| 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 world's biggest vaccination drive against COVID-19 A total of 3,006 session sites across all States and Union Territories will be virtually connected during the launch at 10.30 a.m. by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and around 100 beneficiaries will be vaccinated at each session site. 2. IFFI 2021 set to begin in 'hybrid mode' amid pandemic The 51st edition of International Film Festival of India will have its opening ceremony on Saturday, in the presence of Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar and Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant. 3. Amit Shah to lay foundation of RAF camp in Karnataka The Home Minister is expected to be accompanied by Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa. 4. AAP MLA Somnath Bharti gets bail in one case, hearing on another A case was lodged in Uttar Pradesh’s Rae Bareli against Somnath Bharti on the charge of threatening to kill U.P. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. 
5. CBI to produce wife of Rose Valley group promoter in court The CBI will produce Ms. Kundu in court on Saturday and seek transit remand to Bhubaneshwar, where the case is registered. The Rose Valley group of companies is alleged to have illegally raised thousands of crores from the depositors and laundering it. 6. TMC MP Satabadi Roy to visit New Delhi, likely to meet Amit Shah Speculation is rife over the political future of a number of Trinamool Congress leaders, including MP Satabadi Roy who over the past few days has made her differences with the party public. 7. France extends virus curfew nationwide All of France will be under a stricter curfew starting Saturday at 6 p.m. for at least 15 days to fight spread of the coronavirus. 8. Players arrive for Australian Open; straight into quarantine Two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka was among the earliest arrivals into Melbourne on one of the 15 charter flights bringing players and officials into the city for the first Grand Slam tennis tournament of the year. 
9. ISL: Confident Mumbai look to continue momentum against determined Hyderabad Enjoying their best campaign so far in the Indian Super League, table-toppers Mumbai City FC will hope to keep the juggernaut rolling when they take on a determined Hyderabad FC at the GMC Stadium in Bambolim on Saturday. 10. Coronavirus | Latest numbers and developments The number of positive coronavirus cases reported from India now stands at 1,05,43,516 at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 1,52,163.
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