| 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. Farmer-govt talks Protesting farmer unions wrote to the Centre on the talks scheduled between the two sides on Wednesday, saying the discussion will only be on the modalities of repealing the three legislation and giving a legal guarantee on the MSP. 2. Karnataka Gram Panchayat polls: counting of votes Counting of votes for 5,728 Gram Panchayats in Karnataka that went for polls in two phases, will take place on Wednesday. Counting will begin at 8 a.m. 3. U.P. Civil Aviation Minister to inspect Noida airport site Uttar Pradesh''s Minister of Civil Aviation Nand Gopal Gupta will visit the site of the upcoming Noida International Airport and review its work on Wednesday, officials said. 4. Hong Kongers charged in China plead guilty, relatives told Relatives of the 10 Hong Kongers accused of fleeing the city by speedboat during a government crackdown on dissent say they have been informed that the group pleaded guilty and that the verdicts will be delivered by a court in mainland China on Wednesday. 5. Singapore starts COVID-19 vaccination for healthcare workers Singapore becomes the first Asian country to start vaccinating healthcare workers against COVID-19 with Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on Wednesday.  6. EU and China to sign investment deal amid unease over rights The provisional agreement of the European Union and China business investment deal is set to be announced Wednesday, an EU official with direct knowledge of the talks said. 7. ISL | Hyderabad FC aim to expose FC Goa's defensive struggles Languishing at the bottom half of the table after suffering back-to-back defeats, Hyderabad FC would look to exploit the defensive woes of FC Goa when the two sides clash in an Indian Super League match in Vasco on Wednesday. 8. Coronavirus | Latest numbers and developments The number of positive coronavirus cases reported from India now stands at 10,244,857 at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 1,48,491. 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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