying campaign unbeaten Having secured promotion to the I-League after a seven-year gap, Mohammedan SC will look to end their qualifying campaign unbeaten as they brace up to face FC Bengaluru United in Bengaluru on Monday.
9. All 12 wrestlers at national camp test negative, training to begin from Monday: Coach Malik All 12 women wrestlers who had assembled at SAI centre in Lucknow, including Olympic qualifier Vinesh Phogat, have tested negative for coronavirus, clearing the decks for the resumption of training from Monday.
10. Asian Online Team Chess: India finishes 6th in preliminary round, qualifies for quarterfinals The women will play their matches in the seventh to ninth rounds on Monday with the top-seeded Indians in joint top spot with Philippines and Iran.
11. IPL 2020 | Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals at Abu Dhabi  Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals lock horns in the Indian Premier League today with the knowledge that any more slip-up could dash their slim play-off hopes.
12. Coronavirus | Latest numbers and updates The number of positive coronavirus cases reported from India now stands at 75,48,785 at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 1,14,676.
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