| 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. Aero India takes off amidst COVID-19, buzz around 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' The country's premier aerospace and defence exhibition, Aero India 2021 takes off here on Wednesday amidst the COVID-19 pandemic with buzz around "AatmaNirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan" and "Make in India" push. 2. ₹48,000-crore Tejas aircraft deal to be signed today The government will formally seal the ₹48,000 crore deal to procure 83 Tejas light combat aircraft from state-run aerospace behemoth Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd which will be the biggest ever indigenous defence procurement programme, officials said. 3. IAF to host conclave of Air Force chiefs to discuss current issues The conclave will be inaugurated by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at Yelahanka Air Force Station in Bengaluru on February 3. 
4. SC to hear pleas related to tractor rally violence on Republic Day The Supreme Court on February 3 will hear a batch of pleas pertaining to tractor rally violence in the national capital on the Republic Day, including the one which has sought setting up of a commission headed by a retired apex court judge to inquire into the incident. 5. COVID-19 vaccination second phase to be rolled out in Haryana The second phase of COVID-19 vaccine will be rolled out in Haryana on Wednesday and frontline workers will get the jab during the drive. 6. Haryana extends mobile Internet curbs in seven districts till today evening The Haryana government on Tuesday further extended the suspension of mobile Internet services till 5 p.m. on February 3 in seven districts of the state amid a protest by farmers against the Centre’s three farm laws. 7. Tikait to attend farmers' mahapanchayat in Haryana's Jind BKU leader Rakesh Tikait will attend a farmers’ “mahapanchayat” in Haryana’s Jind district on Wednesday to gather support for the agitation against the Centre's new farm laws. 
8. BJP chief Nadda in poll-bound Kerala for two days BJP president J.P. Nadda will be on a two-day visit to the poll-bound state of Kerala from Wednesday where he will attend a number of programmes and address a rally in Thrissur on Thursday. 9. ISL | Kerala Blasters have task cut out against Mumbai City Kerala Blasters will have to play out of their skins to get their stuttering campaign back on track when they face leaders Mumbai City FC in the Indian Super League. 10. Coronavirus | Latest numbers and developments The number of positive coronavirus cases reported from India now stands at 1,07,77,694 at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 1,57,247.
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