| 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. Farmers' chakka jam: Delhi Police tightens security at border points, monitors social media Delhi Police Commissioner S.N. Shrivastava also held a meeting with senior officers of the force and reviewed the security arrangements on Friday. 2. Mobile internet curbs to stay in Haryana's Sonipat and Jhajjar districts Mobile internet services will remain suspended in Haryana’s Sonipat and Jhajjar districts till Saturday evening, an official statement said. 3. Nadda set to launch BJP's 'Rath Yatra' in Bengal The BJP president is set to launch the party's 'Rath Yatra' in West Bengal on Saturday to mobilise public support ahead of the Assembly elections but confusion prevails over grant of permission for the march during which party leaders intend to crisscross the State. 4. India vs England, Chepauk Test, Day 2 Virat Kohli helping Joe Root deal with cramps became one of the memorable moments of the opening day but that act of "good sportsmanship" will not stop the England skipper from cashing on his memorable hundred and chasing a first innings total in the range of 600-700 on day two in Chennai. 
5. Over 1600 youth to vie for honours in National Junior Athletics As many as 1,637 boys and girls in four age groups will vie for honours in 145 events at the 36th National Junior Athletics Championships beginning in Guwahati on Saturday. 6. Blackbuck poaching case: HC lets Salman Khan appear before sessions court through video link Bollywood actor Salman Khan was allowed by the Rajasthan High Court to appear before a sessions court, hearing his appeal against conviction in the Black Buck poaching case, through video conferencing on Saturday. 7. Coronavirus | Latest numbers and developments The number of positive coronavirus cases reported from India now stands at 1,08,14,552 at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 1,56,316.
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