| 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. Modi to visit West Bengal, Assam on Sunday Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to inaugurate LPG import terminal, and address public rallies in the two States. 2. Senior BJP leaders highlight budget measures in nationwide campaign BJP's chief spokesperson Anil Baluni said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar will speak to reporters in Mumbai and Pune respectively on Sunday. The outreach will continue. 3. GAIL puts West Bengal on India's gas map Modi will be dedicating to the nation key infrastructure projects in the oil and gas sector and road sector in poll-bound West Bengal at a public function to be held in Haldia on Sunday. 4. Anti-coup protest expected in Myanmar As protests gathered steam this week, the military ordered telecom networks to freeze users out of access to Facebook, and other social media sites. 5. President to visit Sri M's ashram in Madanapalle President Ram Nath Kovind to go on a five-hour-long visit to the Satsang Foundation ashram of Sri M, a spiritualist, in Madanapalle in the State of Andhra Pradesh. 6. India vs England, Chepauk Test, Day 3 India is looking forward to put on a superior batting performance to beat England in Chennai. England posted a mammoth 578 in their first innings before being all out on the third day of the opening Test. 7. Coronavirus | Latest numbers and developments The number of positive coronavirus cases reported from India now stands at 1,08,25,715 at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 1,55,025. 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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