| 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. Protesting farmers agree to govt proposal for talks on Dec 30 Protesting farmer unions Monday agreed "in-principle" to a government proposal of holding the next round of talks on the new agricultural laws on December 30, but said the Centre should have spelt out the agenda of the meeting in its invite. 2. Weather postpones World Cup ski race in Italy until Tuesday A men's World Cup super-G was called off an hour before its planned start Monday and rescheduled for Tuesday because of bad weather in the Italian Alps. 3. PM Modi to inaugurate 'New Bhaupur-New Khurja' section of Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor on Tuesday Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the ''New Bhaupur-New Khurja'' section of the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor on December 29 via video conferencing. The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said he will also inaugurate the EDFC's operation control centre at Prayagraj during the event. 4. Winter chill likely to revisit M.P. from Tuesday: IMD Madhya Pradesh, especially its western region, is likely to experience cold wave conditions for the second time this month from December 29, an India Meteorological Department (IMD) official said. Large parts of the state had witnessed biting cold conditions last week. 5. Several states in grip of cold wave; North to witness chilly new year eve  Heavy fog engulfed the capital on a cold Delhi morning North India is bracing for a chilly New Year eve as the night temperatures in the region are expected to fall by up to five notches over the next three days, the IMD said on Monday, when a cold wave swept across several states. 6. Indian Super League | High flying ATK Mohun Bagan aim for top spot against Chennaiyin FC High on confidence after their wins over bigwigs FC Goa and Bengaluru FC, ATK Mohun Bagan will look to make a hattrick of wins when they face Chennaiyin FC in the Indian Super League here on Tuesday. ATK had won against the same side in the ISL summit clash to clinch a record third title before merging with Indian heavyweights Mohun Bagan. 7. Sri Lanka tour of South Africa - South Africa vs Sri Lanka - Day 4Faf du Plessis fell for 199 to miss out on a first career test double-century but that was the only disappointment for South Africa as it took complete control of the first test Monday against a Sri Lanka team battered by injuries. . 8. Coronavirus | Latest numbers and developments The number of positive coronavirus cases reported from India now stands at 1,02,21,175 at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 1,48,206. 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. Click here to get it in your inbox. | 
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