| 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. Disha Ravi plea to restrain police from leaking probe material to media Since there were no counsels representing the News Broadcasting Standards Authority (NBSA) and some of the media houses named in Ravi's petition, the Delhi High Court issued notice to them and said it will hear the matter on Friday. 2. PM to virtually attend Visva-Bharati convocation today Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually take part in the convocation programme of Visva-Bharati on February 19, the central university said on Thursday. 3. Rajouri district DDC chairperson election today PAGD won DDC chairperson posts in two Jammu districts on Thursday.  Members of the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration in Jammu on Saturday. 4. Manipur media houses to resume functioning from today After being in suspension since February 13 following a grenade attack at the office of a local daily, newspapers will be published and news will be broadcast via cable again in Manipur from Friday, an organisation of journalists said. 5. Budget session of Bihar legislature to commence today The stage is set for an over-a- month-long session of the state legislature in Bihar, commencing on Friday during which Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's new deputy Tarkishore Prasad will present his maiden budget. 6. Rajasthan to hold mop-up vaccination round today A mop-up vaccination round will be conducted in Rajasthan on Friday for health and frontline workers who have not been inoculated against COVID-19 so far. 7. Sachin Pilot to address 'kisan mahapanchayat' in Jaipur today  Sachin Pilot at a rally in Bharatpur on Tuesday. Recently, Pilot had addressed two similar 'mahapanchayats' in Dausa and Bharatpur. 8. From Diggi Palace to digital screen: Virtual Jaipur Literature Festival to kickoff today The JLF, now in its 14th edition, will feature over 300 speakers and performers representing around 25 Indian and 18 international languages and over 23 nationalities. 9. ISL's Kolkata derby: SCEB can spoil ATMB's top spot hopes and ACL qualification Already out of the play-offs reckoning, a beleagured SC East Bengal would look to spoil arch-rivals and leaders ATK Mohun Bagan's party when they face each other in an Indian Super League match in Margao on Friday. 10. High flying Gokulam Kerala face tricky test against Indian Arrows Gokulam Kerala FC face a tricky test in the form of a spirited Indian Arrows side as they look to move up to the top-four of the I-League table in Kalyani on Friday. 11. Sudeva Delhi FC set to face stern NEROCA challenge Crucial points are up for grabs when debutants Sudeva Delhi FC clash against NEROCA FC in an I-League match at the KBK Stadium in Kolkata on Friday. 12. Coronavirus | Latest numbers and developments  Civil authority workers receiving vaccine against coronavirus at Nair Hospital in Mumbai on Tuesday. The number of positive coronavirus cases reported from India now stands at 1,09,58,255 at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 1,57,491. 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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