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. India begins massive push for neighbourhood vaccine, lakhs to be shipped out on Wednesday India will begin to ship out lakhs of doses of the novel coronavirus vaccine to neighbouring countries beginning Wednesday, with the first batches expected to reach Bhutan and the Maldives among several countries by special planes as a grant or gift.
2. Joe Biden-Kamala Harris inauguration on January 20 Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th President of the United States on Wednesday and will enter the White House with the top challenge to lift the country from the devastation of a raging pandemic that has killed more than 398,000 Americans and thrown millions into economic distress.
3. Biden to propose 8-year citizenship path for immigrants US President-elect Joe Biden plans to unveil a sweeping immigration bill on Day One of his administration, hoping to provide an eight-year path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million people living in the country without legal status, a massive reversal from the Trump administration's harsh immigration policies.
4. Farmers' protest: 10th round of talks on Wednesday The tenth round of talks between the government and representatives of protesting farmers on controversial new farm laws was on Monday pushed back by a day to January 20, with the Centre saying both sides want to resolve the stalemate at the earliest but it was getting delayed due to involvement of people of other ideologies.
5. SC to consider on Wednesday plea against physical hearing in Delhi HC and trial courts The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that it would hear tomorrow, a plea of lawyers challenging a recent circular issued by Delhi High Court allowing physical hearing in some of its courts and on alternate days of the week in trial courts "in view of the decline in the intensity of spread of COVID-19 pandemic in the national capital".
6. IAF to deploy Rafale, Sukhoi, Mirage 2000 jets in exercise with French air force The Indian Air Force will deploy its Rafale, Sukhoi and Mirage 2000 combat jets besides other key assets in a five-day mega air exercise with French air and space force that begins near Jodhpur on Wednesday.
7. Congress in Karnataka to lay siege to Raj Bhavan tomorrow The Karnataka unit of Congress will lay siege to Raj Bhavan on Wednesday against the three contentious farm laws, Congress state chief D K Shivakumar said on Tuesday.
8. Arati Kadav's short film '55 km/sec' to release on Disney+ Hotstar on Jan 20 Filmmaker Arati Kadav's sci-fi short film "55 km/sec" will be debuting on streamer Disney+ Hotstar on Wednesday. Featuring Richa Chadha, the film is based on "Cargo" director's script.
9. Strict COVID-19 protocol welcomes students of class 10,12 in TN - follow up After a gap of 10 months, schools were reopened for classes 10 and 12 in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday with students undergoing body temperature and oxygen level checks before entering the premises.
10. Indian Super League | Bengaluru target revival in match against Kerala Former champions Bengaluru FC will be desperate to get back to winnings ways when they take on a struggling Kerala Blasters in the Indian Super League here on Wednesday. During a normal season, this fixture would have been one of the most heated clashes in the league due to the passionate rivalry between the two sets of fans.
11. I-League | Gokulam Kerala face Aizawl FC, hoping to build on winning momentum A win in their previous match boosting their confidence, Gokulam Kerala FC would look to build momentum when they face Aizawl FC in an I-League match on Wednesday.
12. Coronavirus | Latest numbers and developments The number of positive coronavirus cases reported from India now stands at 1,05,95,969 at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 1,52,786. 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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