| 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. ISRO to launch Brazilian satellite from Sriharikota today Subject to weather conditions, the blastoff is scheduled at 10.24 a.m. IST from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, where countdown commenced at 8.54 a.m. on Saturday for the PSLV-C51/Amazonia-1 mission. 2. 3.04 crore people to vote in Gujarat local body polls Officials said voting for 8,473 seats, comprising 2,720 in 680 wards in municipalities, 980 in district panchayats and 4,773 in taluka panchayats, will take place across 36,008 booths today. 3. Bengal polls: Special police observer Vivek Dubey to reach State Retired IPS officer Vivek Dubey, who was appointed as a special police observer by the Election Commission of India for the West Bengal assembly polls, will reach the State on Sunday, an official said. 4. Left-Congress-ISF alliance to kick off Bengal campaign with mega Kolkata rally The Left-Congress-ISF alliance will kick-off its campaign for the upcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal with a mega rally at the Brigade Parade Grounds in Kolkata on Sunday. 5. 'Common Minimum Programme' of Grand Alliance likely to be released Congress-led Grand Alliance expanded in Assam with inclusion of Bodoland People's Front on Saturday. A Congress source told PTI that the top leadership of the alliance is likely to address the media in the afternoon. 6. Stage set for bypolls in five municipal wards in Delhi The bypolls are seen as the semifinal ahead of the civic body elections for 272 wards of three municipal corporations in early 2022. 7. Golden Globe awards for film and television  There will be no red carpet or star-studded audience this Sunday at the Golden Globes, but much remains at stake at the first major Hollywood awards show of the year. The event will take place in Beverly Hills, California and New York. 8. Philippines to receive 6,00,000 doses of China-donated Sinovac vaccine for COVID-19 The Philippines will be the last regional nation to get its first shipment of vaccines, comprising 6,00,000 doses of Sinovac Biotech's vaccines donated by China, to be delivered on Sunday, and earmarked for healthcare workers and troops. 9. Trump gives first post-White House speech to conservative conference The annual Conservative Political Action Conference dedicated to the future of the conservative movement turned into an ode to Donald Trump as speakers declared their fealty to the former president and attendees posed for selfies with a golden statue of his likeness. Trump on Sunday will be making his first post-presidential appearance at the conference, and aides say he will use the speech to reassert his power. 10. Hockey | Indian women take on Germany in second match today World No. 3 Germany thrashed the Indian team 5-0 in the first match on Saturday. 11. Mumbai City face ATK Mohun Bagan for League Winners Shield Mumbai City FC will be eyeing three points to finish at the top and grab a spot in the AFC Champions League when they clash with table-toppers ATK Mohun Bagan in the final game of the ISL league stage in Bambolim on Sunday. 12. Straight shootout for final playoff berth between Goa and Hyderabad FC Goa and Hyderabad FC will fight it out for the final playoff berth in the Hero Indian Super League when they face off in a decisive game for both sides at the Fatorda Stadium in Fatorda. 13. Coronavirus | Latest numbers and developments  The number of positive coronavirus cases reported from India now stands at 1,10,96,693 at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 1,58,415. 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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