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. Supreme Court verdict on right to indefinite protest in public places In a potentially landmark ruling, the top court will decide if there can be "an indefinite period of protests in a common area (that) creates inconvenience for others", or if there need to be limitations on the length and intensity of the protest. These are issues arising from petitions filed against the anti-CAA protests in Delhi's Shaheen Bagh earlier this year. 2. Nobel Chemistry prize to be announced today 3. Mike Pence, Kamala Harris all set for vice-presidential debate on Wednesday Vice President Mike Pence and his Democratic challenger Senator Kamala Harris are all set for a debate in the Sal Lake City of Utah on Wednesday. This will be for the first time in the American history that an Indian-origin person will be taking up the podium for a vice presidential debate.
4. Farmers to consider Punjab CM's appeal for easing 'rail roko' stir Farmers' bodies will discuss on Wednesday Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh's appeal for relaxing their ongoing 'rail roko' agitation to allow movements of goods trains in the larger interest of the state. Representatives of 31 farmers' organisations, which have been holding the state-wide protests against the new farm laws, will hold a meeting here. 5. RBI's newly-constituted MPC to meet for 3-days beginning Wednesday The newly-constituted Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank will begin its three-day deliberations on Wednesday amid expectations that the central bank this time around may refrain from changing the benchmark lending rates. 6. Indian Premier League 2020 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings in Sharjah Under-fire Kolkata Knight Riders captain Dinesh Karthik will have to figure out urgent fixes for his star-studded team’s faltering performances when it takes on a resurgent Chennai Super Kings in the IPL on Wednesday. KKR acquired England’s World Cup-winning skipper Eoin Morgan but the management reposed confidence in Karthik and asked him to lead the side.
7. French Open quarter finals 8. Brazil govt to announce on Wednesday how it will fund new welfare program Brazil's government will on Wednesday reveal how it plans to fund its new social welfare program 'Renda Cidada,' Senator Marcio Bittar said on Monday, adding that the proposal will respect the administration's key fiscal 'spending cap' rule. The new program, which replaces the current popular Bolsa Familia scheme at the start of next year, has caused huge political controversy and financial market volatility recently due to uncertainty over how it will be paid for. 9. Charging decision expected in fatal police shooting of teen A prosecutor is expected to announce a decision Wednesday on whether to charge a police officer in the fatal shooting of a Black teenager outside a suburban Milwaukee mall in February. The death of Alvin Cole, 17, was the third fatal shooting involving Wauwatosa Officer Joseph Mensah in the last five years. 10. Qatar emir to receive Turkey's Erdogan on Wednesday Qatar's emir will receive Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday, according to a statement issued by the Amiri Diwan on Tuesday. Qatar state news agency QNA also reported on Tuesday that both parties will be discussing prospects of strengthening strategic relations between the two countries. 11. Coronavirus | Latest numbers and developments
The number of positive coronavirus cases reported from India now stands at 67,54,280 at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 1,04,620. 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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