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. Govt-farmers talks to take place as scheduled on Friday The government's ninth round of negotiations with protesting farmer unions will take place as scheduled on Friday and the Centre is hopeful of positive discussions, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said on Thursday.
2. Supreme Court-appointed panel on farm laws likely to have a virtual meeting on Friday First physical meeting of the panel likely on January 19.
3. Third phase of govt's flagship skilling scheme PMKVY 3.0 to be launched on Friday Mahendra Nath Pandey. File Photo. The third phase of the government's flagship skilling scheme Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY 3.0) will be launched on Friday in 600 districts across all States. Union Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Mahendra Nath Pandey will launch the scheme.
4. Rajasthan Congress to gherao Raj Bhavan on Friday The Rajasthan Congress will lay siege to the Raj Bhavan here on Friday in support of the farmers' agitation. 5. JNU allows entry of fourth-year PhD, MSc, MCA students in campus The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) will allow entry of fourth-year PhD and MSc and MCA students in its fifth and sixth phase of reopening, from Friday and February 1, officials said. 6. U.P. court to hear AAP leader Somnath Bharti's bail plea on Friday The bail plea of the senior Aam Aadmi Party leader could not be heard on Thursday due to a strike by lawyers. The hearing in a special MP-MLA court here will now take place on Friday. 7. 2G scam: CBI commences fresh arguments in HC in appeal against acquittals A. Raja. File photo CBI commenced arguments afresh in the Delhi High Court on Thursday in its appeal against the acquittal of former telecom minister A Raja and others in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case. The hearing will continue on Friday 8. Nepal FM to hold talks with Jaishankar on Friday Nepal's Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali arrived on Thursday on a three-day visit during which he will co-chair the India-Nepal Joint Commission meeting with his Indian counterpart S. Jaishankar. 9. Chennai City seek to build winning momentum against Real Kashmir FC Former champions Chennai City FC would look to build on their winning start when they take on Real Kashmir FC in their second I-League match in Kolkata on Friday. 10. Injury-hit India 'A' face Australia in 'Test' of new decade After denting the ego of mighty Australians with their bruised and battered bodies in a Sydney epic, Ajinkya Rahane's wounded India will take no prisoners in a 'winners take all' fourth Test, starting on Friday on the liveliest of tracks in the series. 11. Coronavirus | Latest numbers and developments The number of positive coronavirus cases reported from India now stands at 1,05,28,345 at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 1,51,987.
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